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• 2018 10 15 TIR files criminal complaint against slaughterhouses in Moudon and Avenches

  TIR files criminal complaint against slaughterhouses in Moudon and Avenches The animal rights group "Pour l'Egalité d'Animale (PEA)" published video footage from slaughterhouses in Avenches and Moudon in the canton of Vaud on its website  www.abattoirs-suisses.ch. The footage shows serious violations of the Animal Welfare Act. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) has filed a criminal complaint against both companies with the competent public prosecutor's office. October 15, 2018 The video sequences published by the animal rights group PEA show serious violations of the Swiss Animal Welfar...

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• Swiss animal welfare law: not as good as Swiss chocolate

  Swiss animal welfare law: not as good as Swiss chocolate Switzerland likes to claim that it has one of the strictest animal welfare laws. However, a closer look reveals that even in this country, certain forms of husbandry and practices are still permitted in the treatment of animals that significantly restrict their welfare and dignity. In order to use animals intensively, their suffering is consciously accepted and legitimised with the help of legal provisions. The current animal welfare regulations only define minimum standards, the adherence to which does not guarantee a species-appropriat...

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• Tourism and Wildlife Attractions

  Tourism and Wildlife Attractions Recreational activities with wild animals have become quite popular. Experiences with exotic animals can be found online as well as directly on site. However, such wildlife interactions can cause considerable stress for the animals involved. Furthermore, many animals are taken from the wild to meet the demand for these experiences, which can lead to negative effects on the wild populations of some species. In the interest of animal protection and species conservation, certain wild animal attractions should therefore be avoided completely: Elephant rides Elephan...

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• 2021 10 20 Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) announces international partnership with renowned British animal rights activist, author, and scholar Kim Stallwood

  Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) announces international partnership with renowned British animal rights activist, author, and scholar Kim Stallwood The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (Foundation for the Animal in the Law; TIR) is the center of excellence for the development of animal law in Switzerland. An independent nonprofit organization founded in 1996, TIR’s achievements include the detachment of animals from their previous status as insensitive things and the increasing respect for animal dignity recognized by the Swiss constitution in all areas of law. TIR’s mission is to work for ...

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• 2018 10 22 TIR supports referendum against the construction of the Ozeanium in Basel

  TIR supports referendum against the construction of the Ozeanium in Basel TIR supports referendum against the construction of the Ozeanium in Basel On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, the cantonal parliament of Basel-Stadt voted on the construction of the Ozeanium – a large public aquarium as part of the Basel Zoo intended to contain a range of aquatic animal species, its construction planned for 2024 – and granted its approval for the project. From an animal welfare as well as a species and nature conservation point of view, the decision is unacceptable. That is why a referendum will now be held ...

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• 2015 04 14 TIR European Scholar LL.M. Award: Unique Scholarship Opportunity for an Animal Law LL.M. Degree in Portland

  TIR European Scholar LL.M. Award: Unique Scholarship Opportunity for an Animal Law LL.M. Degree in Portland TIR European Scholar LL.M. Award: Unique Scholarship Opportunity for an Animal Law LL.M. Degree in Portland Together with the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS), the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) is pleased to announce the TIR European Scholar LL.M. Award. The award provides up to a 50% reduction on tuition fees for students attending the Animal Law LL.M. program at the Lewis & Clark Law School with the world’s first and only postgraduate law degree focused specifically on a...

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• 2025 07 21 TIR at European Conference on Legal Representation for Animals

  TIR at European Conference on Legal Representation for Animals At the beginning of July, experts from the fields of law, politics, practice and civil society from over 20 countries took part in the conference "Access to Justice for Animals in Europe: Towards an ‘Aarhus Convention’ for Animals?" in Hamburg, at the beginning of July, to engage in in-depth discussions on access to justice for animals in Europe. The event, organised by the AJA (Access to Justice for Animals) research group, took place at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. The Foundation for Ani...

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• 2016 11 24 Animal Welfare-Related Penal Practice 2015: TIR analysis shows massive discrepancies from one canton to another in the persecution of animal abuse and considerable deficits in the current practice of criminal authorities

  Animal Welfare-Related Penal Practice 2015: TIR analysis shows massive discrepancies from one canton to another in the persecution of animal abuse and considerable deficits in the current practice of criminal authorities At a media conference today, TIR presented a comprehensive analysis of the Swiss animal welfare-related penal practice of 2015. With 1998 animal welfare-related proceedings conducted during this period, their number has more than tripled over the last ten years and increased more than fivefold in the last 15 years. This proves that the prosecution of animal abuse cases has imp...

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• 2022 02 08 Update on TIR campaign to ban the import of hunting trophies

  Update on TIR campaign to ban the import of hunting trophies Following the National Council's adoption of the proposal, TIR hopes the Council of States too will approve the ban on the import of hunting trophies. Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) has supported this issue, which is important from both an animal welfare and species protection point of view, by collecting signatures for an open letter to the Council of States since late last year and by recently printing a flyer on the topic. February 8, 2022 In trophy hunting, the goal is to preserve the hunted wild animal...

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• 2020 05 18 TIR analyzes the Federal Council’s rejection of video surveillance in slaughterhouses

  TIR analyzes the Federal Council’s rejection of video surveillance in slaughterhouses After an investigation by the Federal Food Chain Unit (FFCU) identified severe violations in slaughterhouses, Daniel Jositsch (SP/ZH), member of the Council of States, and Meret Schneider (GPS/ZH), member of the National Council, are now demanding an independent control of the slaughter process. However, the Federal Council has rejected the introduction of video surveillance in slaughterhouses. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) gives its opinion. May 18, 2020 Hidden video recordings from slaughterhouse...

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