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• 2016 01 21 TIR at the Washington Convention on Protected Species (CITES)

  ...y 21, 2016 CITES is a global trade agreement intended to preserve animal and plant species by regulating trade. It was signed in Washington in 1973 and ratified by Switzerland, which was one of the first member states, in 1975. The various species protected by CITES are divided into three categories or, respectively, Annexes I-III according to the degree of their endangerment. Around 5600 animal species and 30'000 plant species are subject to different protection levels. Depending on where they are listed, the international trade in these species is either prohibited or restricted.Since the su...

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• 2004 08 31 Science Rules / Germans Want to Save Animals by Suing Scientists

  Science Rules / Germans Want to Save Animals by Suing Scientists Science Rules / Germans Want to Save Animals by Suing Scientists by Martina HabeckThe Scientist, Volume 18, Issue 11 / 55 / June 7, 2004 August 31, 2004 Further information:Article Scientist June 2004

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• 2004 04 05 Dolphinariums in Europe from The Viewpoint of Animal Welfare Law

  Dolphinariums in Europe from The Viewpoint of Animal Welfare Law Dolphinariums in Europe from The Viewpoint of Animal Welfare Law Report by the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht drawn up by Dr. iur. Antoine F. Goetschel, director, Zurich, for the attention of the Working Group for the Protection of Marine Mammals, Switzerland (ASMS Ocean Care). April 5, 2004 Further information:Report (PDF)

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• 2024 10 01 Moby donates tour proceeds to animal rights organisations

  ...ons After more than a decade, the world-famous musician and animal rights activist Moby has returned to the stage. He is donating all the proceeds from his European tour to animal rights organisations. The Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR) is delighted to have also been considered.  October 1, 2024 Moby, whose real name is Richard Melville Hall, is a key figure in the electronic music scene and one of the most influential voices of his generation. He celebrated his breakthrough in the 90s with the album ‘Play’, which is considered a milestone in music history and the most successful e...

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• 2025 10 31 Visit by international animal welfare pioneers to TIR

  .... She has now taken a step back, but is still active in the cause of animals used in research. On one of her trips, she visited us for the second time to search our library archives for older contemporary documents for her work.Another guest was Wim DeKok, founder, co-founder and board member of numerous successful international organisations, including the World Federation for Animals, the Species Survival Network and the European Alliance for Rescue Centres and Sanctuaries. With around 50 years of experience in animal welfare and animal rights organisations, he grew up on a Dutch dairy farm ...

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• 2025 11 03 Delegation from Singapore's veterinary authority visits TIR

  ...easure of welcoming a delegation of official representatives from the Singapore Veterinary Authority. The main topics of discussion were the structure of animal welfare legislation and its enforcement in Switzerland and Singapore. A special guest presentation also showcased the work of the Zurich City Police's Environmental and Animal Welfare Offences Unit. November 3, 2025 At the end of October, TIR welcomed four representatives from Singapore's veterinary authority (National Parks Board) to Zurich. After a brief introduction by Managing Director Dr Gieri Bolliger, TIR lawyer Bianca Körner ga...

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• 2023 04 14 TIR delighted: Federal Council has ambitions to ban the import of fur produced under conditions of animal cruelty

  ...roducts produced in a cruel manner. The Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) was instructed to prepare a corresponding consultation draft by the end of March 2024. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) has been campaigning for such an import ban for many years and therefore welcomes the Federal Council's decision. April 14, 2023 The demand for an import ban on furs produced under conditions of animal cruelty has been the subject of political debates and initiatives time and again in years past. Most recently, a motion to this effect by National Cou...

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• Cantonal Dog Laws

  ...There are therefore a large number of provisions that regulate the coexistence of dogs and humans. Apart from the animal welfare-oriented provisions in the federal animal welfare legislation, most cantons have incorporated further regulations in individual dog laws. However, these do not primarily aim at protecting dogs, but rather at protecting humans from dogs. Due to the high density of regulations within Switzerland, it is important that every dog owner knows the legislation of the canton they live in as well as that of other cantons, because they are subject to the law of the canton they ...

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• 2022 11 16 New reference work on the balancing of interests in animal experiments

  ...rman only) presents a comprehensive review of Swiss animal experimentation law and critically examines the strict Swiss legal situation and its current approval practice. The book shows the various weak points in a well-founded manner and offers considerations which, due to the analogous questions, can to a large extent be internationalized. A very brief summary of the book's content is available in German, French, Italian and English at www.tierimrecht.org. TIR heartily congratulates its long-time legal employee for her work, which was awarded the highest grade summa cum laude, and is co...

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• 2021 12 14 TIR thrilled that National Council supports import ban for fur products derived from animal cruelty

  ...uelty was passed by a large majority. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) was involved in drafting the proposal and has joined other organizations in support of a campaign to promote it. TIR hopes that the Council of States will follow suit and adopt the proposal as well. December 14, 2021 Yesterday, the upper chamber of Parliament (National Council) adopted the proposal that was presented in Parliament in December 2019 (see news release of December 18, 2019) with 144 votes in favor, thirty-one against and nine abstentions, thereby deciding not to follow the Federal Council's recommendati...

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