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• 2024 12 20 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...ation ‘We Animals - A New History of Humanity’, which provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the most resourceful, aggressive and at the same time most contradictory animals, namely humans. December 20, 2024 We humans like to differentiate ourselves from animals, even though we have a lot in common with them and are animals ourselves, in some respect. We are at odds with being on the same level as a pig or a monkey, for example. However, we like to adorn ourselves with attributes of other creatures that enhance our human abilities, but which we ultimately cannot achieve; for exa...

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• 2021 07 30 TIR asks for consideration of animals during national holiday

  ... were cancelled due to corona, many are looking forward to resuming the traditional August 1 celebrations this year. However, fireworks can be terrifying and highly stressful for companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife. Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) therefore asks f... ... they often trigger a flight response, depleting valuable energy reserves. When startled, domestic and wild animals can cause accidents leading to human and animal injury. Furthermore, fireworks are often the reason for devastating fires that can be fatal to animals trapped in barns and stables.It i...

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• 2016 08 10 TIR files complaint against Circus Royal for animal dignity violation

  ...Royal is presenting a questionable show involving an act with lions. The legally protected dignity of these animals is clearly violated during the show. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) therefore filed a complaint for animal cruelty and demanded an immediate end to the lion act. August 10, 2016 The Swiss Animal Welfare Act protects not only the well-being of animals but also their dignity. Dignity protection, which is also enshrined in the Constitution, grants animals an inherent worth and implies that they do not primarily exist for human interests but for their own sake. That is why ...

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• 2025 09 06 TIR speaks again at the Animal Ethics Summer School in Oxford

  ...t the conference by a small delegation and gave a presentation on ‘Animal modifications to captive conditions’. September 6, 2025 From 4 to 7 August 2025, Merton College at Oxford University hosted the tenth international summer school of the Centre for Animal Ethics. The renowned Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics founded in 2006 by theology professor Andrew Linzey, is an independent institute dedicated to promoting the ethical status and practical protection of animals through academic study and public debate. The Oxford Centre has over a hundred fellows from about twenty countries worldwide wh...

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• 2018 01 16 TIR is a founding member of the professional association "Swiss Association for Animal Welfare Work" (VATS)

  TIR is a founding member of the professional association "Swiss Association for Animal Welfare Work" (VATS) On December 8, 2017, the Swiss Association for Animal Welfare Work (Verband Arbeitswelt Tierschutz Schweiz, VATS) was founded. VATS is the first association for professionals working in animal... ... are often referred to as amateurs, do-gooders, extremists, self-proclaimed, emotional or even radical. Animal welfarists who, let's say, work in government agencies are often portrayed by the media or the associations profiting from animal use as unqualified and are contrasted with "experts". This ...

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

  ...the Law) is pleased to announce the latest publication in its book series "Schriften zum Tier im Recht" ("Writings on the Animal in the Law"). The outstanding doctoral thesis by Dr. iur. Vanessa Gerritsen, published as volume 23, is comprehensively dedicated to animal experimentation law. November 16, 2022 The book "Güterabwägung im Tierversuchsbewilligungsverfahren" (book available in German 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...

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• 2023 12 21 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...reputable Animals - A Bestiary of Human Fears", which takes us into the depths of the human psyche. December 21, 2023 The human psyche is remarkable and highly complex. When it comes to our relationship with animals, however, its sometimes deep abyss becomes apparent. Animals have fascinated people since time immemorial and at the same time fuel our fears. The human understanding of animals is often reflected in fables, myths and fairy tales and is, in turn, reinforced by these. Some animal species inspire us, we marvel at their abilities and even idolise them, or we investigate their amazing ...

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• 2025 10 24 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...al – Speak or Die’, a true science thriller about deciphering the language of animals and the question of whether we are prepared to listen to them. October 24, 2025 The book ‘Animal – Speak or Die’ by bestselling author Tibor Rode features a German pig named Rosa who demands her right to freedom and takes legal action against the inhumane conditions in factory farming. The defendant agricultural company is represented by aspiring lawyer Ben Lorentz from a renowned Hamburg law firm, who quickly realises why he, as a rookie, has been assigned the case. Since animals are treated as objects under...

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• 2021 04 02 Egg consumption reaches new high – animal welfare lags behind

  ...gs behind According to surveys by the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), the number of eggs produced and consumed has never been higher than in 2020. This is highly problematic in terms of animal welfare dignity: Not only are the chickens subjected to maximum performance levels for this, but they are also killed after a very short time. In addition, it is still common practice to kill the male chicks in the egg industry with gas. April 2, 2021 Last year, laying hens in this country laid more than one billion eggs for the second year in a row according to the Federal Office for Agriculture ...

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• 2020 07 06 TIR Library Newsletter: Book Tip of the Month

  ... news about cruelty to humans, animals, and the environment, which can lead to frustration and resignation, or it can motivate us, to make a change. Kim W. Stallwood is one of those people who manages to transform their sorrow about the state of our world into action for the voiceless and those without rights.  Kim Stallwood has been dedicated to the promotion of animal rights for years and has been tirelessly fighting for their respect. His book "Growl – Life Lessons, Hard Truths and Bold Strategies from an Animal Advocate" describes his path from being an omnivore slaughterhouse wor...

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