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• Achievements

  ...TIR has contributed to the following achievements: In 2003, Swiss law finally went from qualifying animals as objects to recognizing them as independent living beings; Since 2008, the Swiss Animal Welfare Act explicitly protects the dignity of animals; The competent law enforcement authorities are taking animal cruelty and other animal welfare-related offenses much more seriously than in the past and the number of corresponding criminal proceedings has risen significantly throughout Switzerland;In 2009, the Federal Supreme Court dealt with animal experiments for the first time and prohibited c...

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• 2019 06 06 Ban wild animal in circuses: Animal welfare organizations launch second campaign image

  ... is hardly possible to provide the animals with species-appropriate housing conditions. But presenting wild animals in the circus ring is also oftentimes in violation of the constitutional principle of animal dignity protection. Nevertheless, unlike many other countries, Switzerland still allows wild animals in circuses. June 6, 2019 Together with 26 other organizations and 70,676 citizens, TIR is calling on the Federal Council and Parliament to ban wild animals in circuses in Switzerland once and for all. This demand was submitted to the Federal Council on March 15, 2018, as part of a petiti...

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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

  ...w. TIR’s mission is to work for the continuous improvement of human-animal relations in a legal, ethical, and social sense. October 20, 2021 ‘We believe the law is essential to strengthen respect for animal interests and oppose their cruel and exploitative use,’ says Dr. Gieri Bolliger, executive director of TIR.At the heart of TIR’s work is its unique and extensive library. The repository represents a wealth of scholarly examination of social change concerning the treatment of animals. TIR and its library serve the needs of the public, students, scholars, media professionals, elected represen...

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• 2018 03 15 Presentation of petition in Berne: "No wild animals in the circus"

  ...ms were handed over to the Federal Council in Berne today. March 15, 2018 The message was written on 26 boxes: No wild animals in the circus. This is the demand made in Berne today, initiated by ProTier, the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR), and FOUR PAWS and signed by 70,676 individuals. The petition calls on the Federal Council to ban wild animals from circuses and variety shows, an action long overdue and based on scientifically justified concerns.The Swiss Animal Welfare Act is often considered exemplary by international standards. The fact is though that 26 European countries have alr...

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• 2017 09 08 TIR has published an expert opinion on the permissibility of restrictions on the trade in fur products made using cruel production methods

  ...ethods TIR is happy to announce its new publication "Zulässigkeit von Beschränkungen des Handels mit tierquälerisch hergestellten Pelzprodukten" (volume 16) from its series "Schriften zum Tier im Recht". The publication examines whether a ban on the import and/or placing on the market of fur products made by using cruel production methods is consistent with Switzerland's international obligations and how such a ban could be designed and implemented in practice. September 8, 2017 Thanks to many awareness-raising campaigns by animal welfare organizations, fur products were frowned upon for a lon...

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• 2005 02 21 A new worldwide animal welfare project initiated by the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht

  ...Global Perspective” to a large crowd of interested listeners at the 10th IAHAIO congress in Glasgow. February 21, 2005 Based on 18 different criteria, we compared the legal standing of the human-animal relationship in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, the USA, and Switzerland. The overall outcome of this presentation showed that all researched states possessed some animal-friendly norms in certain parts of their legislation (especially in their civil laws), but from an animal welfare perspective on the human-animal relationship, there are huge shortcomings in other areas o...

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• 2025 03 19 TIR welcomes research visit from Antwerp

  ...ing Dr. Eva Kempers to our library. The specialist in international animal law, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp and Junior Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law spent a few days in our library for research purposes. We are happy to share Eva's impressions of her study visit at TIR here. March 19, 2025 “I spent a week at the TIR library doing research for my project A Continental Approach to Animal Rights (supported by FWO-short stay grant).Most people working in animal law know the feeling: searching through library catalogues, wandering aisles, ...

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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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• 2021 07 16 TIR-Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...ls as pets and love to cuddle them. At the same time we eat them and wear their skin, feathers, and fur. Dozens of photos and videos of animals suffering on fur farms, confined in cramped cages awaiting to die in horrific pain for their fur, have led to major protests by animal welfare organizations and sparked massive public outcry. Many fashion labels have since gone fur-free. Despite this, large-scale fur farms are still a reality and continue to fuel a global demand in the fashion industry – from fast fashion chains to luxury brands.While there is at least some controversy surrounding fur,...

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• Who We Are

  ...all TIR projects is to improve the human-animal relationship in a legal, ethical, and social sense. Purpose of the Foundation & Basic Information Scientific Work TIR supports and promotes the further development of law and ethics for the protection of animals and in the relationship between humans and animals both on a national and international level. The findings acquired within the scope of the foundation purpose are intended for implementation in jurisprudence and legislation.Practical Goals TIR advocates for the elimination of deficiencies in the animal welfare legislation and strives in ...

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