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• 2021 03 26 Illegal training aids in dog training series “Canine Intervention”

  ...nd and has released a new series with dog trainer Jas Leverette. TIR is critical of the new series and strongly advises against replicating its content. Some of the training methods in the have been banned in Switzerland. March 26, 2021 On February 25, 2021, Netflix began broadcasting the first season of the new dog training series “Canine Intervention”. The Netflix original highlights the work of the dog trainer Jas Leverette, owner of the company Cali K9, from Oakland.Like “dog trainer” Cesar Millan, who we have repeatedly criticized for his methods, Jas Leverette bases his training on the o...

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• 2019 09 02 TIR attends 18th CITES Conference of the Parties in Geneva

  ...Overall, TIR offers a positive summary of the conference: for many species already listed in CITES the protection has been increased, other species - such as giraffes - have been added to the CITES Appendices. September 2, 2019 CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international convention aimed at controlling cross-border trade in endangered plant and animal species and preventing their over-exploitation. It was signed in Washington in 1973 and ratified by Switzerland – as one of the first member states – in 1975. The original document is...

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• 2018 10 09 TIR attends meeting of CITES Standing Committee in Sochi, Russia

  ...sk of extinction as a result of the growing international trade in live animals and animal products. October 9, 2018 CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international trade agreement aimed at controlling cross-border trade in endangered plant and animal species and preventing their over-exploitation. It was signed in Washington in 1973 and ratified by Switzerland – as one of the first member states – in 1975. Furthermore, the original document is deposited in Switzerland and the CITES Secretariat is located in Geneva. To date, 183 coun...

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

  ... people have signed a petition demanding that the Swiss Federal Council ban wild animals in Swiss circuses. The petition forms 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 ...

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• 2018 01 26 Label products are to include more protection for fish: First step in the right direction

  ... is meant to ensure a clean conscience when buying fish products. However, animal welfare has so far hardly been taken into account in the ASC standard. The Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) therefore supported the petition launched by fair-fish for the inclusion of animal welfare criteria. It was handed over to the ASC which has reacted with a positive response. January 26, 2018 Labels are meant to advertise products that go well beyond the legal minimum standard with regard to the conditions of manufacture, for example in terms of fair wages for suppliers, sustainability or animal welfare....

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• 2010 10 26 Stiftung für das Tier im Recht at the international congress on responsible dog ownership in Brussels

  ...ffers potential for a unified strategy for the stray dog question was presented. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht presented an overview of the Swiss dog legislation that might serve, in some aspects, as a basis for the development of European standards. TIR was invited to Brussels to accept an official thank you for its support and was represented by director Gieri Bolliger and legal advisor Vannessa Gerritsen. The conference was also an ideal occasion to establish international relations in order to achieve common purposes, offer each other mutual support, and respond to the legal challen...

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

  ...n 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 with the support of the Fondation Franz Weber and four other organizations, including the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR). The citizens of Basel will have the final say. October 22, 2018 There was clear support for the Ozeanium in the ca...

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