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• 2024 03 26 TIR presents Swiss premiere of "Food for Profit"

  ...f "Food for Profit" On 21 March 2024, the Swiss premiere of "Food for Profit", presented by the Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR), took place at the sold-out Frame cinema in Zurich. The documentary film by Giulia Innocenzi and Pablo D'Ambrosi impressively discloses the interrelations between the dairy and meat industries, lobbying and political power in Europe. TIR looks back on an impressive, memorable evening and would like to thank Giulia Innocenzi and the 200 invited guests. March 26, 2024 The Italian journalist Giulia Innocenzi became known as a political commentator and televisi...

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• Species conservation

  ...s conservation have a lot in common, the two areas are regulated in separate laws and should be strictly separated from each other from a legal point of view. There is no federal act on species conservation and all relevant provisions can be found in various federal laws, such as the Nature and Cultural Heritage Protection Act and its corresponding ordinance. Also, there are provisions regarding species conservation in the hunting and fisheries laws. Due to the transnational nature of species conservation, Switzerland is also a party to several important international species conservation conv...

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• 2016 04 20 Protecting wild animals from poaching – The fight against the illegal wildlife trade

  ...rought many species to the brink of extinction. In March 2016, the National Assembly called for stricter criminal sanctions against the illegal trade. Tier im Recht (TIR) welcomes this and urges the buyer and transit countries to better meet their responsibilities. April 20, 2016 Over the last year,... ...hants: according to a current survey, an estimated 100'000 elephants were killed by poachers for their ivory between 2010 and 2012. Not only elephants... ... are being smuggled on a regular basis. The illegal trade in wildlife generates an annual turnover of several billion francs. In addition to endangeri...

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• Federal Constitution

  ...ich forms the basis on which all other regulations are built and obliges the federal government to legislate in the field of animal welfare. Hence, animal welfare is a constitutional principle and its objectives may therefore restrict fundamental rights expressly guaranteed by the Constitution, such as personal freedom, freedom of faith and conscience, freedom of scientific research, economic freedom, and the guarantee of property rights. A truly unique constitutional provision is article 120 paragraph 2 FC which stipulates that the federal government must take into account, among other things...

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

  ...uthority visits TIR In October, the Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) had the pleasure 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 an... ...tional Parks Board) to Zurich. After a brief introduction by Managing Director Dr Gieri Bolliger, TIR lawyer Bianca Körner gave the guests a presentation on the concept and special features of Swiss animal welfare law. The focus was on the enforcement of animal welfare law and the legal training req...

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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

  ...tion for the Animal in the Law; TIR) is the center of excellence for the development of animal law in Switzerland. An independent nonprofit organizati... ...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 di... ...articles, and films on animals in law, ethics, and society are currently accessible and retrievable by searching bibliographic data in the TIR databas...

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• International Conventions

  ...ions Switzerland is a party to many international conventions that directly or indirectly affect animals. Some agreements are limited to the international trade in animals, such as the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). There are also other conventions on species conservation, such as the Bonn Convention, which aims at the conservation of migratory animals, or the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. Animals cannot choose in which country they want to live or where they are kept, making t...

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• 2021 09 15 TIR is pleased: Berne bans underground hunting

  ...nd Council of Berne to ban underground hunting. This makes Berne the third canton to prohibit this cruel practice. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law), which has been campaigning against underground hunting for a long time, is very pleased about the decision of the Bernese Parliament. September 15, 2021 In November 2020, the Bernese Member of Parliament Casimir von Arx (GLP) submitted the motion "Abolition of underground hunting" After the State Council had recommended the acceptance of the motion in June 2021, the general ban on underground hunting ...

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• 2021 03 24 TIR is disappointed: Grand Council of the canton of Berne rejects mandatory spaying and neutering of outdoor cats

  ...tdoor cats With 88 to 55 votes, the Grand Council rejected the introduction of an obligation to spay and neuter outdoor cats in the canton of Berne at its meeting on March 18, 2021. The corresponding postulate was submitted by Councilor David Stampfli (SP) almost a year ago. TIR is disappointed about the decision of the Bernese cantonal parliament but will nonetheless continue to advocate at the national and cantonal level for mandatory spaying and neutering of outdoor cats. March 24, 2021 Switzerland's cats are suffering. Contrary to popular belief, there is a massive stray cat issue in Swit...

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• 2017 11 23 TIR continues successful campaign against animal cruelty

  ...inst animal cruelty In Switzerland, animals still do not get the legal protection they deserve. With the second part of its awareness-raising campaign against animal cruelty, the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) wants to call attention to the fact that animal welfare-related offenses are still n... ...ternatively depicts a dog, a cat, and a rabbit in the form of laced up garbage bags to illustrate the fact that in Switzerland, too, companion animals... ...ocus this time lies on animals that often suffer quietly and hidden from view. This is the case for many farm animals and wildlife such as sheep and f...

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