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• 2023 11 17 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...nventional approach to highlighting efforts to recognise the fundamental rights of non-human animals. November 17, 2023 Humans (Homo sapiens) occupy a special position compared to animals in terms of their mental abilities, as we learn from the compact encyclopaedia of biology, defining the term human. Our social behaviour and physical characteristics indicate that primates and humans have the same ancestors and that we are biologically an animal species. It is obvious that there are differences between humans and animals. In many respects, however, they show more similarities than scientists ...

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• 2024 10 22 TIR gives a talk at Animal Rights Conference in Albania

  ...was a great success from the point of view of the initiators and participants. October 22, 2024 On 4 October, TIR was invited by the Albanian non-profit organisation Animals Need Me to talk about their experiences in assessing criminal cases involving animal welfare. The conference, initiated and organised by Animals Need Me, was held at the Rogner Congress Hotel in Tirana and the talks were simultaneously translated into Albanian and English for the approximately 100 participants. The aim of the conference was to support the local authorities with expertise in order to effectively investigate...

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• 2025 10 24 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...her 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 the law and have no legal capacity, the lawsuit is purely symbolic – his client cannot lose the case.What the...

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• 2022 06 03 TIR Library Newsletter: Selected Reading Tip

  ...ected new additions to its library, including books, articles, and films on animal-related topics. The current issue focuses on the history of milk, the bright and dark sides of dairy farming, and Europe's dairy industry. June 6, 2022 Cows with intact horns on lush green pastures - this image still ... ...farmers also suffer from this relentless industrialization, as they are no longer able to cope with its demands. Thomas Stollwerk's book offers a nuanced insight into this problem. Selective breeding has turned dairy cows into high-performance machines with a milk yield that has far exceeded the qua...

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

  ...otected species met from January 11-15, 2016. Around 500 representatives of governments and organizations discussed matters relating to the regulation of the international trade in endangered animal and plant species. Many animal species are endangered or threatened by extinction due to growing international trade in live animals and products thereof. January 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 ...

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• 2017 12 15 TIR attends meeting of CITES Standing Committee in Geneva

  ...s meeting in Geneva from November 27 to December 1, 2017. More than 600 representatives of governments and organizations (IGOs and NGOs) discussed the regulation of international trade in endangered animal and plant species. Many animal species are either endangered or at risk of extinction as a result of the growing international trade in live animals and animal products. December 15, 2017 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...

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• 2024 07 05 Internship in Animal Welfare Law at TIR

  ...tes the opportunity to gain initial experience in the field of animal welfare law as part of a short internship and gain an insight into everyday working life at TIR. A three-month internship has also been offered since 2023. July 5, 2024 Although animals are highly valued in our society, current le... ...med at law students from all over Switzerland with a Bachelor's degree,  but also at lawyers who have already completed their studies, as well as students from abroad. A number of students from Europe and the USA have already completed an internship at TIR due to a lack of comparable programmes in t...

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• 2014 03 07 TIR campaign against animal cruelty receives Swiss Poster Award for "Poster of the Year"

  ...ionals, which chose from over 400 submitted posters. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) is proud of this award and congratulates the entire team at Ruf Lanz on the joint success. March 7, 2014 The Swiss Poster Night takes place once a year. A panel of 20 jury members decides on the most outsta... ...cess and would like to thank our entire team for their tireless efforts for TIR. Further information (in German):News report by APG/SGA from March 6, 2014: "Animal Judges" win Swiss Poster Award 2013Official brochure of the Swiss Poster Awards 2013 (including laudatory speech for "Animal Judges")O...

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• Swiss animal welfare law: not as good as Swiss chocolate

  ...e Switzerland likes to claim that it has one of the strictest animal welfare laws. However, a closer look reveals that even in this country, certain forms of husbandry and practices are still permitted in the treatment of animals that significantly restrict their welfare and dignity. In order to use... ...ilers is permitted. From the 43rd day of fattening, a maximum stock of up to 18,000 animals is permitted. High-performance breeding and the conditions under which chickens are kept indicate that many broilers suffer painful joint damage as well as ulcers and inflammation of the feet. According to th...

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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 abo... ...event their animals from reproducing excessively (article 25 paragraph 4 AWO). However, it is virtually impossible for owners to control the mating behavior of unneutered outdoor cats.When cats reproduce excessively, large colonies quickly form in confined spaces, which leads to hygiene problems and...

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