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2018 01 16 TIR is a founding member of the professional association "Swiss Association for Animal Welfare Work" (VATS)
...elfare nowadays are highly qualified, are oftentimes academics and have many years of professional experience, thereby offering expert knowledge in animal welfare. The main objective of the Swiss Association for Animal Welfare Work (VATS) therefore is to establish the profession "animal welfare expert" and to further promote its professionalization. VATS coordinates and promotes the vocational and further training of interdisciplinary specialists in the field of animal welfare and strives to raise awareness for the profession of "animal welfare expert" and to improve the job opportunities fo...
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2022 11 16 New reference work on the balancing of interests in animal experiments
...inced that it will make an important contribution to the enforcement of animal experimentation regulations. Weitere Informationen Summary in GermanSummary in English Summary in FrenchSummary in Italian
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2017 12 12 High Court of Zurich convicts pigeon breeder of disregarding animal dignity
...with Carbofuran – a highly toxic pesticide and nerve poison – and was also marked with spray paint. The bird died during the effort to remove the poison. The accused was taken into custody. In March 2017, the District Court of Bulach (court of first instance) sentenced the accused to a conditional fine of 300 daily units of 30 Swiss francs each, which is equivalent to a prison sentence of ten months or a fine of 1500 Swiss francs, for multiple counts of deliberate animal cruelty, multiple offenses against the Federal Law on Hunting and Protection of wild mammals and Birds, and for violation o...
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Campaigns
...d by tourists. 2021 Help us get justice for animals. 2022 Animal rights deserve as much attention as Donald Trump. 2023 Unfortunately, Swiss animal welfare law is not as good as Swiss chocolate. 2024 Our wish for our 30th anniversary: Peace and Rights for all animals, too 2026 Collaborations with other organizations More protection for fish in the context of labelled production! Illegal bird catching in Cyprus Stop fur! Obligation to spay and neuter outdoor cats in Switzerland No wild animals in Circuses No experiments on primates
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2019 11 22 TIR submits legal statement on amendment to the Federal Act on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
...d species. Stricter criminal sanctions", which was adopted by Parliament on December 16, 2016, the Federal Council was instructed to tighten the penal provisions of the Federal Act on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (BGCITES). On this occasion, further selective improvements and updates of the law were undertaken. The consultation process on this new draft was opened on August 14, 2019, and interested parties were invited to comment on it. TIR submitted its legal statement on the draft last Monday. In principle, we welcome the amendments proposed i...
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2025 07 21 TIR at European Conference on Legal Representation for Animals
... administrative and criminal proceedings. Possible approaches include party rights for animal welfare NGOs, better access to animal welfare-related information, stronger cooperation between authorities and clearer legal foundations.At the start of the conference, TIR Director Dr Gieri Bolliger took part in an expert panel discussion on legal and structural obstacles to representing animal interests in Europe. He presented the Swiss perspective and explained key elements of Swiss animal welfare law, as well as sharing practical experiences from its implementation. The following day, TIR lawye...
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2025 10 31 Visit by international animal welfare pioneers to TIR
... and generations to make a contribution to animals at their own discretion.TIR was delighted to welcome Wim and Sue as guests and would like to thank them both warmly for their many years of important work on behalf of animals. And, of course, it is also a pleasure to be able to make a small contribution to this work with the TIR library. World Animal Day October 4 Moena Zeller (TIR) and Wim DeKok Weitere Informationen: Article by Wim de Kok dated January 31, 2026: World Animal Day survived the HolocaustPresentation held by Wim de Kok in October 2025: The Origin of World Animal Day
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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
TIR has published an expert opinion on the permissibility of restrictions on the trade in fur products made using cruel production methods 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. Se...
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2017 08 World Ranger Day on July 31, 2017
...y on July 31, 2017 Today is World Ranger Day, which is dedicated to all rangers who have lost their lives or have been injured during their service. It is a good opportunity for the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) to draw attention to those who protect animals and the dangers that their work entails. Two years ago, TIR visited the Anti-Poaching and Tracking Specialists (ATS) in Zimbabwe and was able to gain insight into their work for the protection of rhinos. July 31, 2017 Every day, rangers risk their lives to protect wild animals from poaching and other threats. They are not a...