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• 2013 03 16 Complaint to the Commission of the European Communities Concerning Failure to Comply with Community Law

  ...ty Law in Cyprus is a dead letter. Despite the implementation of the EU Birds Directive in Cyprus' national law 152(1)/2003, wild birds are as unprotected as ever before, because of the inefficient and often legally inadequate actions of police and judicial authorities. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht and its partner organization MBCC Migratory Birds Conservation in Cyprus therefore lodged a complaint against Cyprus, a member State of the European Community, concerning enforcement deficiencies in the Cyprus bird conservation regulations. Complaint to the Commission of the European Communi...

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• 2019 03 19 It's Poultry Day and TIR would like to take this occasion to shed light on the insufficient legal protection for chickens

  ...nd in 2018, setting a new record. Despite this horrendous figure, the conditions in which the animals are kept and killed hardly ever get any public attention. Animals in the poultry and egg industry are subjected to extremely harsh living conditions. Sadly, the authorities responsible for the enforcement of the animal welfare legislation still fail to give chickens the required level of attention. March 19, 2019 The fact that chickens are sentient and capable of suffering is largely ignored in the conventional egg and meat industry. The images of healthy chickens living in small groups happil...

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• 2018 06 29 TIR disappointed by the decision of the Federal Supreme Court: The DBT is denied party rights in animal welfare-related criminal proceedings

  ...e DBT its status as a public authority and consequently its party rights in animal welfare-related criminal proceedings. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) is disappointed by this decision and deeply regrets to see the Canton of Bern lose an important enforcement tool for animal welfare law. June 29, 2018 With its ruling, the Federal Supreme Court upheld the decision of the court of appeal, which had already denied the DBT all party rights in animal welfare-related criminal proceedings in July 2017. The proceedings revolved in particular around the question as to whether the DBT is a pub...

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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

  ...on 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 long time in large parts of Western society. However, fur has had a comeback in recent years and now more than 100 million animals are killed for their fur every year. Even though the common fur production methods must b...

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• Wildlife

  ...e. Tips How to spot a responsible sanctuary: The sanctuary makes great efforts to create a habitat as natural as possible for the animals and the staff is knowledgeable about the housed animals' needs. In addition, it strives to educate visitors on the fate of the animals in the sanctuary in order to raise awareness on animal welfare issues prevalent in the wildlife trade. There is no captive breeding, with an exception for institutions that operate a certified reintroduction program to release wildlife to their native habitat. If there are indications, for example through online reviews of vi...

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• 2004 04 05 The Competence of IWC to Conserve Small Cetaceans

  The Competence of IWC to Conserve Small Cetaceans The Competence of IWC to Conserve Small Cetaceans A report by the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht, CH-Berne/Zurich, elaborated by Dr. iur. Antoine F. Goetschel, Director and Attorney-at-Law supported by ASMS Ocean Care, CH-Wädenswil. April 5, 2004 Further information:Report (PDF)

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• Contact

  Contact Location and Contact Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) Rigistrasse 9 CH - 8006 ZürichPhone: +41 (0)43 443 06 43 opening hours Monday - Friday 08:00 - 12:00 / 13:30 - 17:30E-Mail: info@tierimrecht.org How to find us Map and directions in pdf format (in German)Google Maps

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• 2020 07 06 TIR Library Newsletter: Book Tip of the Month

  ...otivate us, to make a change. Kim W. Stallwood is one of those people who manages to transform their sorrow about the state of our world into action for the voiceless and those without rights.  Kim Stallwood has been dedicated to the promotion of animal rights for years and has been tirelessly fighting for their respect. His book "Growl – Life Lessons, Hard Truths and Bold Strategies from an Animal Advocate" describes his path from being an omnivore slaughterhouse worker to becoming a vegan activist with a passionate call for a rethinking of animal welfare politics. In his work, Kim St...

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• 2024 03 21 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...nd towards building a plant-based society. March 21, 2024 The vegan movement is omnipresent. Thanks to new technologies, the range of plant-based products has increased enormously in recent years and supermarkets, clothes shops and drugstores can no longer be imagined without them. And sales are high. While the movement fascinates and often even manages to change people, it irritates or annoys others.Joël Luc Cachelin, author of this book, writes that a vegan revolution must be comprehensive and radical in order to shift from the consumption of animal proteins to succeed. Although some industr...

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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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