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• 2017 12 12 High Court of Zurich convicts pigeon breeder of disregarding animal dignity

  ...d "kamikaze pigeon" with the intention of poisoning a bird of prey. The High Court confirmed the accusation of multiple animal cruelty and also significantly increased the sentencing imposed by the court of first instance. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) welcomes the clear signal on the part of the courts that such practices will not be tolerated under any circumstances. December 12, 2017 The experienced pigeon breeder was accused of having prepared a pigeon with poison in March 2016 with the sole purpose of killing a bird of prey. However, before the pigeon could fall prey to a preda...

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• 2016 08 10 TIR files complaint against Circus Royal for animal dignity violation

  ...ow involving an act with lions. The legally protected dignity of these animals is clearly violated during the show. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) therefore filed a complaint for animal cruelty and demanded an immediate end to the lion act. August 10, 2016 The Swiss Animal Welfare Act protects not only the well-being of animals but also their dignity. Dignity protection, which is also enshrined in the Constitution, grants animals an inherent worth and implies that they do not primarily exist for human interests but for their own sake. That is why the Animal Welfare Act also protects ...

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• 2024 08 19 Joyce Tischler and Kim Stallwood visit TIR

  ...k at a get-together with interested parties. August 19, 2024 Although TIR is mainly active in Switzerland, it attaches great importance to international dialogue. To this end, it regularly works with individuals and organisations from abroad who are active in animal rights. In August, TIR therefore organised an informal get-together at its head office with Joyce Tischler and Kim Stallwood, who were its guests for three days. Joyce Tischler is regarded as a pioneer in animal welfare law in America. She is a Professor of Animal Law at the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at Lewis & Clark...

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• 2024 12 20 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...ave a lot in common with them and are animals ourselves, in some respect. We are at odds with being on the same level as a pig or a monkey, for example. However, we like to adorn ourselves with attributes of other creatures that enhance our human abilities, but which we ultimately cannot achieve; for example, the visual acuity of an eagle or the speed of a cheetah. The numerous astounding characteristics of the natural and animal world have also inspired mankind to create ground-breaking inventions. For instance, the way mosquitoes bite, served as an idea for microneedles, dolphins and...

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

  ...leased 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 outdated “theo...

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• 2019 12 18 TIR pleased: Matthias Aebischer launches proposal to ban import of fur products from animals that have been subject to animal cruelty

  ...rming is associated with unacceptable suffering for the animals is is gaining more and more ground on an international level. Quite a few countries have therefore taken legal action and have completely or partially banned the breeding of fur animals or at least have imposed such strict requirements on the keeping of wild animals that profitable breeding is no longer possible. In Switzerland, there have been nocommercial fur farms for almost 40 years now as a result of the requirements of the animal welfare laws for the keeping of wild animals. Nonetheless, large quantities of fur prod...

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• 2015 04 14 TIR European Scholar LL.M. Award: Unique Scholarship Opportunity for an Animal Law LL.M. Degree in Portland

  ...n Portland Together with the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS), the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) is pleased to announce the TIR European Scholar LL.M. Award. The award provides up to a 50% reduction on tuition fees for students attending the Animal Law LL.M. program at the Lewis & Clark Law School with the world’s first and only postgraduate law degree focused specifically on animal law. April 14, 2015 The innovative Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) in Portland, Oregon/USA, offers the world's first and only LL.M. program in animal law. With over twenty years of experience in...

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• 2010 07 09 12th IAHAIO-World Congress in Stockholm – A successful participation for the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht and the Animal Welfare Lawyer of the Canton of Zurich

  ...uly 9, 2010 In line with former sessions at previous IAHAIO world congresses, the presentation of "The Animals in the Law – A Global Perspective – update 2010" shows a broad comparative study on the legal recognition of animals in 36 different national regulations. Based on a pattern of 18 crucial questions, the differences and similarities were shown in the positions of the animals in the law in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Japan, Mexico...

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• 2021 07 16 TIR-Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...Book Recommendation With this year's third issue of its newsletter, the library of the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (Foundation for the Animal in the Law; TIR) once again presents selected and current new acquisitions. Books, articles, and films on animal-related topics will be highlighted in this issue. Our special book recommendation addresses the exploitation of animals in the fashion industry, its devastating ecological effects, and our contradictory relationship with animals. July 16, 2021 Human-animal relationships come in many forms. We keep animals as pets and love to cuddle them. At...

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• 2018 11 26 TIR disappointed at rejection of cow horn initiative

  ... initiative in 2014 with the intention of creating an incentive to refrain from dehorning cows and goats. The initiave was rejected by a narrow majority of 54.7 percent yesterday, after both the Federal Council and the Council of States had recommended its rejection in 2017, followed by the National Council in 2018.TIR has long been opposed to the routine removal of animal horns, given that these organs are supplied with blood and nerves, and is greatly disappointed at the negative outcome of the initiative. TIR published a detailed legal opinion on the dehorning of cows as far back as 2011 wh...

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