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• 2017 08 World Ranger Day on July 31, 2017

  ... 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 always adequately equippend or even properly t...

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• 2018 01 16 TIR is a founding member of the professional association "Swiss Association for Animal Welfare Work" (VATS)

  ... are often referred to as amateurs, do-gooders, extremists, self-proclaimed, emotional or even radical. Animal welfarists who, let's say, work in government agencies are often portrayed by the media or the associations profiting from animal use as unqualified and are contrasted with "experts". This is completely unjustified, for many of the individuals working in the field of animal welfare 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...

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• 2018 10 09 TIR attends meeting of CITES Standing Committee in Sochi, Russia

  ...sia, from October 1 to October 5, 2018. 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. October 9, 2018 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 preventing their o...

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• 2024 03 01 TIR welcomes research visit from Yale

  ...y finding their way to our premises to delve into relevant literature that is not available online. In February, Ilaria Cimadori, a doctoral student at the renowned Yale University, spent three weeks with us to focus on the Swiss part of her comparative law research on genetic engineering in the field of farm animals. Let Ilaria herself have her say: “I am Ilaria Cimadori, a third-year PhD candidate at Yale School of the Environment, Yale University.I am currently working on my dissertation project that delves into the intricate web of laws and regulations governing farm animal welfare in Swit...

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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 legislation does not provide them with sufficient protection everywhere. In addition, the existing regulations are not consistently enforced. In its annual analysis of animal welfare criminal practice, the Foundation for Animals under the Law (TIR) identifies shortcomings in enforcement and in the con...

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• 2024 08 19 Joyce Tischler and Kim Stallwood visit TIR

  ...es 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 Law School in Portland and co-founder of the Animal Legal Defence Fund (ALDF), which has been campaigning for the p...

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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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• 2018 09 25 TIR speaks at international animal law conference in Finland

  ...m of the event was to discuss the term "animal law" and what it stands for as a promising and independent field of jurisprudence.The animal welfare lawyers demonstrated the diversity of the term "animal law" by talking about their respective projects and experiences and the orientation of their work. It turns out that the expectations placed on a corresponding university course can vary depending on the target group. For example, while LL.M. Sacha Lucassen from the University of Aarhus (Denmark) examined the interdisciplinarity and cultural differences among the students interested in...

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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

  ...ht (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 animal law education, CALS has an impressive list of pioneering achievements, including the first ...

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• Animal Welfare Legislation

  ...l protection refers to all legislative measures that serve to protect animals from violations of their dignity and welfare. The legislation includes a number of laws, such as the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and the Animal Welfare Ordinance (AWO), which specifies the AWA. Then there are a number of further ordinances based on the AWA regarding various animal welfare aspects, such as the slaughtering of animals, training in animal husbandry, the keeping of livestock and domestic animals, the keeping of wild animals, as well as the keeping of animals intended for research and the production of genet...

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