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• 2006 10 15 A guest lawyer from Switzerland: Antoine F. Goetschel is the featured guest lawyer “Voiceless – The Fund for Animals”

  A guest lawyer from Switzerland: Antoine F. Goetschel is the featured guest lawyer “Voiceless – The Fund for Animals” A guest lawyer from Switzerland: Antoine F. Goetschel is the featured guest lawyer “Voiceless – The Fund for Animals” Antoine F. Goetschel, the director of the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht, is the featured guest lawyer during the month of October 2006 at the Australian-based organization “Voiceless – The Fund for Animals” and answers questions posed by members. October 15, 2006 Further information:Q & A Antoine F. Goetschel with VoicelessVoiceless the animal protection in...

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• 2017 11 23 TIR continues successful campaign against animal cruelty

  ...G/SGA (see TIR news release from March 13, 2017). The campaign alternatively depicts a dog, a cat, and a rabbit in the form of laced up garbage bags to illustrate the fact that in Switzerland, too, companion animals are often treated and discarded like disposable objects. The images stirred up attention, prompted valuable debates around animal welfare, and also attracted a great deal of attention ... ...tly and hidden from view. This is the case for many farm animals and wildlife such as sheep and fish, which lack the mimic or vocal means to express their pain and suffering. In late Summer of 2017...

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• 2024 05 17 Fire safety measures could save lives - a chronology of efforts to protect farm animals from TIR’s perspective

  ...rotect farm animals from TIR’s perspective Animals regularly die a horrible death as a result of fires on livestock farms. Hundreds of animals bred and kept for human consumption are affected every ye... ...s responsibility in an open letter.   17.05.2024 Since 2018, TIR has been monitoring media coverage of fires in livestock farms. Analysing the background and prevention options revealed that this is a... ...nt. Particularly in view of the high numbers of animals (up to 300 calves, 1,500 pigs or 18,000 chickens per farm), which are expressly deemed permissible by the Federal Ordinance on Maximum Stocking ...

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• 2020 11 11 TIR disappointed: National Council rejects mandatory neutering for outdoor cats

  ...n in parliament for an obligation to castrate outdoor cats in order to support a petition by the animal protection organizations Network for Animal Pr... ...zerland. One of the main reasons for this is that private persons (incl. farmers) do not have their outdoor cats neutered and these cats, together wit... ...event their animals from reproducing excessively (article 25 paragraph 4 AWO). However, it is practically impossible for owners to keep the mating beh... ...ons (see TIR’s news release from June 12, 2018).To strengthen the request of the two animal protection organizations, FDP National Councillor Doris F...

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• 2021 05 21 TIR considers Federal Council’s counter-proposal to the factory farming initiative inadequate

  ...nter-proposal to be an adequate alternative to the initiative. May 21, 2021 The factory farming initiative wants to explicitly anchor the protection ... ...ividual protection. From this, it draws its problematic conclusion that a restriction of animal numbers is superfluous and that such a restriction w... ...tion (see TIR news release of April 17, 2019). A paradigm shift is needed, not only to drastically reduce the number of animals, but also to move a... ...acceptable in TIR's view and consolidates a practice that is already illegal today. Overall, TIR considers the Federal Council's counter-draft to be i...

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• 2019 01 07 No animal takes pleasure in suffering! – TIR launches new campaign against animal cruelty

  ...k the Ruf Lanz team from the bottom of our hearts for their tremendous support and our longstanding partnership.For over 20 years, TIR has been working at national and international level to promote strong and sustainable protection for animals. Our main focus is on legal aspects and we are equally ... ... latest campaign is an important measure in educating the public about animal cruelty and in sensitizing authorities and policy makers to the plight of animals. Further information: All TIR campaignsVisit German version of this news release to see the media's response No animal takes pleasure in suf...

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• Wildlife

  Wild animals suffer from constantly being touched by tourists Many tourist attractions with wild animals cause considerable stress for the animals involved. Wild animals are not adapted to the human e... ...tive 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 visitors, that a sanctuary repeatedly houses young animals, this can be a warning sign and the sanctuary should be researched carefully preceding a visit or avoided completely. Visitors are not...

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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

  ...ort of fur products from animals that have been subject to animal cruelty On December 12, National Councilor Matthias Aebischer (SP/BE) submitted a motion to ban the import of fur products from animals that have been subject to animal cruelty. Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) has been advocating for an import ban for years and now hopes that the propos... ...al welfare point of view. The fur production methods commonly used abroad clearly represent cruelty to animals according to the Swiss animal welfare law. Fur and fur products produced in such a way...

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• News

  ...omes research visit from AntwerpMarch 19, 2025Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Eva Kempers to our library.... ...is a milestone from an animal welfare perspective, which the Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR) and other organi... ...nary Authority. The main topics of discussion were the structure of animal welfare legislation and its enforcement in Sw... ...From TIR's point of view, this decision is a step backwards. TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book RecommendationDecember 18,... ...ean conscience when buying fish products. However, animal welfare has so far hardly been taken into account in the ASC s...

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• 2017 08 10 Animal friendly holidays – problematic souvenirs and delicacies

  ...s also advised when buying souvenirs. August 10, 2017 Every year, tourists bring souvenirs to Switzerland that are made from protected animal and plant species, such as ivory carvings, corals, turtle shells, feathers, woods, etc., even though their importation is only allowed with valid documents or is even entirely prohibited. Many animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction and ... ... a whole and is not an actual animal welfare act. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) therefore recommends that tourists entirely abstain from acquiring souvenirs made of wild animal and plant sp...

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