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

  ...or in this system, with a mortality rate of up to four percent, and is unlawfully tolerated by the authorities for reasons of practicability. The threat of economic losses alone cannot justify such disregard for the dignity and welfare of animals and could easily be mitigated by appropriate fin... ...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 away from chicken breeds that are unilaterally bred for maximum performance. According to the Federal Council, broilers should have at least one outdoo...

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• 2021 10 29 Tracing the dubious puppy trade

  ...ing to make profits with highly questionable methods, some of them criminal, and practically all in violation of animal welfare laws. Together with the animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS, the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) has worked hard in recent mont... ...efore committing to buying. After all, dog ownership results in a number of legal obligations.Future buyers are advised to do their research on the seller and the breeding facility before purchasing a dog. If you choose to buy from another country, then make sure to ask for the necessary papers in a...

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  ...e not only aimed at official bodies and the public, but are especially meant to help animals. TIR is subject to the supervision of the federal supervisory board for foundations, which monitors our foundation with regard to the efficient use of all resources and audits our annual financial statement every year.TIR does not receive any form of subsidies from the federal government and the cantons. All our activities are funded by donations and project-specific contributions only. It goes without saying that we guarantee utmost diligence and effective use of your donations. Also, neither loan...

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• 2018 03 29 TIR criticizes insufficient legal protection for poultry

  ...and live in hangars with several thousand animals. It is permitted to keep up to 27,000 broiler chickens up until the 28th fattening day and 18'000 animals after the 43rd fattening day.High-performance breeding and conditions under which broiler chickens are kept often lead to painful joint injuries... ...Fokus (see TIR news release from February 2, 2018).    In Switzerland, around two million male chicks are gassed or shredded right after hatching every year as they are considered "industrial waste" because they do not lay eggs and are therefore "worthless" to the producers. Because the animals are ...

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• 2017 11 16 Animal welfare-related penal practice 2016: TIR analysis shows massive differences between the cantons in the prosecution of animal welfare-related offenses and also practically inexistent law enforcement in the field of poultry farming

  ... a new peak in 2016 with 2397 cases which can be traced back to a significant improvement of the penal system. Nevertheless, there are still large differences between the cantons. This year's report examined in particular the animal welfare regulations on poultry farming and the related penal practi... ...ersion of this news release.

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• 2020 12 07 TIR is happy to announce the appointment of Gieri Bolliger as a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics

  ...nimal Ethics (JAE) with the University of Illinois and has its own animal ethics series with Palgrave MacMillan.The Oxford Centre comprises over a hundred Fellows from nineteen different countries. The Oxford-Fellows are academics who conduct research in the natural sciences or humanities and w... ... Animal EthicsPress release of December 2, 2020Short biographies of the Oxford Fellows

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• 2018 01 26 Label products are to include more protection for fish: First step in the right direction

  ...ean conscience when buying fish products. However, animal welfare has so far hardly been taken into account in the ASC standard. The Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) therefore supported the petition launched by fair-fish for the inclusion of animal welfare criteria. It was handed over to the ASC which has reacted with a positive response. January 26, 2018 Labels are meant to advertise products that go well beyond the legal minimum standard with regard to the conditions of manufacture, for example in terms of fair wages for suppliers, sustainability or animal welfare. The Aquaculture Steward...

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• 2024 11 18 TIR explains the legal and practical reality of Swiss pig farming

  ...roam or be provided with bedding. Similarly, pigs weighing 100 kilograms may still be kept on less than one square metre.In addition, the enforcement of these minimum requirements does not hold. Research by organisations such as Tier im Fokus or Verein gegen Tierfabriken regularly reveals drastic vi... ...ard of TIR)TIR news release fire safety measures 17.5.2024 (in English)Motion 20.3648 "Sleeping in straw for pigs too"Deutsches Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz, Environment in the classroom Swissveg, Consumption of animal products in Switzerland...

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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

  ...Law (TIR), together with seven other organisations, is once again drawing the attention of the federal government to its 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 reve... ...re are currently no official statistics on barn fires or animals affected. However, media coverage alone shows that several hundred animals die in barn fires every year. A significant number of these animals could be saved with suitable fire protection measures. TIR's research - with the support of ...

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• 2019 04 04 Criminal complaint against slaughterhouse in Avenches: TIR disappointed at excessively lenient sentence

  ... criminal complaint with the competent public prosecutor's office against the slaughterhouses of Avenches and Moudon  (see TIR news release of October 15, 2018). In February 2019, the Vaud authorities sentenced a slaughterhouse worker to a fine of 250 francs for violating article 28 paragraph 1 litera f AWA (improper slaughtering) and article 13 of the Ordinance of the FSVO on animal welfare during slaughter (improper animal fixation). The decision was made on the basis of the video sequence from 01:04 to 01:31.While attempting to stun a goat, one slaughterhouse employee fails to correctly pla...

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