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Wildlife
...als are not adapted to the human environment. The unnatural proximity to humans during such encounters inflicts immense suffering on them.Please keep ... ...well as directly on site. However, such wildlife interactions can cause considerable stress for the animals involved. Furthermore, many animals are ta... ...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 t...
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2024 12 16 TIR calls for a ban on animal transports to high-risk animal welfare countries
TIR calls for a ban on animal transports to high-risk animal welfare countries Time and again, horrific images of unsustainable conditions during international animal transports reach the public. Most recently, 69 heavily pregnant cattle from Germany died or were senselessly killed at the Turkish border in unimaginable agony, for bureaucratic reasons. The Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR)... ... meat production.In order to ensure compliance with these measures, the legal basis must be tightened and controls expanded. To this end, the TIR has written to Cem Özdemir, Federal Minister for Food ...
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2025 11 07 The FEI changes the ‘blood rule’ – TIR criticises this decision
...l Assembly voted 82 to 20 in favour of amending the so-called ‘blood rule’ in show jumping. In doing so, the International Equestrian Federation has significantly weakened a regulation that serves animal welfare. Whereas visible blood on a horse was previously sufficient grounds for disqualification, from January 2026 onwards, an on-site assessment will be carried out to determine whether the horse is ‘fit to compete’ despite its injury. From TIR... ...must be retained in order to better guarantee the welfare of horses used in competition.Any bleeding constitutes an injury to the body and is a warnin...
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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
... could save lives - a chronology of efforts to protect 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 year, last year even around 1000. The risks have long been recognised, but there are still no effective guidelines for preventive measures that could save... ...IF) was held at the site of the incident on Saturday, 18 May 2024. The animal rights organisation PETA has also filed a criminal complaint in the Gossau fire case to ensure that compliance with the gu...
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2018 06 26 Fawn killed during mowing works - TIR files criminal complaint for animal cruelty
...ear, from mid-April to the end of July, numerous fawns are killed during mowing works. Various television networks reported one specific case, which prompted the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) to file a criminal complaint. June 26, 2018 On Mai 24, 2018, a two-day-old fawn was killed in Erlinsbach in the canton of Solothurn by a farmer's mower. A neighbor told Tele M1, a television station, ... ...erefore, not taking protective measures before and during mowing, although such measures would have been perfectly feasible, implies deliberately risking the killing of animals. The question whether p...
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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
TIR is happy to announce the appointment of Gieri Bolliger as a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics December 7, 2020 TIR executive director Dr. Gieri Bolliger was appointed as a Fellow of the renowned Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics in December 2020. The Oxford Centre is an independent institute dedicated to improving the ethical status of animals through research and education. Since... ...ger, the Centre has now appointed the first Swiss animal welfare lawyer as a Fellow. TIR congratulates Gieri Bolliger on his appointment and looks forward to a close and exciting collaboration with th...
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Legacy and Heritage
...heir or bequeathing a legacy Info brochure (in German) A testament allows you to capture your wishes and ideas and ensure that your assets will go to people or institutions that have always been of importance to you. Thus, you allow the things that have been dear to you during your lifetime to live on after your passing. Our brochure with information on wills (in German) serves as a guide for the regulation of your estate. If required, we are gladly at your service for a personal consultation. Please contact us here in order to order the brochure in print or to arrange a meeting with us.TIR i...
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2018 06 12 Petition delivery in Berne: "Mandatory neutering of outdoor cats"
...5'000 people signed a petition to the Swiss Parliament demanding the introduction of mandatory neutering of outdoor cats in order to curb the excessive reproduction of cats and thus reduce the suffering of cats in Switzerland. The petition sheets will be handed over to parliament at noon today in Berne. June 12, 2018 The petition, launched in spring 2016 by the animal welfare organizations Network for Animal Protection (NetAP) and the Stiftung fü... ...e Ordinance and are now hoping that public pressure resulting from the petition will help persuade parliament. So far, 39 members of parliament offici...
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Swiss animal welfare law: not as good as Swiss chocolate
...e Switzerland likes to claim that it has one of the strictest animal welfare laws. However, a closer look reveals that even in this country, certain forms of husbandry and practices are still permitted in the treatment of animals that significantly restrict their welfare and dignity. In order to use animals intensively, their suffering is consciously accepted and legitimised with the help of legal provisions. The current animal welfare regulation... ... price; rather, the protective provisions only serve to authorise such keeping if animal welfare is ensured. The veterinary authorities often triviali...
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2021 03 24 TIR is disappointed: Grand Council of the canton of Berne rejects mandatory spaying and neutering of outdoor cats
...tdoor cats With 88 to 55 votes, the Grand Council rejected the introduction of an obligation to spay and neuter outdoor cats in the canton of Berne at its meeting on March 18, 2021. The corresponding postulate was submitted by Councilor David Stampfli (SP) almost a year ago. TIR is disappointed abo... ...door cats, they are now continuing to exchange information with the federal authorities in order to develop effective measures for the reduction of the stray cat population in Switzerland. Additionally, TIR is committed to introducing mandatory spaying and neutering at the cantonal level.Berne is th...