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2019 11 22 TIR submits legal statement on amendment to the Federal Act on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
...l sanctions", which was adopted by Parliament on December 16, 2016, the Federal Council was instructed to tighten the penal provisions of the Federal Act on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (BGCITES). On this occasion, further selective improvements and updates of the law were undertaken. The consultation process on this new draft was opened on August 14, 2019, and interested parties were invited to comment on it. TIR submitted its legal statement on the draft last Monday. In principle, we welcome the amendments proposed in the draft. Above all, the...
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2025 09 06 TIR speaks again at the Animal Ethics Summer School in Oxford
...al in the Law (TIR) was represented at the conference by a small delegation and gave a presentation on ‘Animal modifications to captive conditions’. September 6, 2025 From 4 to 7 August 2025, Merton College at Oxford University hosted the tenth international summer school of the Centre for Animal Ethics. The renowned Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics founded in 2006 by theology professor Andrew Linzey, is an independent institute dedicated to promoting the ethical status and practical protection of animals through academic study and public debate. The Oxford Centre has over a hundred fellows fro...
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2025 11 07 The FEI changes the ‘blood rule’ – TIR criticises this decision
...le 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's point of view, this decision is a step backwards. November 7, 2025 In the run-up to the FEI vote on the ‘Blood Rule’, the TIR was asked to prepare a detailed assessment for The Carrot Post. It is reproduced below:From the perspective of the Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR), the current regulation must be retained in order to better guarantee the welfare of horses used...
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2019 06 06 Ban wild animal in circuses: Animal welfare organizations launch second campaign image
...or all. This demand was submitted to the Federal Council on March 15, 2018, as part of a petition in Berne. Nevertheless, the Federal Council still refuses to issue a ban.For this reason, ProTier, VIER PFOTEN, and TIR launched a new campaign this year, which drew a lot of attention in the German-speaking part of Switzerland at the beginning of March. The second campaign, presented in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, is in German and French. Like the last campaign image, the new one was also created in collaboration with Viva Colores Schweiz GmbH and Nachtlicht Creative GmbH. The ima...
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2018 11 26 TIR disappointed at rejection of cow horn initiative
... the initiative, it was unable to reach a majority: 54.7 percent of the Swiss electorate rejected the initiative "For the dignity of farm animals". The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) is disappointed at the outcome of the vote but sees a positive development in the public debate on the meaning and purpose of cow and goat horns, which has spread far beyond Switzerland's borders, and will continue to support the cause. November 26, 2018 The committee behind the cow horn initiative IG Hornkuh launched the initiative in 2014 with the intention of creating an incentive to refrain from dehornin...
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2018 01 16 TIR is a founding member of the professional association "Swiss Association for Animal Welfare Work" (VATS)
...hutz Schweiz, VATS) was founded. VATS is the first association for professionals working in animal welfare. The association was founded by three organizations: Kompanima (www.kompanima.ch), Susy Utzinger Stiftung für Tierschutz (SUST; www.susyutzinger.ch) and the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR). January 16, 2018 People who are involved in animal welfare, be it professionally or on a voluntary basis, 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 ...
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TIR Animal Law Award
...IR Animal Law Award was the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at the Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland (Oregon/USA). CALS is regarded as the world's epicenter for the training of animal welfare lawyers. It offers students and practitioners almost unlimited opportunities to study and acquire further training in animal law and is thus a pioneer whose importance reaches far beyond the USA.CALS can be considered an absolute forerunner and international example for the education in animal welfare law. Following the laudatory speech by Dr. Gieri Bolliger, Executive Director of TIR, Profess...
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2023 04 14 TIR delighted: Federal Council has ambitions to ban the import of fur produced under conditions of animal cruelty
...Home Affairs (FDHA) was instructed to prepare a corresponding consultation draft by the end of March 2024. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) has been campaigning for such an import ban for many years and therefore welcomes the Federal Council's decision. April 14, 2023 The demand for an import ban on furs produced under conditions of animal cruelty has been the subject of political debates and initiatives time and again in years past. Most recently, a motion to this effect by National Councillor Matthias Aebischer (SP/BE) failed in the Council of St...
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2018 11 22 Animal welfare-related penal practice 2017: TIR analysis shows substantial differences in enforcement as well as a significant decrease in the number of animal welfare-related criminal proceedings and takes a closer look at animal welfare offen
... a particular focus was placed on animal welfare provisions governing pig husbandry and the corresponding penal practice. It was found that the well-being and dignity of pigs are hardly given any legal consideration. November 22, 2018 Throughout Switzerland, the number of animal welfare-related criminal proceedings has steadily increased in the last few years. In 2017, the number of cases dropped for the first time in 13 years. The number of cases (1691) was about the same as in 2014, which represents a decline of about 30% compared to 2016.In absolute terms, most of the proceedings were condu...
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2016 11 22 TIR campaign wins Silver at the international Epica-Awards
...e awards, Ruf Lanz was the most awarded agency from Switzerland.TIR sincerely congratulates Ruf Lanz on this great success and thanks the entire team for the pleasant and creative collaboration. As long as certain animals are treated as trash, we are needed! - Rabbit As long as certain animals are treated as trash, we are needed! - Dog As long as certain animals are treated as trash, we are needed! - Cat