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  • 2021 04 02 Egg consumption reaches new high – animal welfare lags behind

    ...gs behind According to surveys by the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), the number of eggs produced and consumed has never been higher than in 2020. This is highly problematic in terms of animal welfare dignity: Not only are the chickens subjected to maximum performance levels for this, but the... ...products. Consumers pay a higher price thinking that they are buying meat from particularly animal-friendly production systems.The consumption of animal products like meat, eggs, milk, and honey inevitably involves compromises at the expense of animal welfare. How far they go is usually determined b...


  • Team

    ...non-American lawyer to complete the postgraduate "Master of Animal Law" (LL.M.) at the renowned Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at the Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland (Oregon/USA). In 20... ...017 and has been an official member of the TIR team since 2023. Despite his advanced age, he is still fit enough to keep the whole team on their toes and initiate a football match. His siren-like shou... ...a Schmid, Oetwil am See Tobias Kuntz, ZürichNadège Sachot, WinterthurLaetitia Prader, ZürichSibel Konyo, EichLeonora Rüedi, ZürichMaureen Hongsa, Zürich 2018 Christina Patt, Bad Homburg (D)Gabriel Sch...


  • 2024 02 07 Lack of fire protection measures on livestock farming - TIR calls for clear legal provisions

    ...ties. The reason is to be found in the lack of specific, expressly prescribed preventive obligations that every livestock owner must fulfil. In order to protect these tragic barn fires in the future, TIR is campaigning for specific fire protection measures to be enshrined in the Animal Welfare Ordin... ... would also like to see greater consideration given to fire prevention measures in the future as part of the authorisation process for livestock buildings. A corresponding legal basis could also help here.Together with other animal welfare organisations, TIR has drawn up specific preventive meas...


  • 2007 10 24 11th IAHAIO - World congress in Tokyo - A successful participation for the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht

    ...time from October 5 to 8, 2007, Antoine F. Goetschel and Gieri Bolliger represented the “Stiftung für das Tier im Recht” at the 11th world congress of the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organization (IAHAIO) in Tokyo. The convention was inaugurated by prince Akishino (Fumihito... ...to request that an official institution of an animal lawyer be introduced worldwide following the example of the Swiss equivalent in Zurich. Further information:Tokyo Presentation Global Perspective, October 2007 (PDF)


  • 2017 08 29 Scandalous case of animal cruelty and lack of law enforcement in the canton of Thurgau

    ...ereinafter referred to as Mr. U.K.), was once again reported to the police by concerned citizens who had seen dead and emaciated horses on his property. What was particularly shocking was the fact that Mr. U.K. was still keeping well over one hundred horses on his property without any intervention f... ...rmation (in German) see TIR's news releases from August 4/8/15/18 and 29, 2017.


  • 2017 12 12 High Court of Zurich convicts pigeon breeder of disregarding animal dignity

    ...eon could fall prey to a predator, a cantonal policeman from the department for animal welfare and environmental protection became aware of the pigeon and managed to lock it temporarily in the outside enclosure of the pigeon loft.An examination of the pigeon revealed that the neck area had been trea... ... He was required to pay the procedural costs. The defendant was convicted of attempted deliberate, torturous killing of a bird of prey within the meaning of article 26 paragraph 1 litera b of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) as well as of deliberate and unnecessary overexertion of the pigeon by expo...


  • 2016 04 28 TIR is pleased with the success of Zimbabwe's Rangers

    ...s therefore pleased to hear from the Anti-Poaching and Tracking Specialists (ATS) that they have succeeded in capturing a group of poachers who were responsible for the death of countless animals. April 28, 2016 During the last year, 1175 rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa alone. The death... ... carrying out their illegal activity. This is where Bryce Clemence comes in: he ensures that the National Park rangers are optimally trained, because without them, he is certain the rhinos would not stand a chance.  The work done by ATS is, by the way, a family affair: his wife Lara and his brother ...


  • Projects

    ...all TIR Projects is to Improve the Human-Animal Relationship in a Legal, Ethical, and Social Sense. Annually recurring projects and also one-time projects are necessary in order to serve our foundation's purpose and to assess current animal welfare-related topics. You can find a selection of this ye... ...evel facilitate the illegal wildlife trade. TIR's efforts aim at highlighting the extent of the problem and its serious consequences and at addressing the issue in target countries on a political, legal, and public level. The illegal trade in wild fauna and flora is now one of the most lucrative for...


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

    ...t for an obligation to castrate outdoor cats in order to support a petition by the animal protection organizations Network for Animal Protection NetAP and Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law). At the end of October, the National Council decided not to follow thi... ...tion organizations (see TIR’s news release from June 12, 2018).To strengthen the request of the two animal protection organizations, FDP National Councillor Doris Fiala, who had supported the concerns of the petition from the beginning, submitted the motion "Less animal suffering thanks to castra...


  • 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 decisio... ...ing. After Thurgau (see see TIR’s news report of April 19, 2017) and Zurich (see TIR’s news report of November 9, 2020), Berne is the third canton to ban this cruel hunting practice. TIR hopes that these bans will set an example for other cantons. Further information Motion 287-2020 of Casimir von A...


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