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  ...a database with all criminal sentences relating to animal welfare that have been reported to the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) since 1981. They are registered in anonymized form and can be looked up by anyone free of charge. Every year, TIR thoroughly analyzes the entire case material of the previous year and presents the results in a detailed report on the developments and tendencies in the Swiss animal welfare-related penal practice.Experience has shown that TIR has been able to reach a vast public through the media with its profound annual analyses, which ultimately exert...

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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

  ...d species. Stricter criminal 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 i...

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• 2018 03 29 TIR criticizes insufficient legal protection for poultry

  ...Recht (TIR) filed a criminal complaint against five poultry farms in February 2018 based on video material provided by the organization Tier im 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 bred to lay a maximum amount of eggs and do not produce much meat they are not suited for fattening either. This highly questionable procedure inherent in e...

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• 2025 07 21 TIR at European Conference on Legal Representation for Animals

  ... administrative and criminal proceedings. Possible approaches include party rights for animal welfare NGOs, better access to animal welfare-related information, stronger cooperation between authorities and clearer legal foundations.At the start of the conference, TIR Director Dr Gieri Bolliger took part in an expert panel discussion on legal and structural obstacles to representing animal interests in Europe. He presented the Swiss perspective and explained key elements of Swiss animal welfare law, as well as sharing practical experiences from its implementation. The following day, TIR lawye...

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

  ...rtise 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 Stewardship Council (ASC) was founded in 2010 with significant support by the WWF in order to promote "responsible fish farming" by establishing its own label.However, the responsibility only covered the origin of the fish feed, a ban on genetic alterations in the animals, moderate use of antibiotics and compliance with minimum requirements regarding water quality. Criteria concerning hand...

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• Tourism and Wildlife Attractions

  ...mals. In order to make the elephants docile for their future task, they are often separated from their mothers as babies or juveniles and subjected to a traumatic training process called "the crush". In this process, the animal's spirit is broken through targeted infliction of suffering, such as food deprivation, spiked leg chains, confinement, or strikes with a bullhook, a pointed instrument specially designed for use on the delicate elephant skin. Moreover, if the elephant calf is taken from the wild, it is not unusual that several members of their herd are killed in the process because...

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• 2025 10 31 Visit by international animal welfare pioneers to TIR

  ... and generations to make a contribution to animals at their own discretion.TIR was delighted to welcome Wim and Sue as guests and would like to thank them both warmly for their many years of important work on behalf of animals. And, of course, it is also a pleasure to be able to make a small contribution to this work with the TIR library.   World Animal Day October 4 Moena Zeller (TIR) and Wim DeKok Weitere Informationen: Article by Wim de Kok dated January 31, 2026: World Animal Day survived the HolocaustPresentation held by Wim de Kok in October 2025: The Origin of World Animal Day

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• 2018 06 21 TIR supports the (anti) factory farming initiative

  ...nt chickens pecking away outdoors and happy pigs wallowing in mud. However, these images are far from the truth and misleading to consumers. For example, the law does not require farmers to let their animals outside on a daily basis and most farm animals in Switzerland spend most of their lives inside. Switzerland has one of the strictest and most progressive animal welfare laws in the world; in particular, the protection of animal dignity is enshrined at both constitutional and legislative level. In practice and especially in agricultural animal husbandry, however, this protection becomes ...

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• 2024 12 16 TIR calls for a ban on animal transports to high-risk animal welfare countries

  ...alled farm animals: away from viewing animals as commodities and towards a perspective that places their dignity and welfare at the centre. Further information: ZDF-documentation (in German) "Tiertransporte: Gefangen zwischen Grenzen" (Caution: disturbing images)Letter from TIR dated 27 November 2024 to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Berlin (in German)Letter from TIR dated 27 November 2024 to the Commissioner Health and Food Safety in Brussels (in German) Transport of live animals in the EU: challenges and opportunities, European Court of Auditors, Analysis 03/2023 TIR news...

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• 2023 06 20 TIR speaks at training conference for law enforcement and veterinary authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

  ...mal Welfare-Related Criminal Law" in four detailed presentations. The focus was on typical animal cruelty cases like mistreatment and neglect, methods to identify such cases and how to prosecute animal cruelty cases in practice. The relationship between animal cruelty and crimes against health and life of humans and the necessity to prevent both types of crimes were repeatedly emphasized.In his introductory presentation, TIR executive director Dr. Gieri Bolliger gave a brief overview of Swiss animal welfare law and went on to speak about the unique concept of animal dignity protection under Sw...

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