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  • 2007 06 01 Sexuality with Animals (Zoophilia) – an Unrecognized Problem in Animal Welfare Legislation Report by Gieri Bolliger and Antoine F. Goetschel, Zurich 2005

    ...ture and it remains a far more widespread phenomenon than generally assumed. While zoophilia was severely penalized on ethical and religious grounds for centuries, the age of enlightenment led to more rational views on this topic and consequently milder punishment until finally the sanctions were li... ...xisting laws points out the loopholes in the respective criminal codes and animal welfare legislations regarding the punishment of zoophilic actions. ... ...isting laws. The need for revised legislations as a result of this new concept is discussed. Further information:Zoophilia an Unrecognized Problem...


  • 2024 03 21 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

    ... on topics relevant to animals. The current issue focuses on the book "Veganomics - The vegan revolution and its future markets", which shows us solution-oriented ways out of intensive livestock farming and towards building a plant-based society. March 21, 2024 The vegan movement is omnipresent. Thanks to new technologies, the range of plant-based products has increased enormously in recent years and supermarkets, clothes shops and drugstores can no longer be imagined without them. And sales are high. While the movement fascinates and often even manages to change people, it irritates or annoys...


  • 2021 01 11 Hands off wildlife attractions

    ...unches new campaign to raise awareness on wildlife tourism “Wild animals suffer from constantly being touched by tourists.” With its latest campaign, the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundatio... ...ic shows the urgent need for action regarding our treatment of wildlife quite plainly. Wild animals are exploited in many ways, including for tourist attractions which are still very popular around th... ... they're witnessing a peaceful co-existence of humans and animals. In reality, however, abusive practices are involved behind the scenes: cruel husbandry, shady origin of the animals – for some specie...


  • 2023 10 19 TIR gives a talk at the Canadian Animal Law Conference

    TIR gives a talk at the Canadian Animal Law Conference From 30 September to 1 October, the annual Canadian Animal Law Conference was held in Toronto. In the course of more than 60 lectures and panel discussions, animal protection law experts exchanged views on how the situation of animals can be improved by legal means. The Foundation for Animals in the Law (TIR) was also represented at the event ... ...ctive". She pointed out that there are major deficits in the implementation of animal experimentation regulations in Switzerland and proposed several possible approaches to improve the situation. Toge...


  • 2018 12 12 TIR attended various international animal welfare conferences in 2018

    ...ong Kong from May 4 to 5, 2018. Animal welfare law experts from all over the world discussed concepts for strengthening the legal status of animals on a national and international level. Speakers from 20 countries (China, Japan, India, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, S... ...f work. She pointed out that legal and practical work both in academia and on the political and social level can improve the human-animal relationship... ... there is an urgent need not only for legal know-how but also for effective networks and mutual exchange of information. TIR attended the meeting of t...


  • 2018 02 02 TIR files criminal complaint for animal welfare violations in chicken rearing

    ...s have the capacity to suffer and feel is given little consideration in the conventional poultry meat and egg industry. For example, it is permitted to keep up to 27,000 broilers in the same facility until the 28th fattening day. From the 43rd fattening day onwards, a maximum of 18,000 animals are permitted. It is hardly possible to meet the needs of the individual animal in such intensive farming... ... there is an urgent need to reconsider poultry farming in order to avoid the constant disregard for the welfare and dignity of the animals. Particular focus should thereby be placed on animal breeding...


  • 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'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 ...


  • 2023 07 12 Animal rights deserve as much attention as Donald Trump

    ...ion as Donald Trump A powerful image says more than a thousand words - and combined with a dash of humour, it can have an even greater impact. With a new subject by the creative agency Ruf Lanz, the Foundation for the Animal in the in Law (TIR) wants to raise awareness that animal rights receive far too little social, media and political attention. July 12, 2023 The image shows a self-confident to... ...n after being voted out of office, the Republican politician still attracts huge interest. Although he is often polarising, Donald Trump provides plenty to talk about on all levels. In particular, the...


  • 2021 06 14 TIR supports “Ban Live Exports” campaign

    ...the call for an end to long international transports of live animals. Animal transports that were stuck because of Corona-related border closures as well as the emergency slaughter or disposal of thousands of calves left to wait on two ships for months without care in the spring of 2021 in Spain are another reminder of the urgent need to ban such transports. June 14, 2021 Every year, millions of a... ...uez Canal caused by a stranded container ship in March 2021 (see report by the Guardian from March 26, 2021).In theory, the animal welfare provisions in force in the EU must also be observed on their ...


  • 2024 07 03 Consultation on fur import ban and declaration requirements for animal products - TIR and three further organisations submit joint statement

    ...nned amendments aim to introduce a ban on the import of fur products produced in a cruel manner, and a declaration requirement for foie gras products and certain animal products obtained abroad using painful procedures without anaesthesia. Zurich Animal Protection, Vier Pfoten, Swiss Animal Protection STS and the Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR) have submitted a joint statement in which ... ...isations also point out various shortcomings in the planned ban. From an animal welfare perspective, for example, it is incomprehensible that furs from animals hunted with snap traps are to be exempt ...


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