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• 2019 01 18 CITES publishes proposals for CoP18

  ...lished 57 proposals to amend the list of species subject to CITES regulations submitted by the CITES member states. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) keeps track of the activities of the CITES bodies and promotes the best possible protection for all animals. January 18, 2019 CITES (Conventio... ...attempts to smuggle illegal elephant ivory as mammoth ivory into the legal market. The idea is to curb the illicit ivory trade by including the mammoth in CITES Appendix II. Unfortunately, some parties submitted proposals to reduce the level of protection for certain animal species. Namibia, for e...

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• 2019 09 02 TIR attends 18th CITES Conference of the Parties in Geneva

  ...neva From August 17 to August 28, 2019, the 18th CITES Conference of the Parties was held in Geneva. For twelve days the Parties discussed the implementation and amendment of the Convention. Overall, TIR offers a positive summary of the conference: for many species already listed in CITES the protec... ...f December 7, 2016: Illegal trade with endangered species – For harsher penalties (currently only available in German)News Release of April 20, 2016: Protecting wild animals from poaching – The fight against the illegal wildlife trade Website cites.org TIR lawyer Jeanine Eggler and Kenya delegate El...

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• 2024 07 05 Internship in Animal Welfare Law at TIR

  ...tes the opportunity to gain initial experience in the field of animal welfare law as part of a short internship and gain an insight into everyday working life at TIR. A three-month internship has also been offered since 2023. July 5, 2024 Although animals are highly valued in our society, current le... ...etween legislation, official enforcement, media and politics in the field of animal welfare law "live". The programme is primarily aimed at law students from all over Switzerland with a Bachelor's degree,  but also at lawyers who have already completed their studies, as well as students from abroa...

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• 2019 12 18 TIR pleased: Matthias Aebischer launches proposal to ban import of fur products from animals that have been subject to animal cruelty

  ...r launches proposal to ban import of fur products from animals that have been subject to animal cruelty On December 12, National Councilor Matthias Aebischer (SP/BE) submitted a motion to ban the import of fur products from animals that have been subject to animal cruelty. Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) has been advocating for an import ban for years and now hopes that the proposal will be approved by the parliament. December 18, 2019 The realization that commercial fur farming is associated with unacceptable suffering for the animals is is gai...

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• 2017 11 23 TIR continues successful campaign against animal cruelty

  ...m Recht (TIR) wants to call attention to the fact that animal welfare-related offenses are still not being prosecuted consistently. The campaign was yet again designed by the renowned advertising agency Ruf Lanz. November 23, 2017 The TIR campaign launched in 2016 "As long as certain animals are treated like trash, we are needed!" is one of the most award-winning Swiss poster campaigns ever, and, in the spring of 2017, was awarded gold by the Art Directors Club and voted "Poster of the Year" by APG/SGA (see TIR news release from March 13, 2017). The campaign alternatively depicts a dog, a cat,...

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• 2022 03 22 Kim Stallwood visits TIR: Center of excellence for the advancement of animal welfare law enters a new era

  ...and. Its mission is to work towards the continuous improvement of the human-animal relationship in law, ethics, and society.  The partnership with the renowned British author and animal rights activist Kim Stallwood is another milestone TIR hopes to use as a means of bundling and internationalizing ... ...with Kim Stallwood (see media release, Oct. 20, 2021). The purpose of this collaboration is to add various historically valuable collections to the existing unique TIR library and to document the history of the human-animal relationship. The common goal is to facilitate scientific research on the tr...

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• 2019 02 11 TIR pleased with outcome of Zurich's voting results: electorate rejects proposed amendment to cantonal dog law

  ... proposed amendment to cantonal dog law TIR pleased with outcome of Zurich's voting results: electorate rejects proposed amendment to cantonal dog law Almost 70% of Zurich's voters rejected an amendment to the cantonal dog legislation, which would have resulted in the abolition of compulsory training courses for dog owners. The Zürcher Tierschutz (Zurich Aimal Welfare Association) and the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) are in favor of compulsory training and recommended rejection of the amendment prior to the vote. The training courses serve not only to protect humans but also to ensure...

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• 2016 03 16 20 Years Tier im Recht – TIR celebrates its anniversary and bestows TIR Animal Law Award for the first time

  ... has been committed to a continuous improvement of the legal protection for animals since 1996. We have become the largest animal welfare organization in Europe with a focus on legal aspects of the human-animal relationship. With our resolute groundwork, we have achieved a great deal in the last twenty years for sustainable animal protection and have established ourselves as a competency center for animals in law, ethics, and society. Last night, during his official speech at the anniversary celebration in Zurich, Jörg Röthlisberger, President of the Foundation Board, acknowledged TIR's achiev...

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• 2019 01 07 No animal takes pleasure in suffering! – TIR launches new campaign against animal cruelty

  ...ideas when it comes to raising public awareness for animal cruelty. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) has therefore once again chosen to work with renowned advertising agency Ruf Lanz. Featuring animals in BDSM costumes and the slogan "No animal takes pleasure in suffering", our campaign call... ...his news release to see the media's response No animal takes pleasure in suffering - Parrot No animal takes pleasure in suffering - Cat No animal takes pleasure in suffering - Dog No animal takes pleasure in suffering - Cow

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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... ...fare organizations (see TIR’s news release of June 12, 2018).After both the National Council and the Council of States subsequently rejected the petition, the National Council also rejected Doris Fiala's motion “at the end of October, which means that the matter is definitely closed (see TIR’s ne...

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