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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 ... ...ufficient. In their view, an import ban would also be appropriate from an animal welfare perspective with regard to the products affected by the labelling requirement, as the corresponding production ... ...imal products would make sense.Another weak point of the proposed labelling requirement is the distribution of the burden of proof. The authorities should only be able to object to missing labelling i...
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2022 01 27 TIR supports the people’s initiative “Basic Rights for Primates” in the canton of Basel-Stadt
...egislation compared to the rest of the world. In 1992, for example, the recognition of the dignity of creatures was enshrined in the Federal Constitution (FC), and in 2008 the protection of animal dig... ...products, as is the case everywhere in the world. Current legislation neither protects the life of animals nor adequately safeguards their physical and mental integrity. Thus, the Animal Welfare Act a... ... administrative and criminal proceedings.Non-human primates too may be used and killed – provided that the minimum requirements of the animal welfare legislation are met. Their interests are generally...
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2023 06 20 TIR speaks at training conference for law enforcement and veterinary authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
...w; TIR) was invited to conduct a training session for law enforcement and veterinary authorities in Sarajevo. The core topic of the conference hosted by Animal Friends Bosnia was the investigation and... ...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 anima... ..., from the point of view of the organizers and the participants, it was a great success. For TIR, the conference was topped off by lasting impressions of Sarajevo’s remarkable history and culture and ...
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2018 05 04 District Court sentences couple to conditional imprisonment for drowning dogs
...rt sentences couple to conditional imprisonment for drowning dogs District Court sentences couple to conditional imprisonment for drowning dogs On Thursday, May 3, the District Court of Zofingen sentenced a 38-year-old man to conditional imprisonment of 20 months and a fine of 1000 Swiss francs for ... ... as this is not the case, the authorities must at least exhaust the penalty range. Even if in the present case a judgment was pronounced that far exceeds the average Swiss sentence for animal cruelty (see summary of Swiss animal welfare-related penal practice 2016), and therefore has a certain signa...
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2018 12 14 SRG ombudsman supports complaint submitted by TIR regarding a cooking show
...live and conscious. View the sequence described here.This "cleaning" method causes the crabs extreme pain and suffering and is legally considered an act of animal cruelty in Switzerland and is punishable according to article 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). In its complaint, TIR criticizes the fact that the program fails to critically point out the obvious animal welfare-related relevance of th... ...ssary to explicitly make viewers aware of this practice of "crab cleaning" and its animal welfare-related implications. From a journalistic standpoint, it would have been necessary for the SRG to dist...
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2024 12 20 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation
...2024 We humans like to differentiate ourselves from animals, even though we have a lot in common with them and are animals ourselves, in some respect. We are at odds with being on the same level as ... ...es are still in use today. The author also explains how domestication changed the relationship between humans and animals. It led to a new perception of humans towards other living beings. Wild ani... ...ntelligence. In any case, it remains most astonishing how an animal solves problems or obstacles or shows grief at the loss of a close family member - all these behaviours are very similar to those ...
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2018 06 14 TIR supports "Stop Live Transport" campaign
...nsport" campaign On today's worldwide "Stop Live Transport" day, animal welfare organizations from all over the world are raising awareness for the enormous suffering of farm animals on long-distance transports. June 14, 2018 Every year, millions of animals are transported across Europe and other continents; this is due to an absurd subsidy system that creates incentives for live transport. In Eur... ... urges consumers to make informed decisions, take responsibility and keep the facts in mind when shopping. The demand for such products is the main reason why this ruthless animal transport system is ...
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2017 11 29 TIR demands an import ban on products obtained by cruelty to animals - Council of States rejects proposal
...obtained by cruelty to animals - Council of States rejects proposal Today, the Council of States rejected the proposal of National Council member Matthias Aebischer (from the SP party/Berne) for an import ban on products obtained by cruelty to animals by 37 to 4 votes. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) is deeply disappointed that so little emphasis is put on animal welfare. November 29, 2017 The National Council approved the proposal of its member Matthias Aebischer for a general ban on the import of products that have been manufactured in a cruel manner. In a letter to the Council of S...
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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 Int... ...tionship.As was the case during previously held congresses, this year, TIR was once again given the chance to contribute its knowledge on the legal issues aspects of theis the human-animal relationshi... ...tional audience. In view of the next IAHAIO world congress (which will take place in Stockholm in 2010) the foundationTIR is considering to further expand the study by using and also improving the alr...
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2016 08 10 TIR files complaint against Circus Royal for animal dignity violation
...ed an immediate end to the lion act. August 10, 2016 The Swiss Animal Welfare Act protects not only the well-being of animals but also their dignity. Dignity protection, which is also enshrined in the... ...whip and a stick to make the lions appear to show aggression and then he switches to patting and scratching the animals, thereby degrading them to cuddly toys with no will of their own. The questio... ...IR filed a detailed criminal complaint with the responsible prosecution office in the canton of St. Gallen and requested an immediate end to the lion act. Last year, TIR had already written and expres...