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• International Conventions

  ...ions Switzerland is a party to many international conventions that directly or indirectly affect animals. Some agreements are limited to the international trade in animals, such as the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). There are also other conventions on species conservation, such as the Bonn Convention, which aims at the conservation of migratory animals, or the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. Animals cannot choose in which country they want to live or where they are kept, making t...

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• 2024 03 21 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...Book Recommendation In its first library newsletter of 2024, the Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR) once again presents selected new additions. Featured are books, articles, and film contribut... ...nd 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 ... ... microorganisms and cell cultures derived from meat will increase. In addition to agriculture and the food industry, there is also new economic potential in the clothing and pharmaceutical sectors....

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• 2025 05 30 Fur import ban and declaration obligation for animal foodstuffs - TIR welcomes new regulations, but also points out shortcomings

  ...eral Council passed a ban on the import of fur products produced in a cruel manner as well as a declaration requirement for foie gras products and certain animal foodstuffs obtained abroad using painful procedures without analgesia. The ban on fur imports in particular is a milestone from an animal welfare perspective, which the Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR) and other organizations ha... ...ssible to seriously check compliance with the declaration obligation. A regulation that would have placed the burden of proof on the sales outlets would have made much more sense. They would then have...

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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

  ...ts 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 they comment ... ...ssible to seriously check the compliance with the labelling obligation. In their statement, the four organisations therefore call for a regulation according to which the burden of proof lies with the ...

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• 2019 03 19 It's Poultry Day and TIR would like to take this occasion to shed light on the insufficient legal protection for chickens

  ...red and slaughtered in Switzerland each year. In addition, according to official estimates, more than 1.5 billion eggs were consumed in Switzerland in 2018, setting a new record. Despite this horrendous figure, the conditions in which the animals are kept and killed hardly ever get any public attention. Animals in the poultry and egg industry are subjected to extremely harsh living conditions. Sad... ...hings, to regularly check the condition and state of health of the animals under their care. Sick or injured animals must immediately receive proper housing, care and treatment or be killed in a manne...

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• 2022 06 03 TIR Library Newsletter: Selected Reading Tip

  ...tion for the Animal in the Law; TIR) once again presents selected new additions to its library, including books, articles, and films on animal-related topics. The current issue focuses on the history ... ...hat dairy cows live a happy life. For decades, milk has been touted as a healthy and natural food essential to our well-being. The Organization of Swiss Milk Producers (SMP) claims on its websit www.s... ...gy come together, a cell can divide and multiply. Each glass of milk provides an insulin kick for about an hour and a half and can increase the risk of developing diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's diseas...

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• 2018 06 29 TIR disappointed by the decision of the Federal Supreme Court: The DBT is denied party rights in animal welfare-related criminal proceedings

  ...denied party rights in animal welfare-related criminal proceedings For more than 20 years, the umbrella association of the Bern animal welfare organizations (DBT) has been exercising party rights in animal welfare-related criminal proceedings in Bern, thereby representing the animals' interests. However, in its ruling of June 14, the Federal Supreme Court denied the DBT its status as a public auth... ...n established under private law, has now irreversibly lost its party rights. Read the full ruling here (in German).TIR is very disappointed with the decision and criticizes the view taken by the Feder...

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• 2017 09 08 TIR has published an expert opinion on the permissibility of restrictions on the trade in fur products made using cruel production methods

  ...ctions on the trade in fur products made using cruel production methods TIR is happy to announce its new publication "Zulässigkeit von Beschränkungen des Handels mit tierquälerisch hergestellten Pelzprodukten" (volume 16) from its series "Schriften zum Tier im Recht". The publication examines whether a ban on the import and/or placing on the market of fur products made by using cruel production methods is consistent with Switzerland's international obligations and how such a ban could be designed and implemented in practice. September 8, 2017 Thanks to many awareness-raising campaigns by anima...

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

  ...countries took part in the conference "Access to Justice for Animals in Europe: Towards an ‘Aarhus Convention’ for Animals?" in Hamburg, at the beginning of July, to engage in in-depth discussions on ... ...e and International Private Law. The Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) was represented by a three-member delegation. July 21, 2025 The conference focused on how animal welfare law can be strengthened and enforced at the transnational level. The main focus was on the idea of a European agreement, modelled on the Aarhus Convention, the first international treaty to grant citizens participation rig...

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• Achievements

  ...owing achievements: In 2003, Swiss law finally went from qualifying animals as objects to recognizing them as independent living beings; Since 2008, the Swiss Animal Welfare Act explicitly protects the dignity of animals; The competent law enforcement authorities are taking animal cruelty and other ... ...longer perceived as a marginal topic, but is now recognized by attorneys-at-law and academics as an independent subject; Authorities can make use of valuable enforcement tools, which TIR, with the help of external experts, develops and makes available in the form of specialized publications and onli...

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