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• 2024 08 19 Joyce Tischler and Kim Stallwood visit TIR

  ...l welfare work at a get-together with interested parties. August 19, 2024 Although TIR is mainly active in Switzerland, it attaches great importance to international dialogue. To this end, it regularly works with individuals and organisations from abroad who are active in animal rights. In August, TIR therefore organised an informal get-together at its head office with Joyce Tischler and Kim Stallwood, who were its guests for three days. Joyce Tischler is regarded as a pioneer in animal welfare law in America. She is a Professor of Animal Law at the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at Lewi...

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• 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 ...

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• 2020 05 18 TIR analyzes the Federal Council’s rejection of video surveillance in slaughterhouses

  ...inst animal welfare to light in the past. The recordings showed for example mistreatment in the form of extremely rough handling of sheep, pigs, calves and other animals as well as painful killing through improper and thus inadequate anesthesia, see for example the two criminal charges against two f... ... document and carry out self-checks, an independent supervision does not take place. Only the documentation is officially inspected on a random sample basis. With that in mind, it is not surprising that the above described severe violations concerning anesthesia and bleeding of the animals are not a...

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• 2023 12 21 TIR Library Newsletter: Our Book Recommendation

  ...plex. When it comes to our relationship with animals, however, its sometimes deep abyss becomes apparent. Animals have fascinated people since time immemorial and at the same time fuel our fears. The human understanding of animals is often reflected in fables, myths and fairy tales and is, in turn, ... ...re appreciation, to get to know them and to break down prejudices based on scientific findings. In our human-dominated world, their right to live often hangs by a thread, completely dependent on our benevolence towards them.The book "Verrufene Tiere - Ein Bestiarium menschlicher Ängste" by Stephan W...

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• 2018 03 15 Presentation of petition in Berne: "No wild animals in the circus"

  ...ms were handed over to the Federal Council in Berne today. March 15, 2018 The message was written on 26 boxes: No wild animals in the circus. This is the demand made in Berne today, initiated by ProTier, the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR), and FOUR PAWS and signed by 70,676 individuals. The pe... ...outs of the animals before and after touring. More and more circuses are choosing not to carry wild animals and they are not experiencing a drop in the number of visitors – on the contrary. One particularly impressive example of a modern successful circus is the "Cirque du Soleil".The Federal C...

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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 about the decision of the Bernese cantonal parliament but will nonetheless continue to advocate at the national and cantonal level for mandatory spaying and neutering of outdoor cats. March 24, 2021 Switzerland's cats are suffering. Contrary to popular belief, there is a massive stray cat issue in Swit...

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• 2007 02 19 European Animal Welfare Law Conference in Brussels about "Animal Welfare in Constitutions"

  ...nce program, please click here. It was a great honor for the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht to be invited as the unique exponent from "outside Europe" – meaning from a non-member state of the Union – and to actively participate in the conference.Dr. Gieri Bolliger from TIR, who has written a comprehensive dissertation about animal welfare legislation in Europe, addressed the importance of the introduction of animal welfare on a constitutional level in his speech. He highlighted that only a few European countries (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia) have so far made this step. I...

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

  ...e 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 t... ...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. Together with the other speakers on the panel, she also took part in the subsequent panel discussion and...

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• Swiss animal welfare law: not as good as Swiss chocolate

  ...e Switzerland likes to claim that it has one of the strictest animal welfare laws. However, a closer look reveals that even in this country, certain forms of husbandry and practices are still permitted in the treatment of animals that significantly restrict their welfare and dignity. In order to use... ...cent of animals die before slaughter. In addition, almost all laying hens suffer bone fractures as a result of calcium deficiency and often develop inflammation of the fallopian tubes.As part of egg production in Switzerland, around 3.5 million male chicks are gassed every year on their first day of...

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