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• 2024 02 07 Lack of fire protection measures on livestock farming - TIR calls for clear legal provisions

  ...on and often result in a shockingly high number of animal fatalities. The reason is to be found in the lack of specific, expressly prescribed preventive obligations that every livestock owner must fulfil. In order to protect these tragic barn fires in the future, TIR is campaigning for specific fire protection measures to be enshrined in the Animal Welfare Ordinance. Februrary 7, 2024 The Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) has been monitoring media coverage of fires in livestock farms for several years. Despite the lack of statistics, it can be assumed that several hundred animals die each ye...

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• 2024 05 17 Fire safety measures could save lives - a chronology of efforts to protect farm animals from TIR’s perspective

  ...ndation for Animals in the Law (TIR), together with seven other organisations, is once again drawing the attention of the federal government to its responsibility in an open letter.   17.05.2024 Since 2018, TIR has been monitoring media coverage of fires in livestock farms. Analysing the background and prevention options revealed that this is an issue as complex as it is neglected. The Association of Cantonal Fire Insurers (VKF) is primarily responsible for protecting people and animals from fire, an institution that draws up fire protection regulations (BSV) that apply throughout Switzerland....

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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 animal welfare-related offenses much more seriously than in the past and the number of corresponding criminal proceedings has risen significantly throughout Switzerland;In 2009, the Federal Supreme Court dealt with animal experiments for the first time and prohibited certain experiments on primates,...

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• Tier im Recht - We Give Animals a Legal Voice

  ...animal relationship in a legal, ethical and social sense. Encyclopedia The encyclopedia of animal law contains the most important animal welfare related terms and explains their legal nature. Cantonal Dog Laws This section contains an overview of the current dog laws in the 26 Swiss cantons in the original languages. Legislation Here, you can find all federal and cantonal animal-related legal provisions in their original languages at a glance, sorted by topic and in their latest versions Criminal Cases The database contains all Swiss animal welfare-related criminal sentences that have been rep...

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• 2019 03 29 Cantons impose mandatory use of leashes during the breeding season

  ...nimal species breed in spring. In some cantons, dog owners are therefore required to keep their dogs on a leash in forests. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) urges dog owners to make sure that their dogs do not disturb or hunt wildlife, regardless of the regulation in their respective canton. March 29, 2019 The regulations on dog leashing vary from canton to canton. Many cantons have established strict provisions regarding dog leashing to protect wildlife during the spring months, when many wild animals breed. Each canton can determine its own rules regarding dog leashing during the bre...

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• 2018 06 15 TIR disappointed: Council of States relaxes restrictions on wolf hunting

  ...ons on wolf hunting In its deliberations of June 13 concerning the federal hunting act, the Council of States agreed with central points made by the Federal Council in its draft, which was in many respects contrary to animal welfare. In terms of the relaxation of restrictions on wolf hunting, the Council of States went even further. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) is following these developments with great concern. It had already made its views clear to the members of the Council of States in a statement prior to its decision. June 15, 2018 On August 24, 2016, the Federal Council ope...

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• 2016 04 28 TIR is pleased with the success of Zimbabwe's Rangers

  ...dramatic for rhinos in Africa: in Zimbabwe alone, dozens of these animals are killed every year. Tier im Recht (TIR) is therefore pleased to hear from the Anti-Poaching and Tracking Specialists (ATS) that they have succeeded in capturing a group of poachers who were responsible for the death of countless animals. April 28, 2016 During the last year, 1175 rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa alone. The death toll was 80 in Namibia and 50 in Zimbabwe. The Savé Valley Conservancy reserve, which is home to 25% of the remaining Zimbabwean black rhino population, was also targeted. Bryce Cle...

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• 2016 09 20 Volume 15 of the TIR series on animal dignity protection has been published

  ... newest publication in its series "Schriften zum Tier im Recht". The book "Animal Dignity Protection in Swiss Law – Status Quo and Future Perspectives" was written by Dr. Gieri Bolliger, executive director of TIR, and is the first comprehensive legal work that has been written in English on the concept of animal dignity in Swiss law. September 20, 2016 The Swiss federal constitution has been protecting the dignity of animals for more than twenty years and, in 2008, animal dignity protection was also included in the national animal welfare act. The concept of animal dignity, which is still uniq...

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• TIR Animal Law Award

  ...anding achievements in animal welfare law. The award will be granted at irregular intervals to individuals or institutions for their great commitment in the field of national or international animal welfare law. Winner 2016: Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) The first recipient of the TIR Animal Law Award was the Center for Animal Law Studies (CALS) at the Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland (Oregon/USA). CALS is regarded as the world's epicenter for the training of animal welfare lawyers. It offers students and practitioners almost unlimited opportunities to study and acquire further ...

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• 2021 09 15 TIR is pleased: Berne bans underground hunting

  ...tion for the Animal in the Law), which has been campaigning against underground hunting for a long time, is very pleased about the decision of the Bernese Parliament. September 15, 2021 In November 2020, the Bernese Member of Parliament Casimir von Arx (GLP) submitted the motion "Abolition of underground hunting" After the State Council had recommended the acceptance of the motion in June 2021, the general ban on underground hunting has now been definitively approved by the Grand Council with 79 to 64 votes. This means that in the future, underground hunting in the canton of Berne will be res...

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