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

  ...aughterhouses After an investigation by the Federal Food Chain Unit (FFCU) identified severe violations in slaughterhouses, Daniel Jositsch (SP/ZH), member of the Council of States, and Meret Schneide... ...en video recordings from slaughterhouses in different Swiss cantons have repeatedly brought severe violations against animal welfare to light in the past. The recordings showed for example mistreatmen... ...al welfare point of view, is almost entirely within the responsibility of the slaughterhouse operators. Although the latter are obliged to document and carry out self-checks, an independent supervisio...

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• 2022 02 25 TIR Library Newsletter: 2022 Book Recommendation

  ...ice floes, detached from the permanent pack ice, are disturbing and thought-provoking. Such images make global warming more visible and give us an idea of its profound consequences. The book featured in the current newsletter, "Slime - How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save Us," addresses not only the history and unique properties of algae, but also their potential benefits in the fi... ...fore imperative. By buying food and cosmetic products without palm oil, avoiding air travel as far as possible, using electricity from renewable energy sources, and greatly reducing meat consumption, ...

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• 2018 01 26 Label products are to include more protection for fish: First step in the right direction

  ...ean conscience when buying fish products. However, animal welfare has so far hardly been taken into account in the ASC standard. The Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) therefore supported the petitio... ...C farm standards as an optional module". This is a first big and welcome step in the right direction, even if TIR would prefer to see mandatory standards introduced. Fish are highly developed beings... ..., 22,884 signatures from Switzerland and Germany were collected. The reaction of ASC to the petition and the response by fair-fish are available here. Further information (in German): Mehr Schutz für...

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• 2005 02 21 A new worldwide animal welfare project initiated by the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht

  ...ir civil laws), but from an animal welfare perspective on the human-animal relationship, there are huge shortcomings in other areas of the law.     The presentation of Dr. iur. Antoine F. Goetschel and Dr. iur. Gieri Bolliger found favor with the international audience of the congress. With a view to the next IAHAIO congress in Tokyo, in 2007, we decided to continue our research and include additional states and different aspects of the animal in the law into the comparison. This requires the cooperation with jurisprudents, veterinarians or animal welfare organizations of different nations, wi...

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• 2014 01 09 Animal Welfare in Switzerland - constitutional aim, social commitment, and a major challenge

  Animal Welfare in Switzerland - constitutional aim, social commitment, and a major challenge Animal Welfare in Switzerland - constitutional aim, social commitment, and a major challenge Vanessa Gerritsen discusses the Swiss animal welfare law from a constitutional point of view and questions the enforcement of the principles of 'sentient beings' and 'dignity'. January 9, 2014 Further information:Published in Global Journal of Animal Law GJAL 1/2013

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• 2023 08 23 TIR speaks at Animal Ethics Summer School in Oxford

  ...nd 150 participants from all over the world met at the Centre for Animal Ethics Summer School in Oxford at the beginning of August. The four-day event was entitled "Animals and the Media: Communicating Ethical Perspectives on Animals". The Foundation for the Animal in the Law (TIR) was represented a... ...r Andrew Linzey, is an independent institute that promotes the ethical status and practical protection of animals through academic study and public discourse. Worldwide, the Oxford Centre comprises over one hundred Fellows from around twenty countries who are researching in the fields of the natural...

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• 2018 02 02 TIR files criminal complaint for animal welfare violations in chicken rearing

  ...shed video material from five Swiss chicken farms this week. The footage shows injured, dying and dead animals that are not adequately looked after, in violation of the legal requirements. The Stiftun... ... are in. In TIR's view, the images show clear violations of animal welfare law. The fact that such cases are considered a normal part of poultry meat production does not change anything in terms of punishability, on the contrary: there is an urgent need to reconsider poultry farming in order to avoid the constant disregard for the welfare and dignity of the animals. Particular focus should there...

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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

  TIR has published an expert opinion on the permissibility of restrictions 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. Se...

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• 2022 05 30 Council of States says no to a ban on imports of fur and hunting trophies: an incredibly sad day for TIR and animal welfare

  ...d hunting trophies: an incredibly sad day for TIR and animal welfare Once again, the Council of States has rejected long overdue animal welfare reforms after a promising political process. Yet again, ... ...ng trophies derived from endangered or threatened species (Mo. 19.3263 by Isabelle Chevalley, GLP/VD). These species are protected by the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Spe... ...than ever before in view of dramatic biodiversity loss, necessitating radical change in our attitude towards nature. Despite the urgency of the issue, a majority of the Council of States (22:17 with t...

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  ...ut projects, we, as an operative foundation, are dependent on financial support. We would be pleased to provide you with a detailed description of each project (including cost budget) upon request. If... ...uthorities. Figures from recent years show that, today, significantly more criminal proceedings for animal welfare-related offenses are being initiated and carried out. Penalties have also been notice... ...e approximately 500-page document is scheduled to be published by Schulthess Verlag, a renowned Swiss publishing house in 2025. The commentary will be co-published by TIR, Prof. Dr. iur. Margot Michel...

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