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2021 07 30 TIR asks for consideration of animals during national holiday
... were cancelled due to corona, many are looking forward to resuming the traditional August 1 celebrations this year. However, fireworks can be terrifying and highly stressful for companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife. Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) therefore asks f... ...ves. When startled, domestic and wild animals can cause accidents leading to human and animal injury. Furthermore, fireworks are often the reason for devastating fires that can be fatal to animals trapped in barns and stables.It is also important to bear in mind that animals generally have a wider h...
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2021 09 10 New TIR brochure: Stop indiscriminate funding of animal experiments!
...eriments! According to the Swiss Animal Welfare Act, animal experiments are only permissible if they are indispensable and if the anticipated gain in knowledge outweigh the stress on the animals in the context of a balance of interests. However, these legal requirements are not adequately considered... ...ticized not only in view of animal ethics, but also from a scientific standpoint. One criticism is that results from animal experiments often cannot be reproduced in subsequent experiments and that, in most cases, the findings cannot be extrapolated to humans. Nevertheless, animal experiments are st...
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2022 03 09 Entry requirements for refugees with companion animals fleeing Ukraine
...eople are subjected to, they are also faced with the threat of having to leave behind their beloved animals. March 9, 2022 The European Commission has therefore advised member states to temporarily relax the entry requirements for refugees fleeing to safety in the EU with their companion animals. So... ...authorities.In the view of the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (Foundation for the Animal in the Law; TIR) Switzerland's efforts are not enough to guarantee the promised fast and unbureaucratic help for traumatized refugees and their companion animals. It is imperative to avoid complicated requi...
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2019 01 07 No animal takes pleasure in suffering! – TIR launches new campaign against animal cruelty
...ideas when it comes to raising public awareness for animal cruelty. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) has therefore once again chosen to work with renowned advertising agency Ruf Lanz. Featuring animals in BDSM costumes and the slogan "No animal takes pleasure in suffering", our campaign call... ...o the protection of domestic animals, farm animals, wild animals, animals used for sports, and laboratory animals. This latest campaign is an important measure in educating the public about animal cruelty and in sensitizing authorities and policy makers to the plight of animals. Further information:...
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2022 11 16 New reference work on the balancing of interests in animal experiments
...the Law) is pleased to announce the latest publication in its book series "Schriften zum Tier im Recht" ("Writings on the Animal in the Law"). The outstanding doctoral thesis by Dr. iur. Vanessa Gerritsen, published as volume 23, is comprehensively dedicated to animal experimentation law. November 1... ...inced that it will make an important contribution to the enforcement of animal experimentation regulations. Weitere Informationen Summary in GermanSummary in English Summary in FrenchSummary in Italian
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2019 04 04 Criminal complaint against slaughterhouse in Avenches: TIR disappointed at excessively lenient sentence
...)". In the Avenches case, the public prosecutor's office of Vaud has now sentenced a slaughterhouse employee to a fine of 250 Swiss francs. TIR is disappointed to hear that the sentence was so lenient and criticizes the law enforcement authorities for failing to adequately apply the animal welfare-related penal provisions. April 4, 2019 The video sequences released last year by the animal rights organization PEA reveal serious violations of the Swiss Animal Welfare Act (AWA) by slaughterhouse employees in Avenches and Moudon. The video material shows workers handling animals very roughly and u...
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2025 09 06 TIR speaks again at the Animal Ethics Summer School in Oxford
...nimal modifications to captive conditions’. September 6, 2025 From 4 to 7 August 2025, Merton College at Oxford University hosted the tenth international summer school of the Centre for Animal Ethics. The renowned Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics founded in 2006 by theology professor Andrew Linzey, i... ...ning the keeping of domestic, farm and wild animals alike.TIR was represented at the Summer School in Oxford by an interdisciplinary delegation of four. In addition to Moena Zeller, Alexandra Spring, Gabriela Gschwend and Managing Director Dr Gieri Bolliger also attended the conference on behalf of ...
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2019 06 06 Ban wild animal in circuses: Animal welfare organizations launch second campaign image
...cond campaign image Today, VIER PFOTEN, ProTier, and the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) launched their current awareness raising campaign against wild animals in circuses in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The ban is absolutely necessary for animal welfare reasons. For one, it is hardly possible to provide the animals with species-appropriate housing conditions. But presenting wild animals in the circus ring is also oftentimes in violation of the constitutional principle of animal dignity protection. Nevertheless, unlike many other countries, Switzerland still allows wild animal...
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Species conservation
...om a legal point of view. There is no federal act on species conservation and all relevant provisions can be found in various federal laws, such as the Nature and Cultural Heritage Protection Act and its corresponding ordinance. Also, there are provisions regarding species conservation in the hunting and fisheries laws. Due to the transnational nature of species conservation, Switzerland is also a party to several important international species conservation conventions. The Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is of major importanc...
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TIR Animal Law Award
...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 &... ...ere (in German) and view a video of the event here (in German).