In the fourth library newsletter of 2023, the Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) once again highlights selected new additions and presents books, articles and films on animal-related topics. The focus of the current issue is the book "Disreputable Animals - A Bestiary of Human Fears", which takes us into the depths of the human psyche.

The Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) again presents selected new acquisitions in its second library newsletter of 2023. Books, articles and films on animal-related topics are presented. The current issue focuses on the book "Anders satt - Wie der Ausstieg aus der Tierindustrie gelingt", which proposes a comprehensive transformation of our food system and shows solution-oriented ways to achieve this. 

In the third library newsletter of 2023, the Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) once again presents selected new additions. Books, articles and films on animal-related topics are presented. The current issue focuses on the book "Thing: Inside the Struggle for Animal Personhood", which takes an unconventional approach to highlighting efforts to recognise the fundamental rights of non-human animals.

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 the Law (TIR) was also represented at the event with a presentation.

Around 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 at the conference with its own delegation and gave a presentation on its public awareness campaigns.

In July, the Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) welcomed a delegation of official government representatives from the Republic of Korea. The main topics of discussion were the formulation of animal protection law in Switzerland and the corresponding enforcement. Other topics included political animal protection work, training obligations for animal keepers and TIR's awareness-raising campaigns.

A powerful image says more than a thousand words - and combined with a dash of humour, it can have an even greater impact. With a new subject by the creative agency Ruf Lanz, the Foundation for the Animal in the in Law (TIR) wants to raise awareness that animal rights receive far too little social, media and political attention.

In May, the Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (Foundation for the Animal in the Law; TIR) was invited to conduct a training session for law enforcement and veterinary authorities in Sarajevo. The core topic of the conference hosted by Animal Friends Bosnia was the investigation and sanctioning of animal welfare crimes. The event was a success, and we look forward to strengthening our cooperation with Animal Friends Bosnia.

In its first library newsletter of 2023, the Foundation for Animals in Law (TIR) once again presents selected new acquisitions, such as books, articles and films on animal-related topics. The current issue focuses on the book "Tierschutz und Tierrechte im Königreich Württemberg" (Animal Protection and Animal Rights in the Kingdom of Württemberg), which shows the origins of the animal protection movement in German-speaking countries and explores the question of animal rights and the duties humans have towards animals.

Last week the Federal Council announced its intention to examine an import ban on fur products produced in a cruel manner. The Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) was instructed to prepare a corresponding consultation draft by the end of March 2024. The Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR; Foundation for the Animal in the Law) has been campaigning for such an import ban for many years and therefore welcomes the Federal Council's decision.