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Success in court against the International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia in Geneva

  • Letter (in French) from the International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia (IRP) in Geneva, in which it threatens to take legal action against Dr. Anderegg.
  • With a lawsuit against our Association for alleged libel, slander and unfair competition, the International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia (IFP) in Geneva attempted to silence our criticism (see here and here) of its financial support of animal experimentation projects in the research of paraplegia. Without success. According to the court decision (in French), the IFP lost its lawsuit against our Association in all points.


Lawsuit for slander by the Zurich animal experimenter, Prof. Dr. Hans Lutz – triple acquittal for Dr. Anderegg:

  • The disputed article by Dr. Anderegg (in German)
  • Der Tages-Anzeiger berichtet am Samstag 8. Juli 1995 über den Freispruch beim Bezirksgericht Zürich: «Engagierter Tierschützer beging keine Ehrverletzung»
  • Der Tages-Anzeiger berichtet in der Wochenendausgabe vom 2./3. März 1996 über den Freispruch beim Obergericht des Kantons Zürich: «Angriff der «Tierschutznachrichten» war nicht ehrverletzend»
  • Der Tages-Anzeiger berichtet am Montag, 17. Juni 1996 über den Freispruch beim Schweizerischen Bundesgericht: «Tierschützer freigesprochen»


Correspondence with the Zurich animal experimenter and Nobel Prize winner, Prof. Dr. Rolf Zinkernagel (in German):


Correspondence with the Zurich animal experimenter, Prof. Dr. Adriano Aguzzi (in German):


Correspondence with the Zurich animal experimenter, Prof. Dr. Walter Lichtensteiger (in German):


Correspondence with the director of Swisstransplant, PD Dr. med. Franz Immer (in German):