Note: The contents in words and pictures of this article are based on the facts when it was first published (31.12.2007).
News overview
September
August
March
February
September
Verdict in trial on legal guardianship for a chimp appealed to High Courts in Austria
Provincial Court in Wr. Neustadt turns down appeal against negative decision of district court, claiming the applicant has no right to appeal
August
Austrian activist found not guilty in fur farm trial in Finland
Verdict puts a stop to the criminalisation of legitimate animal rights activism, the activist says
March
Austrian Courts overturn bird trapping ban
On the 22nd March the constitutional courts in Austria ruled the federal ban on the regional tradition of bird trapping was "unconstitutional".
February
World first: Great Ape trial in Austria
In a groundbreaking case at the Mödling district court, south of Vienna, Austria, a judge is to rule whether a chimp deserves a legal guardian