Documents and Laws in Parliament

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful grounds to include bonobos as well. Alongside cats and dogs, this species would thus be afforded special protection under criminal law. The proposal highlights the bonobos’ high cognitive and social abilities and challenges the notion that greater protection should depend solely on how common it is to keep the animal as a pet.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the spotted hyena as well. In addition to cats and dogs, this species is to be explicitly protected by special criminal provisions. The proposal challenges the limitation of enhanced protection to only commonly kept domestic animals.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment expands the newly proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause. In addition to cats and dogs, the sperm whale is also to receive special criminal protection. The proposal challenges the limitation of enhanced protection to only animals commonly kept as pets and calls for it to be based on more general criteria.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful grounds to include macaws, in addition to cats and dogs. It is thus intended to strengthen the special criminal law protection afforded to these intelligent parrots, which are dependent on human care. This is not intended to restrict legal ownership or lawful grounds for killing.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include cockatoos as well. The existing definition protecting cats and dogs is amended to include cats, dogs, and cockatoos. The rationale is based on their social needs, capacity to suffer, and dependence on humans; legal ownership and lawful killing are not restricted.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the proposed special criminal protection against the killing of animals without lawful cause from cats and dogs to include the California sea lion as well. It thereby raises the question of whether enhanced protection should depend solely on whether an animal is commonly kept as a pet in households, or also on its abilities and other general criteria. The proposal would expand the range of species whose killing for reprehensible motives is to be a separate criminal offense.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the proposed criminal offense of killing a cat or dog out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the plains zebra as well. The proposers question whether increased protection for selected animals should depend solely on whether they are commonly kept as pets in households, and they demand a substantive justification for the differing levels of protection afforded to different species.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the spotted hyena as well. In addition to cats and dogs, this species is to be explicitly protected by special criminal provisions. The proposal challenges the limitation of enhanced protection to only commonly kept domestic animals.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the spotted hyena as well. In addition to cats and dogs, this species is to be explicitly protected by special criminal provisions. The proposal challenges the limitation of enhanced protection to only commonly kept domestic animals.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the spotted hyena as well. In addition to cats and dogs, this species is to be explicitly protected by special criminal provisions. The proposal challenges the limitation of enhanced protection to only commonly kept domestic animals.

Scope: § 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the new criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the sea otter as well. In addition to cats and dogs, this species would thus also receive special criminal protection. The proposal challenges the notion that greater protection of animal life should depend solely on whether animals are commonly kept as pets in Czech households.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends special criminal protection against the killing of an animal out of reprehensible motives and without legal grounds to include the giant panda. The current list of protected species is thus changed from cats and dogs to cats, dogs, and giant pandas. The proposal challenges the notion that greater protection of an animal’s life should depend solely on whether it is commonly kept in Czech households.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the proposed special criminal law protection against killing out of reprehensible motives without lawful grounds to include the Liberian pygmy hippopotamus as well. The protection thus expands from cats and dogs to cats, dogs, and Liberian pygmy hippos. The proposal is not intended to restrict legal breeding or killing for reasons specified by law.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends special criminal law protection against the killing of cats and dogs without legal grounds to include the quokka. The main bill thus explicitly adds another protected animal species. The explanatory memorandum points to the quokka’s vulnerability, its contact with humans, and its limited population; the bill does not restrict legal breeding or lawful killing.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the proposed special criminal protection for the killing of an animal out of reprehensible motives to include the ringed penguin as well. The list of protected species is thus changed from cats and dogs to cats, dogs, and ringed penguins. The amendment questions the rationale for basing greater protection solely on the common keeping of an animal in Czech households and calls for a substantive justification for the differences between species.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment expands the newly proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause. In addition to cats and dogs, the sperm whale is also to receive special criminal protection. The proposal challenges the limitation of enhanced protection to only animals commonly kept as pets and calls for it to be based on more general criteria.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed special criminal protection against the killing of dogs and cats without lawful cause to include the silk-tailed mongoose as well. The amendment questions whether greater protection should depend solely on whether an animal is commonly kept in Czech households and advocates the use of more general criteria. The proposal does not change the proposed penalties, only the range of protected species.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends special criminal law protection against the killing of cats and dogs without legal grounds to include the quokka. The main bill thus explicitly adds another protected animal species. The explanatory memorandum points to the quokka’s vulnerability, its contact with humans, and its limited population; the bill does not restrict legal breeding or lawful killing.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the Sumatran orangutan. In addition to cats and dogs, this critically endangered species is to receive special protection under criminal law. The proposal challenges the notion that increased protection should depend solely on whether the animal is commonly kept in Czech households, and emphasizes the orangutan’s abilities and its closeness to humans.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed special criminal protection against the killing of animals for reprehensible motives to macaques as well. In addition to cats and dogs, the elements of the offense in Section 302 of the Criminal Code would thus also apply to this genus of primates. The proposal justifies this on the grounds of their high social and cognitive complexity, their documented presence in the Czech Republic, and the difficulty of providing them with suitable conditions; however, it is not intended to restrict legal ownership.