Documents and Laws in Parliament

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed criminal offense of killing a selected animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the pale finch, in addition to cats and dogs. It aims to challenge the limitation of special protection to commonly kept species and to open a debate on general criteria for enhanced criminal law protection of animals.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends special criminal protection against the killing of cats and dogs without lawful cause to include parrots as well. It is thus intended to penalize the killing of a parrot for reprehensible motives in the same manner as for a cat or dog. The proposal is justified by the complex needs of parrots, their capacity to suffer, and their dependence on human care. There are no restrictions on legal ownership or lawful grounds for killing them.

Scope: Pages 1–2.

The proposed amendment extends the criminal protection currently being drafted—which applies to killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause—to include the slender cheetah. In addition to cats and dogs, this species is to be protected in this manner; legal breeding and lawful killing remain unchanged. The proposal is justified by the cheetah’s special needs, its sensitivity, and its dependence on professional human care.

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 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 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 proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the long-finned humpback whale. The current definition of protected species is amended from cats and dogs to cats, dogs, and the long-finned humpback whale. The aim is to challenge protection based solely on the animal’s common coexistence with humans and to promote more general criteria for the special protection of animals.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends special criminal protection against the killing of cats and dogs out of reprehensible motives and without lawful cause to include chimpanzees as well. It justifies this on the basis of the chimpanzee’s high level of social and cognitive development, its sensitivity to inappropriate treatment, and the strict international protection afforded to the species. The proposal is not intended to restrict legal breeding but to penalize specific cases of the killing of chimpanzees.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the special criminal law protection proposed for cats and dogs to include hamsters and gerbils as well. The crime of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without a lawful reason would thus also apply to these commonly kept companion animals. The proposal does not change the rules governing the legal keeping of animals or the killing of animals permitted by law.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the new criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the koala. In addition to cats and dogs, the koala is to be specifically protected under criminal law, without this restricting legal breeding or lawful killing. The explanatory memorandum emphasizes the koala’s sensitivity, capacity for suffering, and specific life needs.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the domestic canary. Special protection would thus apply not only to cats and dogs but also to this species of bird, which is dependent on human care. The proposal is not intended to restrict the legal keeping or lawful killing of animals.

Scope: § 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 long-finned humpback whale. The current definition of protected species is amended from cats and dogs to cats, dogs, and the long-finned humpback whale. The aim is to challenge protection based solely on the animal’s common coexistence with humans and to promote more general criteria for the special protection of animals.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed special criminal protection against the killing of an animal for a reprehensible motive to include the Indian elephant as well. In addition to cats and dogs, this species would thus also be explicitly protected. The amendment challenges the notion that greater protection should depend solely on how common it is to keep the animal in Czech households, and highlights its cognitive and social abilities.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the special criminal law protection proposed for cats and dogs to include the western hedgehog as well. Killing a western hedgehog out of reprehensible motives without a lawful reason is to be punishable in the same manner as killing a cat or a dog. The explanatory memorandum emphasizes the hedgehog’s vulnerability to human actions, without restricting legal breeding or lawful killing.

Scope: Section 302; pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the special criminal law protection proposed for cats and dogs to include the western hedgehog as well. Killing a western hedgehog out of reprehensible motives without a lawful reason is to be punishable in the same manner as killing a cat or a dog. The explanatory memorandum emphasizes the hedgehog’s vulnerability to human actions, without restricting legal breeding or lawful killing.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the newly proposed special criminal protection against killing out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include walruses as well. In addition to cats and dogs, this species is thus to be explicitly protected as well. The amendment challenges the notion that greater protection for animals should depend solely on whether they are commonly kept as pets in Czech households.

Scope: pages 1–2.

The amendment extends the new criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the koala. In addition to cats and dogs, the koala is to be specifically protected under criminal law, without this restricting legal breeding or lawful killing. The explanatory memorandum emphasizes the koala’s sensitivity, capacity for suffering, and specific life needs.

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 proposed criminal offense of killing an animal out of reprehensible motives without lawful cause to include the long-finned humpback whale. The current definition of protected species is amended from cats and dogs to cats, dogs, and the long-finned humpback whale. The aim is to challenge protection based solely on the animal’s common coexistence with humans and to promote more general criteria for the special protection of 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.