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Legal regulation of protection of animals in human care
Nemravová, Veronika ; Žákovská, Karolina (advisor) ; Stejskal, Vojtěch (referee)
This rigorous thesis analyzes in detail the legislation relating to the protection of animals in human care. It is divided into four chapters. The first chapter is dedicated to ethical and legal history of animal's protection and describes the basic terms including animal welfare. The second chapter deals with the legal sources of this protection at international, European and Czech level. The conventions of the Council of Europe concerning the protection of animals in human care are mentioned. The protection of animals has become one of the priorities of the Europen Union and also the new strategy for improving their living conditions was adopted. Czech legal history of animal protection is mentioned too. The thesis refers to Czech legislation of this area including latest novelization. Next chapter analyzes the protection of animals in human care in the Czech Republic in detail. The basic law related to the animal protection against cruelty is the Act No 246/1992 Coll. This act prohibits the cruelty to the animals and defines the activities which are considered as a cruelty to the animals. The issue of homeless and abandoned animals is discussed. In a a case of the cruelty to the animals, the punishment is administrative or criminal penalty. Last chapter deals with the categories of animals. The...
The protection of animals against cruelty
Nemravová, Veronika ; Žákovská, Karolina (advisor) ; Stejskal, Vojtěch (referee)
The purpose of my thesis is to analyse the legal regulations related to the protection of animals against cruelty. Many jurisdictions around the world have enacted statutes which forbid cruelty to animals because of the recognition of an animal's ability to feel pain. I also tried to summarize also the legal sources in European as well as in our legislation. The thesis is composed of four chapters, each of them dealing with different overview of animal cruelty laws. Chapter One is introductory and defines basic terminology used in the thesis. The chapter is subdivided into four parts. These parts deal with philosophical claims about the status of animals and the first tendency to protect them. Part Four focuses on animal welfare. Animal welfare is the viewpoint that all animals, especially those under human care, should be treated in such a way that they do not suffer unnecessarily. Chapter Two reports on international protection of animals. Many organizations all around the world are trying to convince governments and key decision makers to change practices and introduce new laws to protect or improve the welfare of animals. The most important Conventions signed by the member states of the Council of Europe are mentioned. Chapter Three is concerned with the European Union and its approach to...

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