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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...

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