protection of animals, animal, pet, dog, cat, breeding of dogs, breeding of cats, conditions for keeping

Draft decree on the protection of dogs and cats kept for breeding purposes

The draft decree on the protection of dogs and cats kept for breeding regulates the breeding conditions for dogs or cats, the requirements for the minimum size of premises for the breeding of dogs and cats, the requirements for insemination and the lowest and highest age of dogs and cats when breeding.The Decree shall apply to:

1. associations of legal or natural persons engaged in animal breeding and breeders who are its members, entrepreneurs engaged in animal breeding as part of business activity or other persons engaged in breeding animals for the purpose of gaining profit, or breeders who keep three or more female dogs (dams);
2. a keeper not referred to in point 1 whose aim is to breed dogs or cats.

The draft does not contain references to national technical standards, technical documents or business standards, nor to European standards, harmonised standards or international standards containing a national annex or a national note or, where appropriate, a recommendation. The draft does not contain references to European legislation. The draft contains references to other legislation of the Czech Republic in footnotes.
Keywords: protection of animals, animal, pet, dog, cat, breeding of dogs, breeding of cats, conditions for keeping