PiS submits bill on animal protection
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The ban on breeding fur animals, the use of animals for entertainment and spectacles, as well as the introduction of creation of an animal council, provides for a draft amendment to the act on animal protection, which was submitted by Law and Justice (PiS) in the Sejm on Friday.
The draft act prohibits the breeding of fur animals to obtain fur, except for rabbits. As we read in the justification, breeding animals for this purpose causes unnecessary suffering to the animals, and moreover, some farms have a negative impact on the natural environment.
Amendments to the law will also apply to the introduction of a complete ban on the use of animals for entertainment and show purposes, which includes the use of animals in the activities of circuses.
"Circuses mainly use animals that occur in nature as wild animals. Circuses are not able to provide animals with conditions adequate to their needs, including contact with the herd, the possibility of isolation when they need it, full-size runs, psychological and mental stimulation,” the justification reads.
The new law also prohibits keeping pets permanently tethered and using spikes, and in the case of temporary tethering, the length of the tether must be min. 6 m and provide the animal with an area of at least 20 sqm.
(PAP)
