Smykowski, Krzysztof (Wydawnictwo Towarzystwa Naukowego Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego, 2018)
The purpose of this article is to present the m ost im portant proposals for changes to the Polish legal provisions regarding anim al protection. These m ainly concern the tightening of penalties for crimes that animals are the victim s of, raising the level of their wellbeing, introducing a ban on anim al perform ance in circuses and breeding of fur-bearing animals, as well as limiting ritual slaughter solely to the needs of members of religious associations operating on the territory of the Republic of Poland. It seems that all of these postulates should be view ed as positive because they are a practical sanctioning of the obligation to treat anim als w ith kindness and tenderness.
