The House approved a ban on caged hens from 2027, the European Union will discuss the proposal

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Proponents of the ban have argued that caged laying hens have unsatisfactory conditions. They stated that people themselves prefer eggs from laying hens in halls or free range and that retail chains are adapting to it. Opponents again pointed out that the ban will harm Czech breeders compared to others in the European Union and allow the import of cheap eggs, especially from Poland and the Baltics.

Toman said, you have put the Czech Republic under enormous pressure on egg imports and you are liquidating Czech producers. That's all you've accomplished.

The House approved the ban relatively narrowly by the votes of 53 of the 101 deputies present. The main representatives were the representatives of the opposition, with the exception of almost all members of the KSČM, and for the most part also the Social Democrats. Of the deputies, YES was for only Jaroslav Kytýr, who later revoked his consent. YES, according to the head of the deputies of this movement, Jaroslav Faltýn, wanted to support the proposal of Martin Kolovratník (ANO), who wanted a gradual ban in the years 2027 to 2033, which would also apply to the so-called enriched cages.

A ban on cage breeding was enforced by a group of deputies around Jan Pošvár (Pirates), according to whom laying hens in cages are abused and suffer from stress and deprivation. According to Pošvář, the date of the ban is related to the fifteen-year life of the cages. The ban on the use of so-called unenriched cages came into force in 2012. As part of the amendment on the protection of animals against cruelty, the Chamber of Deputies approved compensation for owners of banned fur farms. She supported Pošvář's proposal that the amounts be reduced to CZK 3,000 for mink and CZK 3,900 for fox. The lower house also approved a ban on dressage of apes, beasts and other species of wild animals in circuses and similar facilities.

At the suggestion of Monika Jarošová (SPD), the deputies doubled the fines for cruelty to animals to one million crowns in connection with the tightening of prison sentences for these crimes. At the proposal of ANO MP David Pražák, the minimum fine for animal cruelty in so-called breeding grounds was set at 5,000 crowns and 10,000 crowns, depending on the degree of the offense.