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Current AffairsCzech hobbyists celebrate inclusion of falconry on UNESCO heritage list
Last week UNESCO added two Czech traditions to it list promoting the
safeguarding of so-called ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’. One of them
was a tradition also shared by ten other countries across Europe, the
Middle East and Asia. Falconry in both Bohemia and Moravia goes back many
hundreds of years and still has a wide following among both professionals
and hobbyists. More
Current AffairsCzechs hunters frustrated over “King of Poachers” walking free
A court in Brno did not find enough evidence on Tuesday to convict a man
dubbed “the King of Poachers”. The man, who had more than 1,300 hunting
trophies in his home, claimed he inherited them. The verdict has upset
Czech hunters who say that under the current Czech law, it’s extremely
difficult to convict poachers even if they are caught red-handed.
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Current AffairsParliament fails to lift ban on full-contact dog training
The Czech Parliament has failed to overrule a presidential veto of a bill
which was meant to lift a ban on the use of foxes in the training of
burrowing dogs. Under the current regulation, foxes can only be used in dog
training if they are blocked off from the dogs so that the animals cannot
hurt each other. While Czech hunters complain that during real hunts,
poorly trained dogs are easy prey for wild animals, animal rights activists
endorse the persisting ban, emphasizing the cruelty of full-contact dog
training. Radio Prague spoke to Marcela Lund, the head of the Czech NGO
Animals Protection Foundation which lobbied heavily against full
contact-dog training.
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Current AffairsMPs loosen fox-hunting regulation, provoking outcry from animal rights groups
Fox hunting in the Czech Republic may not come with all of the red coats
and horses that you might expect to see elsewhere – often it’s more a
case of one man and his dog in the woods. But here, just like in other
countries, it is a controversial issue nonetheless. On Tuesday, the Czech
parliament approved a law which allows hunters to train their dogs through
direct contact with foxes. Previously, foxes and dogs had to be kept apart
by a cage during training, so that neither suffered injury. Animal rights
groups are dismayed by the move.
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Current AffairsChange in Czech TV main news time benefits Nova
Many Czechs catch their television news in the early evening, between 7 and
8 o'clock. But which particular news programmes they choose to watch has
changed somewhat since the New Year, when Czech Television brought its
main evening news forward by 15 minutes. The change also affects hundreds
of thousands of Czech children, as a popular animated programme also
starts earlier.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic's hunting grounds attract foreign visitors
The hunting season in the Czech Republic is in full swing. On Tuesday, the
small game shooting season opened, allowing licensed hunters to shoot
hare, rabbit, duck and pheasant. Each year the autumn season attracts lots
of hunters from abroad and it's not only the favourable exchange rate that
inspires them to come.
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PanoramaVecernicek celebrates 40 years
The Czech children's program "Vecernicek" is practically a
national institution at the age of 40. The program, which has consistently
combined the talents of excellent Czech illustrators, writers, animators
and directors, is by now a part of the Czech cultural heritage. Kate
Barrette finds out more about the show which has helped make animated
fairy tales a part of this nation's identity.
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