Presidents of the Czech Republic and their predecessors as Presidents of Czechoslovakia have often kept pets while in office.
In addition to traditional pets, this list includes some animals normally considered livestock or working animals that have a close association with presidents or their families; occasionally the animals were given to the presidents from foreign dignitaries.
| President | Pets |
|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia (1918–1992) | |
| Tomáš Masaryk |
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| Edvard Beneš |
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| Emil Hácha | |
| Klement Gottwald | |
| Antonín Zápotocký |
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| Antonín Novotný | |
| Ludvík Svoboda | |
| Gustáv Husák | |
| Václav Havel |
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| Czech Republic (from 1993) | |
| Václav Havel |
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| Václav Klaus | |
| Miloš Zeman |
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| Petr Pavel |
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