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Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
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The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Keynote speech at the Strategic Command annual conference on 25 April 2024.
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Live firings of the British Army’s highly lethal future tank – the Challenger 3 - have taken place in Germany this week, witnessed by UK Defence Procurement Minister, James Cartlidge.
This study tested the importance of alternative skills by comparing two types of training
Know how to stun or kill poultry, rabbits and hares on small-scale farms.
Product recall for Nuby Incredible Gulp Cup presenting a risk of choking.
The Department for Business and Trade has announced the 10 SME winners of the 2024 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards.
DE&S employs hundreds of apprentices and graduates each year. Find out how we'll empower and support you to launch a successful career in defence.
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