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Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
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.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Know how to stun or kill poultry, rabbits and hares on small-scale farms.
What you need standard operating procedures for, the role of animal welfare officers, livestock unit limits and record keeping in slaughterhouses.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
How to unload, keep, move, handle, restrain, stun and kill animals not meant for human consumption.
You need to have a licence to operate as a slaughterman in Northern Ireland
Farm Animal Welfare Committee assessment and recommendations on a novel gas stunning system for poultry.
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A / VAM) is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, it was founded in 1852, and...
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The annual Sanctuary Awards recognise the outstanding conservation and sustainability efforts across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) estate.
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
This amended guidance was issued under s 182 of the Licensing Act 2003.
We help people, businesses and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. CMA is a non-ministerial department.
Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases.
A brief introduction to Wales ahead of the NATO Summit Wales 2014.
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