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What conservation translocations are, and how and why they might take place in England.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
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.
Inspectors may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
Powers that police, councils and other authorities can use to control or improve the behaviour of dogs.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Information for healthcare professionals on how pulse oximeters are regulated, home use and issues to look out for when using the devices
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
Guidance for prescribing vets on the use of the cascade.
Guidance on the creation and coming into force of section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021: strangulation and suffocation.
Evidence-based recommendations to protect first responders from exposure to fentanyl.
We want to remind healthcare professionals that use of systemic (oral and injectable) NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and diclofenac is contraindicated in the last trimester of pregnancy (after 28 weeks of pregnancy).
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
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