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Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
Information for farmers about inspections carried out on killing and preparation areas, procedures and equipment, and availability of the code of practice.
Apply for a certificate of competence to slaughter or kill animals under Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.…
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Apply for a temporary certificate of competence (CoC) to slaughter or kill animals under Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
Form to apply for a licence or certificate of competence to slaughter or kill 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 unload, keep, move, handle, restrain, stun and kill animals not meant for human consumption.…
Apply for a licence to take or kill seals in rivers and find out how to report your actions.
Apply for a licence to kill wild birds for falconry and find out how to report your actions.
Apply for a licence to disturb, kill or take protected birds or their eggs for science, education or conservation and find out how to report your actions.
This collection brings together the Fire Kills campaign annual reports.
Guidance on animal welfare for slaughterhouses, knacker's yards, small-scale producers and private individuals.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
Tipping chemicals left over from his plant nursery business onto gravel ended up in a stream and killing hundreds of fish.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Turkey including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
Apply to control wild birds, including the lesser black-backed gull and herring gull, to conserve plants and animals or protect public health and safety.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
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