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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.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
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.
Jealous ex-partners and murderers who use their hands as weapons to strangle victims face severe prison sentences under new laws set to be brought in by the government.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Guidance on animal welfare for slaughterhouses, knacker's yards, small-scale producers and private individuals.
Ambassador Holland condemns Russia's 4th April attack on Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine, which killed 20 civilians, including 9 children. If Russia wanted peace it would end these barbaric attacks and commit to an immediate ceasefire.
A violent man who helped his friend fatally stab Harleigh Hepworth to death has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
How to unload, keep, move, handle, restrain, stun and kill animals not meant for human consumption.
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