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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.
Know how to stun or kill poultry, rabbits and hares on small-scale farms.
How to unload, keep, move, handle, restrain, stun and kill animals not meant for human consumption.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
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.
Apply for a temporary Certificate of Competence to slaughter or kill animals under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
As a group of fisheries, apply for a licence to control cormorants causing serious damage within a defined area or catchment.
Apply for a full Certificate of Competence to slaughter or kill animals under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
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