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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.
The Office for Place will help shift how the planning system is used, as a shield against the worst to its future role as a champion of the best.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Tayler on 28 August 2025.
Know how to stun or kill poultry, rabbits and hares on small-scale farms.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
The path around Dorset's stunning coastline is better than ever thanks to 21 miles of improvements between Kimmeridge Bay and South Haven Point.
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