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Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972
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Section 14(1)(a).
SCHEDULE 1N.I.OPERATIONS WHICH MAY BE PERFORMED WITHOUT AN ANAESTHETIC
1N.I.Any experiment duly authorised under[F1 the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986].
2N.I.The making of injections or extractions by means of a hollow needle.
3N.I.The rendering in emergency of first aid for the purpose of saving life or relieving pain.
4N.I.Any minor operation performed by a veterinary surgeon, being an operation which by reason of its quickness or painlessness is customarily so performed without the use of an anaesthetic.
5N.I.Any minor operation, whether performed by a veterinary surgeon or by some other person, being an operation which is not customarily performed only by such a surgeon.
6N.I.Tail docking—
(i)in the case of dogs, before their eyes are open;
(ii)in the case of pigs, before the[F2 eighth day] of life;
(iii)in the case of lambs either—
(a)by the application of a rubber ring or other constricting device before the second week of life; or
(b)by any other means before the age of three months.
F2SR 1983/309
7N.I.Castration—
(i)by the application of a rubber ring or other constricting device to a calf, goat, pig or lamb before the second week of life;
[F3(ii)by any other means—
(a)in the case of a calf or goat, before the age of two months;
[F4(b)in the case of a pig, before the age of eight days; and]
(c)in the case of a lamb, before the age of three months.]
[F58N.I.The disbudding of calves by chemical cauterisation applied before the second week of life.]
F5SR 1996/514
9N.I.The amputation of the dew claws of a dog before its eyes are open.
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