SCHEDULE 2ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR KILLING ANIMALS OTHER THAN IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES

PART 5STUNNING AND KILLING OPERATIONS

Percussive blow to the head35

1

No person may stun an animal using a non-mechanical percussive blow to the head.

2

The prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to rabbits provided the operation is carried out in such a way that the rabbit is immediately rendered unconscious and remains so until it is dead.