The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Percussive blow to the head

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35.—(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.