SCHEDULE 2ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR KILLING ANIMALS OTHER THAN IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES
PART 5STUNNING AND KILLING OPERATIONS
Electrical stunning other than by waterbath36
1
No person may use electrodes to stun an animal unless—
a
appropriate measures are taken to ensure that there is good electrical contact; and
b
the strength and duration of the current used is such that the animal is immediately rendered unconscious and remains so until it is dead.
2
No person may use electrodes to stun an animal individually unless the apparatus—
a
incorporates an audible or visible device indicating the length of time of its application to an animal; and
b
is connected to a device indicating the voltage and the current under load, positioned so as to be clearly visible to the operator.