SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULEExcepted Operations

Section 1.

1

Any experiment duly authorised under the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876.

2

The rendering in emergency of first aid for the purpose of saving life or relieving pain.

3

The docking of the tail of a dog before its eyes are open.

4

The amputation of the dew claws of a dog before its eyes are open.

5

The castration of any male dog before it has reached the age of three months or of any male cat before it has reached the age of six months.

6

The castration of a male animal specified in the following table before it has reached the age so specified, that is to say—

horse

twelve months.

ass or mule

twelve months.

bull

twelve months.

Sheep

twelve months.

goat

three months.

Pig

seven months.

7

Any minor operation performed by a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner, being an operation which, by reason of its quickness or painlessness, is customarily so performed without the use of an anaesthetic.

8

Any minor operation, whether performed by a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner or by some other person, being an operation which is not customarily performed only by such a surgeon or practitioner.