The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1 PERMITTED PROCEDURES

• Cattle

  • Identification Procedures:

    • Ear clipping.

    • Ear notching.

    • Ear tagging.

    • Freeze branding.

    • Micro-chipping.

    • Tattooing.

    • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

  • Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

    • Castration.

    • Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method.

    • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

    • Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method.

    • Vasectomy.

  • Other Management Procedures:

    • Dehorning.

    • Disbudding.

    • Nose ringing.

    • Removal of supernumerary teats.

• Pigs

  • Identification Procedures:

    • Ear clipping.

    • Ear notching.

    • Ear tagging.

    • Micro-chipping.

    • Tattooing.

    • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

  • Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

    • Castration.

    • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

    • Vasectomy.

  • Other Management Procedures:

    • Nose ringing.

    • Tail docking.

    • Tooth reduction.

    • Tusk trimming.

• Birds

  • Identification Procedures:

    • Micro-chipping.

    • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

  • Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

    • Castration.

    • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

    • Ovidectomy.

    • Vasectomy.

  • Other Management Procedures:

    • Beak trimming of poultry.

    • Desnooding.

    • De-toeing of domestic fowl and turkeys.

    • Dubbing.

    • Laparoscopy.

    • Wing pinioning.

• Sheep

  • Identification Procedures:

    • Ear clipping.

    • Ear notching.

    • Ear tagging.

    • Micro-chipping.

    • Tattooing.

    • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

  • Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

    • Castration.

    • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

    • Vasectomy.

  • Other Management Procedures:

    • Dehorning.

    • Disbudding.

    • Removal of the insensitive tip of the horn.

    • Tail docking.

• Goats

  • Identification Procedures:

    • Ear clipping.

    • Ear notching.

    • Ear tagging.

    • Micro-chipping.

    • Tattooing.

    • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

  • Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

    • Castration.

    • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

    • Vasectomy.

  • Other Management Procedures:

    • Dehorning.

    • Disbudding.

    • Removal of the insensitive tip of the horn.

• Horses

  • Identification Procedures:

    • Freeze branding.

    • Hot branding.

    • Micro-chipping.

    • Tattooing.

    • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

  • Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

    • Castration.

    • Vasectomy.

• Deer

  • Identification Procedures:

    • Ear clipping.

    • Ear notching.

    • Ear tagging.

    • Micro-chipping.

    • Tattooing.

    • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

  • Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

    • Castration.

    • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

    • Vasectomy.

  • Other Management Procedures:

    • Removal of antlers that are not in velvet.

• Other species

  • Identification Procedures:

    • Ear clipping.

    • Ear notching.

    • Ear tipping of feral cats.

    • Insertion of subcutaneous tracking devices.

    • Tagging.

    • Chemical branding of fish.

    • Freeze branding of fish.

    • Micro-chipping.

    • Removal or perforation of parts of fishes’ fins, adipose fins or fin rays.

    • Tattooing.

    • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

  • Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

    • Castration.

    • Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method.

    • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

    • Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method.

    • Spaying.

    • Vasectomy.

  • Other Management Procedures:

    • Laparoscopy.

    • Removal of the dew claws of dogs.

    • Removal of fish scales.