The Protection of Animals at the Time of Killing (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022

Amendments to Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009

2.—(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing is amended as follows.

(2) In Annex 1, in Chapter 1, in Table 1 (mechanical methods), in row no. 2 (non-penetrative captive bolt device)—

(a) in column 3 (description), after “simple stunning”, insert “in accordance with points 1.1 and 1.2 of Chapter 2 of this Annex and otherwise in accordance with points 1.1, 1.3 and 1.4 of that Chapter”;

(b) in column 4 (conditions of use)—

(i) after “Ruminants,”, insert “piglets,”;

(ii) after “Slaughter only for ruminants”, insert “except lambs of less than 10kg live weight and kids of less than 10kg live weight”;

(iii) after “poultry,”, in the second place where it occurs, insert “piglets of less than 10kg live weight, lambs of less than 10kg live weight, kids of less than 10kg live weight,”;

(c) in column 5 (key parameters), after “Strength of the cartridge used.”, insert—

“Kinetic energy delivered.”;

(d) in column 6 (specific requirements for certain methods – Chapter 2 of this Annex), for “Point 1” substitute “Points 1.1 to 1.4”.

(3) In Annex 1, in Chapter 2, in point 1 (non-penetrative captive bolt device)—

(a) the first sentence becomes point 1.1 and the second sentence becomes point 1.2;

(b) in point 1.2 as renumbered—

(i) at the beginning, insert “Except as permitted by points 1.3 and 1.4”;

(ii) for the words from “ruminants” to the end substitute—

“simple stunning(1) of—

(a) poultry, rabbits, hares; or

(b) ruminants of less than 10kg of live weight”;

(c) after point 1.2, insert—

“1.3.   This method may be used for killing—

(a) piglets of less than 10kg live weight;

(b) lambs of less than 6kg live weight; or

(c) kids of less than 4kg live weight.

1.4.   Where this method is used for killing under point 1.3, it may not be used with a device which generates a kinetic energy less than that set out in Table 1a.

Table 1a – Minimum kinetic energy

Category of animals	Minimum kinetic energy for propulsion method
Piglets of less than 10kg live weight	27.7 Joules
Lambs of less than 6kg live weight	107 Joules
Kids of less than 4kg live weight	27.8 Joules”.

(1)

Simple stunning is defined in Article 4(1) of EUR 2009/1099.