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

Handling of animals delivered in containers

23.  The business operator and any person engaged in the movement of animals delivered in containers must ensure that—

(a)any container in which an animal is transported is handled with care and is not thrown, dropped or knocked over;

(b)where possible, the container is loaded and unloaded horizontally and mechanically;

(c)any animal delivered in a container with a perforated or flexible bottom is unloaded with particular care in order to avoid injury; and

(d)where appropriate, animals are unloaded from containers individually.