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The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007
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Regulation 3
SCHEDULE 9OTHER SPECIES: REQUIREMENTS WHEN CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCEDURES
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When carried out on an animal other than one dealt with in any of Schedules 2 to 8, a procedure listed below must be carried out in accordance with the condition or conditions specified for that procedure.
1.
Ear tipping of feral cats
An anaesthetic must be administered.
2.
Castration
An anaesthetic must be administered.
3.
Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method
The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.
An anaesthetic must be administered.
4.
Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive
The procedure may not be carried out on a farmed animal.
The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.
5.
Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method
The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.
An anaesthetic must be administered.
6.
Spaying
An anaesthetic must be administered.
7.
Vasectomy
An anaesthetic must be administered.
8.
Laparoscopy
Where the animal on which the procedure is to be performed is not a reptile, the procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.
In either case, an anaesthetic must be administered.
9.
Removal of the dew claws of dogs
An anaesthetic must be administered except where the dog is a puppy whose eyes have not yet opened.
10.
Removal of fish scales
The procedure may only be carried out for the purposes of age determination.
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