Article 19U.K.Setting free of animals and rehoming
Member States may allow animals used or intended to be used in procedures to be rehomed, or returned to a suitable habitat or husbandry system appropriate to the species, provided that the following conditions are met:
(a)
the state of health of the animal allows it;
(b)
there is no danger to public health, animal health or the environment; and
(c)
appropriate measures have been taken to safeguard the well-being of the animal.