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

PART 1 Introductory

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

(a) “bovine animal” (“anifail buchol”) means an ox, bullock, cow, heifer, steer or calf;

(b) “bird” (“aderyn”) means a turkey, domestic fowl, guinea-fowl, duck, goose or quail;

(c) “killing in accordance with religious rites” (“lladd yn unol â defodau crefyddol”) means killing without the infliction of unnecessary suffering—

(i) by the Jewish method (Shechita) for the food of Jews by a Jew who is licensed by the Rabbinical Commission and holds a certificate for that purpose, or

(ii) by the Muslim method (Halal) for the food of Muslims by a Muslim who holds a certificate for that purpose.

General prohibition

2.—(1) No person may kill an animal in accordance with religious rites without prior stunning unless it is a sheep, goat, bovine animal or bird killed in a slaughterhouse in accordance with this Schedule.

(2) Nothing in this Schedule applies to the killing of animals in accordance with religious rites which are stunned before killing, but in such cases an animal must be restrained and stunned in accordance with the EU Regulation and Schedule 1.