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The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995
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6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, no person shall suspend, or cause or permit to be suspended, any animal before stunning or killing.
(2) The prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of birds which may be suspended for stunning or killing provided that—
(a)no bird is suspended in such a manner as to cause it avoidable pain or suffering;
(b)appropriate measures are taken to ensure that, at the point of being stunned or killed, the bird is in a sufficiently relaxed state for stunning or killing to be carried out effectively and without undue delay; and
(c)no bird is suspended for more than 6 minutes in the case of a turkey or 3 minutes in other cases before being stunned or killed.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, any animal which is held in a restraint system is not regarded as being suspended.
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