SCHEDULES
E1F1SCHEDULE 1 APPROPRIATE METHODS OF HUMANE KILLING
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Amendments (Textual)
F1
Sch. 1 substituted (E.W.S.) (1.3.1997) by S.I. 1996/3278, art. 2, Sch.
F21
Subject to paragraph 2 below, the methods of humane killing listed in Tables A and B below are appropriate for the animals listed in the corresponding entries in those tables only if the process of killing is completed by one of the methods listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) below:
a
confirmation of permanent cessation of the circulation
b
destruction of the brain
c
dislocation of the neck
d
exsanguination
e
confirming the onset of rigor mortis
f
instantaneous destruction of the body in a macerator.
This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only.