# Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97, Division 1.8: It shall be prohibited to:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a)strike or kick the animals;
(b)apply pressure to any particularly sensitive part of the body in such a way as to cause them unnecessary pain or suffering;
(c)suspend the animals themselves by mechanical means;
(d)lift or drag the animals by head, ears, horns, legs, tail or fleece, or handle them in such a way as to cause them unnecessary pain or suffering;
(e)use prods or other implements with pointed ends;
(f)knowingly obstruct any animal which is being driven or led through any part where animals are handled.
The prohibition in point (d) on lifting the animals by the legs does not apply to birds of the species Gallus gallus or turkeys.
In the case of birds of the species Gallus gallus, and turkeys weighing 5kg or less, it is prohibited to catch, lift or carry any such bird by taking hold of or holding its legs unless both of its legs are taken hold of or held at the same time.
In the case of turkeys weighing more than 5kg, it is prohibited to lift or carry any such bird in an inverted position, whether by holding the bird by the legs or otherwise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1/annex/I/chapter/III/division/1/division/4/division/1.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1/annex-I/chapter-III/division-1/division-4/division-1.8
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