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Division 1.8 It shall be prohibited to:

United Kingdom

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  1. (a)

    strike or kick the animals;

  2. (b)

    apply pressure to any particularly sensitive part of the body in such a way as to cause animals avoidable pain or suffering;

  3. (c)

    lift or drag the animals by the head, ears, horns, legs, tail or fleece, or handle them in such a way as to cause them pain or suffering;

    however, the prohibition on lifting animals by their legs shall not apply to poultry, rabbits and hares;

  4. (d)

    use prods or other implements with pointed ends;

  5. (e)

    twist, crush or break the tails of animals or grasp the eyes of any animal.