# Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing (Text with EEA relevance), 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 animals avoidable pain or suffering;
(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;
(d) use prods or other implements with pointed ends;
(e) twist, crush or break the tails of animals or grasp the eyes of any animal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1099/annex/III/division/1/division/1.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1099/annex-III/division-1/division-1.8
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