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the castration of a male animal being—

the spaying of a cat or dog;

the removal (otherwise than in an emergency for the purpose of saving life or relieving pain or suffering) of any part of the antlers of a deer before the velvet of the antlers is frayed and the greater part of it has been shed;

the desnooding of a turkey which has reached the age of 21 days;

the removal of the combs of any poultry which have reached the age of 72 hours;

the cutting of the toes of a domestic fowl or turkey which has reached the age of 72 hours;

the performance of a vasectomy or the carrying out of electro-ejaculation on any animal or bird kept for production of food, wool, skin or fur or for use in the farming of land;

the removal of the supernumerary teats of a calf which has reached the age of 3 months; or

the dehorning or disbudding of a sheep or goat, except the trimming of the insensitive tip of an ingrowing horn which, if left untreated, could cause pain or distress.