# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Regulation 9: The slaughter of animals in slaughterhouses and knackers' yards

Extent: E+W+S

Where any soliped, ruminant, pig, rabbit or bird is brought into a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard for slaughter, that animal shall be—
(a) moved and lairaged in accordance with Schedule 3;
(b) restrained in accordance with Schedule 4;
(c) subject to regulation 22, stunned before slaughter in accordance with Parts I and II of Schedule 5; and
(d) bled or pithed in accordance with Schedule 6.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/regulation-9
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