# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 10: Handling birds after slaughter by a religious method

Extent: E+W+S

The occupier of a slaughterhouse in which birds are slaughtered by a religious method and any person engaged in the slaughter of any bird by a religious method shall ensure that, where the bird has not been stunned before bleeding, no further dressing procedure or any electrical stimulation is performed on the bird before it is unconscious and in any event not before the expiry of—
(a) in the case of a turkey or goose, a period of not less than 2 minutes; and
(b) in the case of any other bird, a period of not less than 90 seconds, after it has been slaughtered in the manner described in paragraph 9 above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/12/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-12/paragraph-10
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