# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 9: Slaughter of birds by a religious method

Extent: E+W+S

Any person who slaughters by a religious method any bird which has not been stunned before slaughter shall ensure that—
(a) each bird is slaughtered by the severance, by rapid and uninterrupted movements of a knife, of its carotid arteries; and
(b) the knife to be used for the slaughtering of the birds is undamaged and of sufficient size and sharpness to enable each bird to be slaughtered in the manner described in sub-paragraph (a) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/12/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-12/paragraph-9
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