Paragraph 12 Treatment of animalsF1F2I1
England, Wales and Scotland
No person shall strike, or apply pressure to, any particularly sensitive part of the body of any animal.
Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) above, no person shall crush, twist or break the tail of any animal or grasp the eyes of any animal.
No person shall inflict any blow or kick to any animal.
No person shall cause or permit any animal to be treated in contravention of sub-paragraph (1), (2) or (3) above.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regulations revoked (W.) (20.5.2014) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/951), regs. 1(c), 46(a); and revoked (E.) (5.11.2015) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1782), regs. 1(4), 47(a)
- F2
Sch. 3 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))
Commencement
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Sch. 3 para. 12 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)