# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 5: Emergency slaughter and killing

Extent: E+W+S

The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard and any person engaged in the movement of lairaging of any animal shall ensure that any animal which is unable to walk is not dragged to its place of slaughter or killing but—
(a) is slaughtered or killed where it lies; or
(b) if it is possible and to do so would not cause any unnecessary pain or suffering, is transported on a trolley or movable platform to a place of emergency slaughter or killing where it is then immediately slaughtered or killed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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