# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, no person shall suspend, or cause or permit to be suspended, any animal before stunning or killing.
(2) The prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of birds which may be suspended for stunning or killing provided that—
(a) no bird is suspended in such a manner as to cause it avoidable pain or suffering;
(b) appropriate measures are taken to ensure that, at the point of being stunned or killed, the bird is in a sufficiently relaxed state for stunning or killing to be carried out effectively and without undue delay; and
(c) no bird is suspended for more than 3 minutes in the case of a turkey or 2 minutes in other cases before being stunned or killed.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, any animal which is held in a restraint system is not regarded as being suspended.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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