# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 13: Methods of killing animals

Extent: E+W+S

No person shall kill, or cause or permit to be killed, any animal except by one of the following methods—
(a) free bullet;
(b) electrocution;
(c) for birds only, decapitation or dislocation of the neck;
(d) exposure of pigs and birds to gas mixtures at a slaughterhouse in accordance with Schedule 7; or
(e) exposure of birds to gas mixtures elsewhere than at a slaughterhouse in accordance with Schedule 7A.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/5/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-5/paragraph-13
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