# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 14: Specific requirements for killing by electrocution

Extent: E+W+S

No person shall kill, or cause or permit to be killed, any animal by electrocution unless—
(a) the strength and duration of the current used are sufficient to kill immediately an animal of that species; and
(b) the animal has been stunned in accordance with paragraph 5 or with paragraphs 8 and 9 or with paragraphs 10 and 11 above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/5/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-5/paragraph-14
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