# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard shall ensure that any animal that has been stunned before bleeding or pithing is bled or pithed without delay after it has been stunned.
(2) Any person engaged in the bleeding or pithing of any animal which has been stunned shall ensure that the animal is bled or pithed without delay after it has been stunned.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/6/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-6/paragraph-2
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