Suspend or hoist them while they’re conscious, except for poultry If you’re restraining animals, you must not: You must only hang conscious birds on a shackle line for:

The shackle line must move slowly enough to make sure you:Ĭan take any measures to prevent pain, suffering or distress Not touch any objects or each other, even when their wings are stretched out If you’re hanging up poultry before stunning or killing, the birds must: Reach the whole shackle line easily and you can take an animal off it at any time if it suffers pain or distressĮasily reach the equipment controls at any time You must position shackle lines so that you can: The shackles must be the right size and shape for the legs of the birds so that electrical contact can be made without hurting them. Shackle lines must be designed for the size, type and weight of the poultry you’re handling at your knacker’s yard. The device must release an animal’s head immediately after stunning and should not cause the animal pain, distress, or suffering. Stunning pens and restraining boxes for cattle must have a device to stop an animal’s head moving up and down so you can stun it accurately. Stop the animal from making any large movements forwards, backwards or sidewaysĪllow complete access to an animal’s forehead, for accurate stunning Stunning pens and restraining boxes must:īe maintained and checked (follow the manufacturer’s instructions)īe able to fit one animal at a time without discomfort You must only use restraining equipment in the way described in the manufacturer’s instructions. You must use a stunning pen or restraining pen for adult cattle, including bovine animals like buffalo and bison. You must only put animals into restraining equipment, including head restraints, when you’re ready to stun or kill the animal. Present the animal’s head in a way that allows you to stun it accurately Your equipment for restraining animals must:īe maintained and checked by following manufacturers’ instructionsīe used by following manufacturers’ instructionsĪllow you to stun or kill an animal effectively and quickly You must restrain an animal in the appropriate way before you stun or kill it.

You risk losing your licence or () and you may be committing an offence if you do not follow these and other WATOK requirements. You must hold a WATOK licence for each procedure you carry out. You must have a welfare of animals at the time of killing ( WATOK) licence or a certificate of competence ( CoC) if you:Ĭarry out an assessment of effective pithing This guidance is for knacker’s yards and farms processing animals not for human consumption.

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