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Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.43Animals used to feed another animal
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sec.43 Animals used to feed another animal
It is an offence exemption for an offence for a person if— the act that constitutes the offence involves using an animal (the food animal ) as live food for another animal (the fed animal ); and the food animal and the fed animal are both lawfully kept by the person; and the fed animal will only eat the food animal if it is alive; and feeding the food animal to the fed animal is essential for the fed animal’s survival.
- (a) the act that constitutes the offence involves using an animal (the food animal ) as live food for another animal (the fed animal ); and
- (b) the food animal and the fed animal are both lawfully kept by the person; and
- (c) the fed animal will only eat the food animal if it is alive; and
- (d) feeding the food animal to the fed animal is essential for the fed animal’s survival.