Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.2-sec.10Humanely killing pigs
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sch.2-sec.10 Humanely killing pigs
A person may kill a pig in a humane way only if the person is— suitably qualified to kill the pig; or acting under the direct supervision of a person who is suitably qualified to kill the pig. However, a person, other than a person acting under subsection (1) , may kill a pig in a humane way if— it is necessary to kill the pig to prevent the pig from suffering; and it would be inhumane to delay killing the pig until a person could kill the pig under subsection (1) . For subsection (1) and (2) , a pig is killed in a humane way if the pig is killed in a way that— causes rapid unconsciousness and death immediately after unconsciousness happens; and is otherwise humane. (sch.2-sec.10-ssec.1) A person may kill a pig in a humane way only if the person is— suitably qualified to kill the pig; or acting under the direct supervision of a person who is suitably qualified to kill the pig. (sch.2-sec.10-ssec.2) However, a person, other than a person acting under subsection (1) , may kill a pig in a humane way if— it is necessary to kill the pig to prevent the pig from suffering; and it would be inhumane to delay killing the pig until a person could kill the pig under subsection (1) . (sch.2-sec.10-ssec.3) For subsection (1) and (2) , a pig is killed in a humane way if the pig is killed in a way that— causes rapid unconsciousness and death immediately after unconsciousness happens; and is otherwise humane.
- (a) suitably qualified to kill the pig; or
- (b) acting under the direct supervision of a person who is suitably qualified to kill the pig.
- (a) it is necessary to kill the pig to prevent the pig from suffering; and
- (b) it would be inhumane to delay killing the pig until a person could kill the pig under subsection (1) .
- (a) causes rapid unconsciousness and death immediately after unconsciousness happens; and
- (b) is otherwise humane.