Administrative Order No. 35 Series of 2021 Rules and Regulations on Humane and Hygienic Slaughter and Meat Inspection of Rabbit for Food. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Animal welfare Processing/handling Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Slaughtering Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This Order applies to the humane and hygienic slaughtering of domesticated rabbit for human consumption, cover the conduct of ante-mortem of rabbits for slaughter and post-mortem inspection of carcasses, and the slaughterhouses with appropriate facilities to process rabbit meat. The text provides regulation for structural design and construction of rabbit slaughterhouse, pre-slaughter handling and restraint, and slaughtering procedure by considering the animal welfare principles. All rabbits for slaughter shall be accompanied with veterinary health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian and carcass and viscera of rabbits shall be presented for post-mortem inspection. Section IX of the text refers to disposition of condemned materials. The text consists of 13 Sections. Full text English Website www.da.gov.ph