Animal Slaughter or Killing (Protection) Regulations, 2003 (L.N. 260 of 2003). Country/Territory Malta Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Slaughtering Inspection Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract These Regulations concern the movement, lairaging, restraint, stunning, slaughter and killing of animals bred and kept for the production of meat, skin, fur or other products and to methods of killing animals for disease control purposes. The Regulations are divided into the following Chapters: (I) General provisions; (II) Requirements applicable to slaughterhouses; (III) Slaughter and killing outwith slaughterhouses; (IV) Final provisions. In addition, the following Schedules are attached: (A) Requirements for the movement and lairaging of animals in slaughterhouses; (B) Restraint of animals before stunning, slaughter or killing; (C) Stunning or killing of animals other than animals reared for fur; (D) Bleeding of animals; (E) Killing methods for disease control; (F) Methods of killing fur animals; (G) Killing of surplus chicks and embryos in hatchery waste. Full text English Website www.doi.gov.mt References - Legislation Implements Animal Welfare Act, 2001 (Act No. XXV of 2001). Legislation | Malta | 2001 Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal health, Animal production, Biotechnology, Authorization/permit, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 93/119/EC on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing. Legislation | European Union | 1993 Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Animal Slaughter or Killing (Protection) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (L.N. 213 of 2023). Legislation | Malta | 2023 Keyword: Animal welfare, Offences/penalties, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX