Carinthia Animal Protection Slaughtering Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Kärnten Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Kärntner Landesgesetzblatt, Text No. 56, 26 September 2002, pp. 309-315. Long titleOrdinance by the regional government on the protection of animals before and during slaughtering or killing. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Slaughtering Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance by the local government of Carinthia lays down provisions concerning the protection of animals before and during slaughtering or killing. The text consists of 14 articles divided into 3 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Slaughtering and killing outside slaughterhouses (II); Treatment of animals in slaughterhouses and requirements for slaughterhouses (III). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at