Government Decree on killing and slaughtering of animals (1998:98). Country/Territory Åland Islands (Finland) Document type Regulation Date 1998 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Slaughtering Animal welfare Transport/storage Pests/diseases Cattle Swine Sheep/goats Equine-animals Poultry Animal health Abstract The present Government Decree applies to the movement, restraining, stunning, slaughtering and killing of animals that are raised for the production of food and animal by-products, as well as for killing methods due to diseases. It does not apply to the hunting of wild animals. The Decree contains 27 Sections divided into the following chapters: 1. Introductory provisions; 2. Handling of animals in slaughter houses; 3. Stunning or killing of animals other than fur animals; 4. Killing of fur animals; 5. Killing of other production animals; 6. Killing methods in case of disease. Full text Swedish Website www.regeringen.ax