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Ordinance by the Viennese government on the protection of animals in slaughterhouses.

Country/Territory
Austria
Territorial subdivision
Wien
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Landesgesetzblatt für Wien, No. 32, 21 October 1997, pp. 151-156.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Slaughtering Transport/storage
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

An Ordinance to protect animals in slaughterhouses. It consists of 18 articles and 3 Annexes. The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as "slaughterhouses", "killing", "slaughtering", etc. Article 3 contains general guidelines to be applied to slaughtering procedures. Then the Ordinance deals with issues such as special provisions for animals not transported in special containers, special provisions for animals transported in special containers, general provisions for the killing of animals and, finally, procedures for slaughtering.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at