Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 402 of 2007). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Slaughtering Birds Poultry Transport/storage Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 by inserting a new Schedule 7A. The amendment permits the killing of lay hens by exposure to gas elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse and allows the Secretary of State to authorize the killing of birds by exposure to gas elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse. The Regulations also give effect to amendments, made by Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport to Council Directive 93/119/EC on the use of instruments which administer electric shocks to adult bovines and adult pigs. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit 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 Amends Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 731 of 1995). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995 Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX