Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 277 of 2008). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Slaughtering 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 (Northern Ireland) 1996 to insert a new Schedule 7A to permit the killing of poultry and other birds by exposure to gas mixtures 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 and 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 (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 558 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Inspection, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX