Ordinance by the Viennese government on the protection of animals in slaughterhouses. País/Territorio Austria Subdivisión territorial Wien Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1997 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Landesgesetzblatt für Wien, No. 32, 21 October 1997, pp. 151-156. Materia Ganado Palabra clave Protección de los animales Matanza Transporte/depósito Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Europa Occidental Resumen 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. Texto completo Alemán Página web www.ris.bka.gv.at