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The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
The Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by independent reviewer Clare Wade KC and the government response.
Guidance on animal welfare for slaughterhouses, knacker's yards, small-scale producers and private individuals.
New UK-created therapies for cancer will be trialled in the UK – furthering the nation’s life sciences industry as one of the great drivers of economic growth.
This collection brings together the Fire Kills campaign annual reports.
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