Health of Animals Regulations

144 (1) No person shall, during the loading, confinement, transporting or unloading of an animal in or from a conveyance or container,

• (a) beat, strike, whip or kick the animal;

• (b) use a prod, whip or any other driving device on the animal in a manner that is likely to cause the animal’s suffering, injury or death;

• (c) use a prod, whip or any other driving device on an animal to make it move if it does not have a clear path to move;

• (d) apply an electric prod or a device that has a similar effect to an animal unless the animal is a bovine or porcine of at least three months of age and the prod or device is not applied to sensitive areas of the animal including the belly and the anal, genital and facial regions of the animal;

• (e) drag the animal;

• (f) lift the animal by its fleece, fur, feathers, head, neck, ears or horns or by one wing;

• (g) handle or lift the animal by its tail; or

• (h) handle the animal in any other way that is likely to cause the animal’s suffering, injury or death.

(2) No person shall, when an animal is in a container,

• (a) drop, kick or throw the container; or

• (b) handle the container in any other manner that is likely to cause the animal’s suffering, injury or death.