Article 15. Killing and handling of animal corpses of the Law on Responsible Treatment of Animals

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1. Killing of animals is allowed:

1) to stop the physical suffering of animals, if they cannot be stopped in any other way;

2) when receiving a non-viable newborn offspring of animals with pronounced signs of abnormalities and deformities;

3) when regulating the number of wild animals and the production of hunting, fishing and fisheries in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of protection, reproduction and use of wildlife;

4) in case of an attack by an animal (animals) on a person, animals and (or) other cases when animals pose a threat to the life or health of a person, animals, as well as public order and safety;

5) when eliminating particularly dangerous and contagious animal diseases that pose a danger to human and animal health, in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of veterinary medicine.

2. When killing animals, the following requirements must be observed::

1) the room where the killing is carried out must be separated from the room where other animals are kept.;

2) killing is carried out by methods that exclude near-death physical suffering of animals;

3) it is prohibited to use inhumane methods of killing animals, leading to death from suffocation, electric shock, thermal exposure, poisoning, including pesticides, and other painful methods.

3. The requirements of paragraph 2 of this article do not apply to cases of animal slaughter in the elimination of a real threat to human and/or animal life or health, as well as to public order and safety provided for in subparagraph 4) paragraph 1 of this article.

4. When killing and handling animal corpses, the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of veterinary medicine must be observed.

This Law regulates public relations in the field of responsible treatment of animals in order to protect them, ensure safety, strengthen morality and respect the principles of humanity of society in the treatment of animals, as well as protect the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities in the treatment of animals.

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