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Council meeting on 29th November, 1933, for the
twelve months commencing 1st January, 1934
(fee charged 2s.).
Section 1 of the Act requires that animals in
slaughter-houses or knackers' yards are to be
instantaneously slaughtered or by stunning to be
instantaneously rendered insensible to pain until
death supervenes, and that such slaughtering shall
be effected by means of a mechanically operated
instrument in proper repair
Section 2 states that sheep, ewes, wethers,
rams and lambs do not come within section 1 of
the Act, unless a resolution is passed by the
Council to that effect.
Such a resolution was passed by the Borough
Council on 27th September, 1933, but was rescinded
during the following month as the matter was
then under consideration for the whole of London
by the Metropolitan Boroughs Standing Joint
Committee. The intention of the Council was to
reconsider the matter before the expiry of twelve
months dating from the passing of the Act on
28th July, 1933.
Circular 1349 gives a description of the objects
and provisions of the Act.
Byelaws respecting Slaughter-houses for Cattle
made by the London County Council in 1891 are
in operation in the County of London and are
enforced by Borough Councils. (''Cattle" includes
sheep, goats and swine).
The Byelaws regulate the conduct of the
business of a slaughterer of cattle including the
following:—
The prevention of cruelty while the animals are in the
slaughter-house and during slaughtering, water to be supplied
to animals kept in lairs, water supply to be kept in proper order