Painful Husbandry Procedures

Owners and people in charge of animals must ensure they meet the requirements set out in Animal Welfare (Painful Husbandry Procedures) Code of Welfare 2005 when undertaking any procedure that may inflict pain on animals.

This code sets out the acceptable activities around carrying out painful procedures on all animals and includes specific requirements for commonly used procedures within the dairy industry (such as dis-budding and de-horning).