Animals: Stunning-free slaughter "shafts" - permit

If you want to slaughter animals without stunning, you need a permit.

For stunning-free slaughter ("shafting") for religious reasons, an exemption permit is required.
Prerequisites are that

that stunned-free slaughter is necessary for the observance of religious rites or dietary regulations,
the persons carrying out the necessary expertise possess, and
the slaughterhouse meets the legal requirements.

The written application for shafting must contain the following information:

the name and address of the applicant,
the name and address and information on the expertise of the persons carrying out the slaughter,
information on the group of persons for whom the slaughter is to be carried out (e.g. religious communities, individuals),
Description of the religious regulations for shafting,
the type and number of animals to be slaughtered,
Shafting period,
place of slaughter,
devices used for shafting,
whereabouts of the meat,
Declaration that the meat is only given to persons who must comply with mandatory religious regulations for shafting,
Description of the religiously prescribed slaughter process and
Information on how animal welfare regulations are complied with during the slaughter process.

Information on animal welfare can be found on the website of the state government of Schleswig-Holstein.

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