Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Ostrich Regulations, 2007Part V : Humane Treatment of Ostriches and Slaughter Process75. Methods of stunning |
| 1) | Ostriches may be stunned at an abattoir by the electrical method, subject to the conditions that- |
| a) | the abattoir owner must ensure that the electrical stunning apparatus is in a good state of repair and is used according to the methods approved by the national executive officer; |
| b) | the terminals must be applied to the head of the bird in such a manner that the current passes through the brain; and |
| c) | meters to monitor time, voltage and amperage used during stunning must be provided to assure that the manufacturers recommendations are adhered to; or |
| d) | any other method approved by the provincial executive officer. |
| 2) | The rate of stunning must be controlled and be determined by the rate of bleeding and dressing. |