Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Ostrich Regulations, 2007Part V : Humane Treatment of Ostriches and Slaughter Process76. Bleeding |
| 1) | A bird must be shackled, hoisted and bled within 60 seconds after stunning- |
| a) | in a hanging position; or |
| b) | in a horizontal position, provided that the bird is brought into the hanging position immediately after the bleeding incision is made. |
| 2) | A bird must be bled by severing the jugular veins and carotid arteries on both sides of the neck using a sharp knife or, by sticking and severing the anterior vena cava or aorta at the base of the heart. |
| 3) | A separate clean and sterilized knife must be used to bleed each bird. |