Section 44(2)

A person (“P”) is not guilty of an offence under regulation 43(1)(a) or 43(3)(a) or (b) if P shows that the act in question— was in relation to an animal that had been seriously disabled otherwise than by P's unlawful act and that there was no reasonable chance of its recovering; and was done solely for one or both of the purposes of— ending the animal's life; or disposing of it (otherwise than by sale or exchange) as soon as practicable after it was dead.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30