Apply for a special authorisation for slaughter without anaesthesia ("slaughtering")

You must apply for authorisation in writing to the competent authority. The following information is required:

• Name and address of the applicant
• Name and address as well as details of the expertise of the person carrying out the slaughtering
• Details of the group of people for whom the slaughter is to be carried out (e.g. religious communities, individuals)
• Description of the religious regulations on slaughtering
• Type and number of animals to be slaughtered
• Period of slaughter
• Place of slaughter
• Equipment used for slaughtering
• Whereabouts of the meat
• Declaration that the meat will only be supplied to persons who must comply with mandatory religious regulations on slaughtering
• Description of the religiously prescribed slaughtering process
• Information on how animal welfare regulations are complied with during the slaughtering process

Additional information must also be provided, depending on who is making the application. This may be

• a Muslim butcher,
• a butcher who is not a Muslim himself or
• a religious community

The competent authority will check your details. If necessary, the person responsible for slaughtering must demonstrate to the authority that they are familiar with and have mastered the provisions of the Animal Welfare Slaughter Ordinance.