Administrative Order No. 35 Series of 2021 Rules and Regulations on Humane and Hygienic Slaughter and Meat Inspection of Rabbit for Food.

This Order applies to the humane and hygienic slaughtering of domesticated rabbit for human consumption, cover the conduct of ante-mortem of rabbits for slaughter and post-mortem inspection of carcasses, and the slaughterhouses with appropriate facilities to process rabbit meat. The text provides regulation for structural design and construction of rabbit slaughterhouse, pre-slaughter handling and restraint, and slaughtering procedure by considering the animal welfare principles. All rabbits for slaughter shall be accompanied with veterinary health certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian and carcass and viscera of rabbits shall be presented for post-mortem inspection. Section IX of the text refers to disposition of condemned materials. The text consists of 13 Sections.