Krajšanje kljuna: the law by country
Where it is banned, allowed only under conditions or permitted. Each rule names its law and links to the source.
- Prepovedano: 1 place
- Prepovedano z izjemami: 2 places
- Omejeno: 10 places
Avstrija
Whole country
Navedeno v prepovedi iz s.7(1); izjeme iz s.7(2) določa uredba po s.24, ki ni bila odprta. Gumijasti obročki in jedke snovi so prepovedani (s.7(4)).
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Named in the s.7(1) ban; s.7(2) exceptions are set by regulation under s.24, which was not opened. Rubber rings and caustics are banned (s.7(4)).
Tierschutzgesetz (TSchG), s.7(1)Checked 4. nov. 2026
Češka
Whole country
Perutnina v prvem dnevu življenja; mošusne race do 21 dni; kavterizacija kljunov piščancev za nesnost, mlajših od 10 dni. Besedilo je prebrano v izvodu pravnega založnika Act 246/1992 Sb. (nazadnje spremenjen 1. aprila 2025), ne v uradni zbirki.
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Poultry in the first day of life; Muscovy ducks up to 21 days; cauterising beaks of egg-production chicks under 10 days. Text read on a legal publisher's copy of Act 246/1992 Sb. (last amended 1 April 2025), not the official collection.
Act 246/1992 Sb., s.7(3)(d) and (e)Checked 4. nov. 2026
Estonija
Whole country
Usposobljena oseba sme krajšati kljune piščancem, mlajšim od 10 dni. Stran agencije ne navaja številk členov; samega zakona ni bilo mogoče odpreti (Riigi Teataja zahteva brskalnik z omogočenimi skripti), zato preverite veljavno besedilo.
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A trained person may clip the beaks of chicks younger than 10 days. The agency page cites no section numbers; the statute itself could not be opened (Riigi Teataja needs a script-enabled browser), so check the current wording.
Animal Protection Act (Loomakaitseseadus), as stated by the Agriculture and Food Board (PTA)Checked 4. nov. 2026
Finska
Whole country
Vedno prepovedano za perutnino in druge ptice.
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Always prohibited for poultry and other birds.
Animal Welfare Act 693/2023 and the Government Decree on procedures, as stated by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto)In force since 1. jan. 2024Checked 4. nov. 2026
Irska
Whole country
Za preprečitev kljuvanja ali kanibalizma, kadar druge metode niso uspele. Nesnice v jatah s 350+: mlajše od 10 dni, avtomatiziran infrardeči žarek. Perutnina za meso v jatah s 500+: mlajša od 10 dni, po nasvetu in pod nadzorom veterinarja.
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To prevent pecking or cannibalism where other methods failed. Layers in flocks of 350+: under 10 days, automated infra-red. Meat poultry in flocks of 500+: under 10 days, on a vet's advice and supervision.
Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 127/2014), Schedule, Part 7In force since 6. mar. 2014Checked 4. nov. 2026
Kanada
Whole country
National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice: panožni kodeks, ne zakon. NFACC navaja, da zahteve Kodeksa v večini provinc niso izrecno zavezujoče, lahko pa so dokaz trpljenja. V provincialnem pravu je omenjen: sprejet v NL (NLR 36/12; NLR 35/12 s.15 prakso, ki jo kodeks prepoveduje, šteje za prepovedano), predpisan v SK (Reg 1 s.3-4), naveden kot obramba v NB (Reg 2000-4 s.4(2), Sch A) in BC (B.C. Reg. 34/2019, kot splošno sprejeta praksa), sprejet v NS (Act s.28(b)). Krajšanje na kmetiji pred starostjo 10 dni, kompetentne osebe; pozneje samo iz nujnih razlogov dobrobiti pod veterinarskim nadzorom. Rejne ptice: glej Hatching Eggs, Breeders, Chickens and Turkeys Code iz leta 2016.
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National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice: an industry code, not a statute. NFACC says Code requirements are not explicitly binding in most provinces but can be evidence of distress. Referred to in provincial law: adopted in NL (NLR 36/12; NLR 35/12 s.15 makes a practice a code prohibits a prohibited one), prescribed in SK (Reg 1 s.3-4), named as a defence in NB (Reg 2000-4 s.4(2), Sch A) and BC (B.C. Reg. 34/2019, as generally accepted practice), accepted in NS (Act s.28(b)). On-farm trimming before 10 days of age, by competent persons; later only for emergency welfare reasons with veterinary oversight. Breeders: see the 2016 Hatching Eggs, Breeders, Chickens and Turkeys Code.
NFACC Code of Practice: Pullets and Laying Hens (2017, amended 2025) (industry code, not a statute)Checked 4. nov. 2026
Nemčija
Whole country
Organ lahko dovoli krajšanje konic kljunov piščancev nesnic, mlajših od 10 dni; s.6(3) zajema tudi drugo perutnino na kmetijah.
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The authority may permit trimming beak tips of laying-hen chicks under 10 days; s.6(3) also covers other farmed poultry.
Tierschutzgesetz, s.6(3)Checked 4. nov. 2026
Nova Zelandija
Whole country
Nesnice pri starosti do 3 dni, z infrardečim žarkom; rejne kokoši pri starosti do 6 dni. Ne več kot 25% kljuna, zgornji in spodnji del skrajšan na enako dolžino. Rejne purice spadajo tudi pod r 56C.
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Layer hens at 3 days of age or under, by infrared beam; breeder chickens at 6 days or under. No more than 25% of the beak, upper and lower trimmed to the same length. Breeder turkeys fall under r 56C too.
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, rr 56B, 56CIn force since 9. maj 2021Checked 4. nov. 2026
Slovenija
Whole country
Prepovedano za perutnino, razen če se izvede za preprečitev hudih poškodb in bolezni v jati. Prečiščeno besedilo iz leta 2013; poznejše spremembe do ZZZiv-G iz leta 2025 niso preverjene.
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Prohibited for poultry unless done to prevent major injury and disease in the flock. Consolidated text of 2013; later amendments up to ZZZiv-G of 2025 were not checked.
Zakon o zaščiti živali (ZZZiv-UPB2, Uradni list 38/2013), art. 20Checked 4. nov. 2026
Združeno kraljestvo
England
Največ ena tretjina kljuna. Nesnice v objektih s 350+: samo proti kljuvanju perja ali kanibalizmu, z infrardečim žarkom, mlajše od 10 dni, usposobljena oseba, razen pri nujnem obvladovanju izbruha. Piščanci za meso: mlajši od 10 dni, usposobljena oseba, po nasvetu veterinarja.
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At most one third of the beak. Laying hens on sites of 350+: only against feather pecking or cannibalism, infra-red, under 10 days, by a trained person, except emergency outbreak control. Meat chickens: under 10 days, trained person, on a vet's advice.
SI 2007/1100, Sch. 1 and Sch. 4, as amended 23 December 2010In force since 6. apr. 2007Checked 4. nov. 2026
Northern Ireland
Do ene tretjine. Nesnice v objektih s 350+: proti kljuvanju ali kanibalizmu, infrardeči žarek, mlajše od 10 dni, usposobljena oseba, razen v nujnih primerih. Piščanci za meso: mlajši od 10 dni, usposobljena oseba, po nasvetu veterinarja.
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Up to one third. Laying hens on sites of 350+: against pecking or cannibalism, infra-red, under 10 days, trained person, except emergencies. Meat chickens: under 10 days, trained person, after a vet's advice.
Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (NI) 2012 (S.R. 2012/153), Sch. 7In force since 2. apr. 2012Checked 4. nov. 2026
Scotland
Samo proti kljuvanju perja in kanibalizmu. Nesnice na gospodarstvih s 350+ in piščanci za meso na gospodarstvih s 500+: mlajše od 10 dni; nesnice z infrardečim žarkom, razen v nujnem primeru; piščanci za meso po nasvetu veterinarja, usposobljeno osebje.
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Only against feather pecking and cannibalism. Laying hens on holdings of 350+ and meat chickens on holdings of 500+: under 10 days; layers by infra-red, except an emergency; meat chickens on a vet's advice, by qualified staff.
SSI 2010/387, Sch. 3In force since 5. nov. 2010Checked 4. nov. 2026
Wales
Ustrezen instrument, največ ena tretjina, krvavitev se ustavi s kavterizacijo; dodatne omejitve za nesnice v večjih objektih. Besedilo je prebrano, kot je bilo sprejeto leta 2007; poznejše spremembe niso preverjene.
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Suitable instrument, at most one third, bleeding stopped by cauterising; extra limits for laying hens in larger establishments. Text read as made in 2007; later amendments not checked.
WSI 2007/1029, Sch. 4In force since 28. mar. 2007Checked 4. nov. 2026
What each status means
- Prepovedano
- Prohibited outright.
- Prepovedano z izjemami
- Prohibited except under named exemptions, such as certified working dogs or a vet's medical decision.
- Omejeno
- Allowed with conditions other than a vet: an age limit, a method, a licence.
The law on other procedures
- Kupiranje ušes
- Kupiranje repa
- Kupiranje repa (rejne živali)
- Odstranitev volčjih krempljev
- Odstranjevanje rožnih zametkov
- Odstranjevanje rogov
- Odstranitev krempljev (onihektomija)
- Odstranitev glasilk (devokalizacija)
- Amputacija konice krila
- Krajšanje zob
- Mulesing
- Odstranitev grebena in podbradkov
- Odstranitev ostrog
- Vstavljanje nosnega obročka
- Žigosanje z vročim železom
- Žigosanje z mrazom
- Zarezovanje repa (dvig)