Description
A PURPOSE-DESIGNED TOOL FOR THE CONTROLLED DISPATCH OF INDIVIDUAL BIRDS WHERE AN APPROPRIATE METHOD OF CERVICAL DISLOCATION IS REQUIRED.
Developed in response to the practical needs of gamekeepers, farmers and pest controllers, this specialist tool provides a controlled, high-leverage action for use when dispatching individual birds.
The jaws are set at the correct distance to crush the spinal cord fully without severing it. The long handles offer mechanical advantage to reduce the hand force required from the operator.
Benefits
- Purpose-designed for the controlled dispatch of individual birds.
- Jaws crush the neck vertebrae and windpipe without cutting.
- High mechanical advantage reduces the hand force required.
- Comfortable and efficient to use.
- Built to last, with a robust construction and rust-resistant finish.
Features
- Precisely positioned jaws for a controlled closing action.
- Jaws case hardened to HRC 57 for increased durability.
- Zinc-plated handles with soft plastic grips for improved comfort.
- Red handles offer stand-out visibility if accidentally dropped in dense vegetation.
- Optional leather holder with belt loop slots for convenient carrying.
Applications
Suitable for trained users who need to dispatch individual birds in situations where cervical dislocation is an appropriate method and no better method of stunning is available. Applications include:
- Gamekeeping: individual wounded or sick game birds where humane dispatch is required.
- Poultry keeping: individual birds requiring emergency dispatch, subject to applicable welfare requirements and weight limits.
- Pest control: situations where an individual captured bird requires humane dispatch and the method is legally appropriate.
Suitable bird species may include pheasant, partridge, duck, guinea fowl, grouse, chicken and other birds within the applicable weight and legal requirements.
Important Welfare And Legal Information
This tool should only be used by a competent person, in accordance with applicable animal-welfare legislation, relevant guidance and the manufacturer's instructions.
This is not a general-purpose slaughter tool and should not be used as a substitute for appropriate slaughter equipment where stunning is required or available.
Always check the relevant legislation and animal welfare guidance for your circumstances.
How To Use
- Restrain the bird to prevent flapping.
- Position the jaws around the neck, just below the skull.
- Squeeze the handles firmly until the jaws close.
- Maintain pressure for a few seconds.
- Remove the tool.
Specifications
- Made in England.
- Standard 12 months' warranty. Register your tool to extend this to 2 years.
- 180 mm length.
- 45 mm useable jaw length.
- Available with leather holder, complete with belt loop slots for easy belt attachment.
Why Maun?
We listened to the concerns of gamekeepers, farmers and pest controllers. The result is this unique tool for dispatching birds. That’s Maun for you. We see problems and find innovative ways to solve them.
So, why settle for ordinary? We don’t. And you shouldn’t either.
Our pliers have been in action for over 75 years. Each and every one is engineered to last and has been since 1944.
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