Section 001-332-4 - RABBIT SLAUGHTERA. Establishments shall use humane methods to slaughter rabbits, so must render the animal unconscious prior to causing death from exsanguination.B. Rabbits shall be stunned prior to shackling; shackling and hanging of conscious rabbits shall be avoided.C. Rabbit stunning shall be accomplished by use of captive bolt apparatus or cervical dislocation method.D. Cervical dislocation shall be performed in a humane manner by a well-trained individual.E. The use of decapitation as a method of slaughter is prohibited.01-001 C.M.R. ch. 332, § 4