Will Nirah kill animals by extracting their secretions, venoms or toxins?
Nirah will obtain all its venoms, toxins and secretions by ‘milking’ the selected individual using non-harmful, non-invasive approved procedures similar to those already widely used on venomous snakes. Because the ‘milking’ is a specialist procedure, it is rightly covered by Home Office licenses which regulate even these minor interferences with animals. This ensures proper control. The ‘milking’ of skin and other body secretions involves nothing more serious than a light touch with a cotton swab; the collection of saliva, faeces or urine; the collection of sloughed skin; or the analysis of the animals water column or other environment. This involves minimal stress for the animal undergoing the ‘milking’ process.
