Abstract: Animal stunning equipment suitable for use with sheep or other small livestock includes a restrainer-conveyor (36) comprising one or more pair of continuous belt or slat conveyors having inclined operating surfaces facing each other to define a substantially V-shaped passageway in which an animal can be restrained and conveyed towards automatic stunning means. The stunning means is arranged so that one or more sets of electrodes (30) which are moveable between a stunning position and a withdrawn position, are set at rest to form a barrier in the path of the moving animal to stun the animal immediately it comes into contact with the waiting electrodes. The conveyor is temporarily stopped when the animal contacts the electrodes. After stunning has occurred, the electrodes are de-activated and moved to the withdrawn position of the conveyor path to enable the conveyor to be restarted and eject the stunned animal.