A mount (220, 220') for connecting a housing to a handle of an animal stunner, the housing having a stunning rod (40, 40') therein capable of being driven along a longitudinal axis (42, 42') forward to stun an animal and rearward to retract the stunning rod (40, 40'), the handle having a valve trigger to control flow of a pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod (40, 40') forward, each of the housing and handle having a plurality of passageways (156, 158, 160) for the pressurized fluid to drive the stunning rod (40, 40'), the mount (220, 220') comprising: a first mount portion for connection to a main valve body of the housing, said first mount portion including a plurality of passageways (156a, 158a, 160a) which mate with passageways (156, 158 160), respectively, opening from said main valve body; a second mount portion for connection to the handle, said second mount portion including a plurality of passageways (156b, 158b, 160b) which mate with passageways (156, 158 160), respectively, opening from main handle; a plurality of hoses (234a,b,c) connecting said first mount portion plurality of passageways (156a, 158a, 160a) to said second mount portion plurality of passageways (156b, 158b, 160b); wherein the first and second mount portions each have opposite edges, the edges of the first mount portion being spaced from the edges of the second mount portion, the first and second mount portions being secured to each other between the opposite edges; and wherein the first mount portion plurality of passageways (156a, 158a, 160a), the second mount portion plurality of passageways (156b, 158b, 160b), or both (156a,b, 158a,b, 160a,b) contain different patterns of passageways for connecting the housing and handle passageways (156, 158, 160) proximate to the location at which the first and second mount portions are secured to each other such that said handle may be mounted to said housing in a plurality of orientations. a first mount portion for connection to a main valve body of the housing, said first mount portion including a plurality of passageways (156a, 158a, 160a) which mate with passageways (156, 158 160), respectively, opening from said main valve body; a second mount portion for connection to the handle, said second mount portion including a plurality of passageways (156b, 158b, 160b) which mate with passageways (156, 158 160), respectively, opening from main handle; a plurality of hoses (234a,b,c) connecting said first mount portion plurality of passageways (156a, 158a, 160a) to said second mount portion plurality of passageways (156b, 158b, 160b); wherein the first and second mount portions each have opposite edges, the edges of the first mount portion being spaced from the edges of the second mount portion, the first and second mount portions being secured to each other between the opposite edges; and wherein the first mount portion plurality of passageways (156a, 158a, 160a), the second mount portion plurality of passageways (156b, 158b, 160b), or both (156a,b, 158a,b, 160a,b) contain different patterns of passageways for connecting the housing and handle passageways (156, 158, 160) proximate to the location at which the first and second mount portions are secured to each other such that said handle may be mounted to said housing in a plurality of orientations.