For medical treatment - not available on site for some reason
Relocation
some animals are shared, moved for enrichment, changes to collections or collections close
conservation, release wild capture and for various reasons
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Welfare of Animals (Transport)(England) Order 2006
journey times should not be longer than 8 hours unless
the vehicle carries enough food and water for the journey
in the case of pigs, enough water for the journey must be carried on board and the journey must not exceed 24 hours
in the case of cattle, sheep and goats, after fourteen hours a rest period of at least one hour must be given, to enable drinking and if necessary, feeding
at the end of the journey animals must be unloaded, fed and watered and rested for at least 24 hours
there is sufficient bedding
animals can be accessed directly
ventilation is adequate and can be adjusted according to temperature
movable panels for the creation of separate compartments
animals likely to give birth during a journey or which have given birth in the last 48 hours or which are newly born must not be transported
infant animals who cannot yet feed themselves cannot be transported without their mother
if animals fall ill it is the transporter's duty of provide care in the form of first aid and contact veterinary surgeon if necessary
must be escape proof, and noise should be minimised
lighting should be adequate for inspection purposes
trailer must be cleaned before the loading of animals for a journey, unless animal waste is removed regularly, there must be plenty of litter on the ground
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Animal Welfare Act 2006
transport must not cause any unnecessary suffering
adequate space must be provided for animals in transit
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Other legislation affecting transport:
Welfare of Animals at Markets Order 1993
The Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations 2007
Welfare of Animals (Slaughter) Regulations 1995
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Enforcement
Local authorities carry the responsibility for checks and enforcing the law
DEFRA will do specific pretravel inspections in some cases but local authorities for each area can:
stop the transport of a group of animals
change how someone is carrying out the transporting
tell a transporter to go back to where they started via the most direct route
hold animals until a resolution to an offence has been found
have the animals humanely slaughtered
insist the means of transport is repaired or replaced before the journey can continue
if you break these laws you could be fined up to £5000 or put in prison for six months
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