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The original 1968 convention established rules for 'the preparation of animals for loading, the loading itself, the design of the means of transport, the animals' fitness for transport, transport conditions, veterinary checks, the handling of animals, certificates and specific aspects of the various modes of transport (rail, road, water or air ...
The transportation of animals is the intentional movement of non-human animals by transport. Common categories of animals which are transported include livestock destined for sale or slaughter; zoological specimens; laboratory animals; race horses; pets; and wild animals being rescued or relocated. Methods of transporting animals vary greatly ...
Animal transporters are used to transport livestock or non-livestock animals over long distances. They could be specially-modified vehicles, trailers , ships or aircraft containers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] While some animal transporters like horse trailers only carry a few animals, modern ships engaged in live export can carry tens of thousands.
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Throughout most of human prehistory and history, the primary means of livestock transportation was by droving.The reason was usually either for seasonal grazing movement (to move them to a summer grazing range or to move them to an overwintering range or shelter) or to bring them to market of one form or another, whether bartering livestock (between farmers) or selling them (whether as stores ...
Non-specalised livestock carriers – Subject to appropriate regulation, live animals may alternatively be transported as part of the cargo on various classes of ship. That particular method of transportation is more common on short sea crossings (e.g. ferries) and usually involves relatively small numbers of animals. [citation needed]