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Areas of Routine Violations (cont'd)
Violations
Federal Health of Animals Act
Part XII Transportation of Animals
Sick, Pregnant and Unfit Animals
138.(2) "No person shall load or cause to be loaded on any railway car, motor vehicle, aircraft or vessel and no
one shall transport or cause to be transported an animal
(a) that by reson of infirmity, illness, injury, fatigue or any other cause cannot be transported without
undue suffering during the expected journey;
138.(2.1) "For the purpose of paragraph (2)(a), a non-ambulatory animal is an animal that cannot be transported
without undue suffering during the expected journey."
138.(4) "No railway company or motor carrier shall continue to transport an animal that is injured or becomes ill
or otherwise unfit for transport during a journey beyond the nearest suitable place at which it can receive proper
care and attention."
Inability to Attend to or Remove Downers
Containers
144.(1) "No person shall load or transport or cause to be loaded or transported a container used in the
transportation of animals unless the container is constructed and maintained so that
(a) animals therein may, where required, be fed and watered without being removed therefrom;
(b) animals therein may be readily inspected".
Recommendations
CETFA recommends that:
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Poultry crates be designed so that the federal transport regulations can be followed as the law
requires.
·
Crates must be designed in such a way that all birds are accessible for euthanasia should they
become non-ambulatory or down.
·
Mandatory training for poultry trailer drivers be required as it is in the United Kingdom.
Certification would include training in proper methods of euthanasia for birds found to be injured
or down during transport.
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