Carrying livestock in a pick up

[borntohunt]

What is the official law on this I carry sheep/goats sometimes calves in the back of a landrover defender pick up with a ifor Williams top on. I asked the vet at a local slaughterhouse he said he had no issues with it but added it was local authority's call rather than his that mattered . Now another slaughterhouse has told me I run the risk of prosecution if I get caught or catch them on a bad day . I would like to know what is the official law/rule as I have sometimes only one or two animals to deliver to abattoir and towing a trailer 30 mile round trip seams a waste of my diesel and added unnecessary time TIA

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I would imagine it depends on the loading/unloading dock at the other end, otherwise they’d have to be hand balled off

 

[Wooly]

Other Countries do.............. not sure they have Farm Assurance though as they are hungry !

 

[betweenthelines]

As long as they're wearing seat belts, I can't see a problem.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

I was told that unless they can enter and exit unaided then it is against animal welfare regulations. Hand balling is not an approved method of loading or unloading loading. If you have a ramp of the correct specifications or the origin and destination have raised platforms at the correct height for your vehicle then it is permitted.

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

I think it's all to do with loading ramp angles and being able to walk on and off without having to be manhandled.

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

Has anyone ever modified a pick up truck back to incorporate a ramp.

 

[delilah]

I have been told that the law states you can move stock in a pickup so long as the animal can reasonably be lifted by hand. The decision then comes down to someone's definition of 'reasonable'. After all, sock lambs are transported in this manner.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Has anyone ever modified a pick up truck back to incorporate a ramp.

There was one used to attend Llanybydder Mart with a Vauxhall Brava pick up with a tail lift type animal platform. Pain in the ass to get them onto and off of. I think I've seen a Gamic ramped pick up too but I'm not sure if it had loading gates

 

[It was already broken.]

Other Countries do.............. not sure they have Farm Assurance though as they are hungry !

I'm pretty sure this Mercedes with the camel in the back is a taxi in Cardiff that picked me up from the railway station one time. But he left the camel at home that day I guess.

 

[mo!]

I took some pet lambs to slaughter once in the back of ex-BT yellow Maestro van. The vet was a bit put out but couldn't say what I had done wrong. I opened the back door and one of the hoggs butted me right on the chin, much to the vet's amusement.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

I took some pet lambs to slaughter once in the back of ex-BT yellow Maestro van. The vet was a bit put out but couldn't say what I had done wrong. I opened the back door and one of the hoggs butted me right on the chin, much to the vet's amusement.

That's not too bad. A maestro is/was a lot lower than a modern day pick up. I took my first pigs in the back of an escort van.

 

[Old Tip]

When we were kids we used to have to share the back seat of the car with a couple of calves tied in sacks if we wanted to go with dad to the auction.
Oh how times have changed

 

[andybk]

Has anyone ever modified a pick up truck back to incorporate a ramp.

we carried about 10 at a time in the back of various vans , transit and ivecos all over the country , modified an old fibreglass cheese vat to go in back with ramp , even had trading standards take a look at mart , (they thought they had caught someone ) they said ok as long as ventilation ok and ramp angle right and non slippy floor (which it was ) . I kept container in case i go back to vans again

 

[JP1]

Need a ramp or loading dock for anything more than cade lambs really

 

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