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The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997

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General provisions on the protection of animals in transport

4.—(1) No person shall transport any animal in a way which causes or is likely to cause injury or unnecessary suffering to that animal.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above, a master of a vessel shall not transport any animal by sea, and a commander of an aircraft shall not transport any animal by air, if in his judgement the animal is likely to be caused injury or unnecessary suffering in the course of the transport due to adverse weather, sea or air conditions likely to be encountered during the voyage or flight.

(3) Any person transporting cattle, sheep, pigs, goats or horses shall do so in accordance with Schedules 1 and 2.

(4) Any person transporting poultry and domestic birds or domestic rabbits shall do so in accordance with Schedules 1 and 3.

(5) Any person transporting domestic dogs or domestic cats shall do so in accordance with Schedules 1 and 4.

(6) Any person transporting mammals or birds of a type not mentioned in the preceding paragraphs shall do so in accordance with Schedules 1 and 5.

(7) Any person transporting vertebrate animals or cold-blooded animals of a type not mentioned in the preceding paragraphs shall do so in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 6.

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