F - Transportation of Animals

2. 1 The RSPCA believes that farm animals should be consigned directly to their destination rather than indirectly through saleyards or other collection points. 2. 2 Farm animals must be slaughtered as close as possible to the point of production to minimise stress caused by the transportation process. 2.

3. 1 The RSPCA is opposed to the export of live animals for slaughter.

4. 1 The RSPCA believes that animals must only be permitted to be exported from Australia where: the export is other than that of live animals for slaughter all alternatives to prevent export (e. g.

5. 1 The RSPCA believes that horses must only be transported in single-deck vehicles specifically designed for horse transport. 5. 2 Horses, with the exception of wild horses transported from the wild, must be appropriately habituated (e. g.

Note: Wild animals are animals (native or introduced) living and/or reproducing in the wild on land or in water. 6. 1 Wild animals must only be transported when essential for welfare or conservation reasons (as part of a government-supervised management program).

7. 1 The RSPCA believes that companion animals must be safely restrained when travelling in/on a vehicle or vessel, as appropriate to the species and individual animal. 7.