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See the page in this guide on animal transportation documents. If you are a farmer transporting your own animals under 50 kilometres, then you are exempt from ATC requirements. However, if a journey is over eight hours and involves dispatching and exporting farm livestock or unregistered domestic equidae to another country, a Journey Log is needed instead. For journeys up to eight hours involving any species of animal as part of an economic activity, you must have an ATC or similar document. Welfare during transport rules require all journeys to be logged (date, time, duration etc). How the rules vary depending on journey length or duration See the next section of this guide for information on animal transportation documents. This information is used when deciding whether to grant, suspend or cancel transporter authorisation. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) collects information about any transporters caught breaking the law from local authorities, the AHVLA and authorities abroad. ( AHVLA) also have powers to ensure transporters are following the rules. Veterinary inspectors from the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency Local authorities have primary responsibility for enforcing the rules to protect animals during transportation. shorn sheep during cold weather - particularly November to March - see the page in this guide on transporting animals in extreme temperatures.

sick or injured animals where moving them would cause additional suffering, unless instructed by a vet.females who have given birth during the previous seven days.heavily pregnant females - where more than 90 per cent of the expected gestation period has passed - unless they are being transported for veterinary treatment.new-born mammals where the navel hasn’t completely healed.puppies and kittens less than eight weeks old, unless accompanied by their mother.cervine animals in velvet, ie deer with newly growing antlers.calves less than 14 days old, for journeys over eight hours.very young animals, eg calves less than ten days old, pigs less than three weeks and lambs less than one week.It is illegal to transport an animal that’s considered unfit for travel. provide sufficient floor space and height allowanceįor advice relating to maximum journey times, rest periods, space allowances etc, see the page in this guide on species-specific rules for welfare during transportation.ensure those handling animals are competent and don’t use violence or any methods likely to cause fear, injury or suffering - see the page in this guide on training and competence certification for animal transporters.ensure vehicle loading and unloading facilities are constructed and maintained to avoid injury and suffering.ensure the animals are fit to travel and check them regularly.plan journeys thoroughly and keep the duration to a minimum.To help ensure your animal movements are within the law, the following measures are recommended: poultry - ie domestic fowl, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea, fowl, quails, pheasants and partridges.domestic equidae - ie horses, ponies, donkeys and mules.While the EU rules apply to all live, vertebrate animals transported for economic reasons, more stringent elements apply to the transport of farmed livestock. European law that governs the welfare of animals during transport applies to anyone who transports live, vertebrate animals in connection with ‘economic activity’ - ie a business or trade - including:

When moving animals, you must transport them in a way that won’t cause them injury or unnecessary suffering. EU regulation on the welfare of animals in transport You can also read about getting vehicles approved to transport animals and the additional equipment that may be needed - eg to track vehicles or to monitor the travel conditions for your livestock. It also gives guidance on staff training requirements and the different types of documents that may be needed, including certificates of competence, transporter authorisation, Animal Transport Certificates ( ATCs) and Journey Logs. This guide explains the legal controls in place to protect livestock during transit - including details of how the rules vary according to the distance and duration of journeys, and the species of animal involved. Farmers have a legal responsibility to ensure their animals are transported in a way that won’t cause injury or unnecessary suffering to them.