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Transport Guides

Safe transport is the backbone of rescue operations. These guides cover everything from vehicle setup to regulatory compliance, built from our experience running hundreds of animal transports across Southern California.

Transport by Species

Each species has a critical-concern rule and a species-specific guide. Start with the one you’re transporting, then read Safe Transport Basics for the cross-species protocols.

• 🐈Cats TransportA cat that escapes mid-transport can be impossible to recover in an unfamiliar area — recovery windows are hours to days, not minutes.
• 🐄Cattle TransportA downer cow is an emergency. Never transport an animal that cannot stand on its own.
• 🐕Dogs TransportThe first 72 hours in a new placement is the highest escape risk window. A scared dog slips a flat collar and bolts into a neighborhood they don’t know.
• 🐎Horses, Donkeys & Mules TransportLong transport triggers colic. Under-hydration is the silent killer.
• 🐖Pigs TransportPigs cannot sweat. They overheat faster than nearly any species you’ll transport.
• 🐓Poultry TransportHeat kills poultry within minutes. Stacking without airflow is deadly.
• 🐇Rabbits TransportGI stasis from stress can be fatal within 24 hours of transport.
• 🐐Goats & Sheep TransportPregnant does and ewes in late term can lose kids/lambs from transport stress.

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