{"id":21442,"date":"2016-12-08T12:38:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T11:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyesonanimals.com\/nl\/?p=21442"},"modified":"2016-12-14T08:34:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T07:34:26","slug":"hunland-livestock-transport-improves-truck-design-pezzaioli-eyes-animals-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyesonanimals.com\/nl\/hunland-livestock-transport-improves-truck-design-pezzaioli-eyes-animals-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunland Livestock Transport improves truck design with Pezzaioli after Eyes on Animals criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is not possible to put an end to the transport of farm animals in today\u2019s world, but what has been possible is to work with several of the more competent livestock transport companies to make conditions for the animals on board at least much better.<\/p>\n

During a training course that Eyes on Animals gave to Hunland in Hungary in early 2016, we explained how the faulty design of the accessories inside livestock trucks often caused stress and suffering. We made it clear that the design needs to be adjusted and stressed that it was crucial that transport companies only buy trucks from manufacturers willing to make these changes. Hunland took this info to Pezzaioli, a major manufacturer of livestock vehicles based in Italy, and offered to buy some of their trucks should they make these important adjustments. Eyes on Animals had also met Pezzaioli in September 2015 to encourage them to modify the design of their water troughs on in their trucks and partitions. Please see an article about some improvements they made: https:\/\/www.eyesonanimals.com\/improvement-pezzaioli-water-troughs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Hunland Livestock Transport has now worked with Pezzaioli on improving designs and this month purchased several livestock trucks that now have the following:<\/p>\n

1. No more gap between inner wall and decks<\/h3>\n

Many livestock trucks still have an open gap between the inner wall and hydraulic decks, causing smaller animals to get their legs caught. We have seen horrific injuries in the past.<\/p>\n

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Sheep stuck and being crushed in gap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the new Hunland\/Pezzaioli truck you can see that this gap is now minimal and there is a lip around the deck, so that animals cannot place their legs along the ridge or get them stuck.<\/p>\n

Photos: Minimal gap and lip around the deck in Hunland truck made by Pezzaioli<\/p>\n