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HoofPAC is the political action committee that has been formed to end the slaughter of America's horses. Cathleen Doyle, founder of HoofPAC, led the successful Save The Horses campaign in 1998 that made the slaughter of California's horses a felony.


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VT Horse Transport Law


Title 13 § 387.Transportation of horses; vehicles

(a) Every vehicle utilized for the transportation of more than seven horses on the highway shall meet the following requirements:

(1) there shall be at least two doors for loading and unloading, which shall not be on the same side;

(2) loading ramps shall be provided if the vertical distance from the floor of the truck to the ground is greater than 15 inches;

(3) the interior compartment construction shall be of smooth material with no hazardous, sharp protrusions;

(4) there shall be sufficient openings to ensure adequacy of ventilation;

(5) partitions shall be placed in compartments having no stalls;

(6) doorways shall be of sufficient height to allow safe loading and unloading; and

(7) compartment height shall be sufficient to allow clearance of the poll and withers of each horse loaded.

(b) Vehicles under this section shall have no more than one tier in compartments carrying horses.

(c) The commissioner shall establish rules for compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.

(d) Failure to comply with this section, or the rules established thereunder, is a violation of subdivision 352(a)(3) of
this title. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), §2.)



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banning the use of double deck trailers to transport any horse,
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This is a double deck slatside trailer used to transport horses to slaughter. The truck in the above photo is a brown International cabover with a sleeper.The truck in the photo below is a purple conventional with a sleeper. This IS a double decker cattle and hog trailer, also known as a 'possum belly or'pot' because the section of the trailer between the rear axles of the trailer and the "fifth wheel or nosedeck" section of the trailer is lower to the ground than the rest of the trailer.

A possum belly trailer is similiar to a moving van such as, "MayFlower", "Bekins".

A straight deck trailer is similar to the freight trailers seen on the highway such as, Wal-Mart, JB Hunt, RoadWay.

This is a double deck trailer used to transport horses to slaughter. The truck is a conventional with a sleeper. This IS a double decker cattle and hog trailer, also known as a 'possum belly or 'pot'.
Double deck trailer used to transport horses to slaughter
This is a double deck trailer used to transport horses to slaughter. The truck is a brown International cabover with a sleeper. This IS a double decker cattle and hog trailer, also known as a 'possum belly or 'pot'.


The trailer pictured BELOW, is a straight deck SINGLE tier trailer.
This is NOT a double decker,"possum belly" or "pot".

This is a single tier trailer used to transport horses to slaughter. The truck is a Western Star conventional with a sleeper. This is NOT a double decker or a 'possum belly'.

This is a single tier trailer used to transport horses to slaughter. The truck is a Western Star conventional with a sleeper.
This is NOT a double decker or a "possum belly".


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