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Double Deck Possum Belly Trailers

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Download a card and carry in your car. Help enforce PA law banning the use of double deck trailers to transport any horse, no matter what its final destination!

The Bottom Deck
Looking at the above diagram, the bottom deck is the section in front of the doghouse and behind the nosedeck
  • Is it equine industry standard to have trailers with holes in the side big enough for a horse to put a foot through?

  • No, of course not. Horses can put their leg through a hole, panic and cause severe injury to themselves.
The above photo shows the 3 inch metal "I" beams that support the top deck of the trailer. These beams protrude below the ceiling of the bottom deck. The beams are on 12 inch centers.


This horse has injuries on his face due to being loaded and transported in a double deck possum belly trailer. This horse was slaughtered in a Canadian slaughterhouse.
  • Is it equine industry standard to transport horses on trailers with metal floors?

  • No, industry standard is to have rubber mats on the floor covered in bedding to asorb the urine.

  • Is it equine industry standard to have ramps without sideboards?

  • No, sideboards are used on ramps on horse vans to prevent horses from falling off the ramp. Exceptions are trailers with a drop down ramp that is only inches off the ground.
New York Agricultural and Markets Law, Section 359-a states,
a. The interiors of compartments containing horses shall be constructed of smooth materials, containing no sharp objects or protrusions which are hazardous;

View inside bottom deck looking at the ramp located at the rear of the bottom deck. The ramp leads up into the 'doghouse'

 Bottom deck of a poosum belly trailer used to transport horses illegally in New York

Horses On the Bottom Deck of Double Deck Cattle Trailer!
Horses inside the bottom deck of a double deck possum bellyu trailer transporting horse illegally in NY.

Is it equine industry standard to have 3 inch metal "I" beams protruding below the ceiling of the trailer?

  • No, industry standard are trailers of one level. There is no need to support a top deck, thus there are no 3 inch "I" beams in trailers designed and manufactured for horses. Commercial horse trailers designed and manufactured to carry 6 or more horses have a standard minimum height of 7'. Eight feet is the standard on a tractor trailer of this size.

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