(a) where live guinea pigs or hamsters are to be transported for more than 6 hours, the animals shall have access, during transport, to feed and water or a type of feed that meets feed and water requirements in sufficient quantity and quality to meet their feed and water requirements; (d) Transporters and intermediate handlers shall endeavour to inform the consignee at least once every 6 hours after the arrival of live guinea pigs or hamsters in the rearing area of the terminal cargo facility. The time, date and method of each attempt to serve the consignee, as well as the name of the person notifying the consignee, shall be indicated on a copy of the document kept by the carrier or intermediary servant and on a copy of the document accompanying the movement of the animals. (d) Primary enclosures shall be placed in the primary conveyor in such a way that, in an emergency, live guinea pigs or hamsters can be removed from the primary conveyor as soon as possible. (c) primary pens for the transport of live guinea pigs or hamsters shall not be unnecessarily thrown, released or tilted and shall not be stacked in a manner that can reasonably be expected to fall. 1. Primary pens shall be structurally sound and maintained in good condition to protect guinea pigs and hamsters from injury. These enclosures, including their shelves, shelves and other accessories, must be made of a smooth material that is essentially impervious to liquids and moisture. 2) Guinea pigs. In addition to the provisions of point (b)(1) of this Section, the following space requirements shall apply to primary guinea pig pens: (b) During transport, live guinea pigs or hamsters shall not be removed from their primary enclosure unless they are housed in other pens or primary facilities complying with the requirements of this Subsection.
Furry, hamster-like animals are very attached to their owners and partners, so if something happens to their cage mate, Swiss guinea pig owners should immediately find another one to take their place, the outlet said. 3. Before guinea pigs or hamsters are introduced into empty primary pens, such pens must be disinfected in accordance with paragraph (a)(4) of this Division. (c) Live guinea pigs or hamsters shall not be placed in a cargo hold which does not have a sufficient air supply to permit normal breathing for each live animal contained therein, and primary pens shall be placed in the hold in such a way that each guinea pig, guinea pig or hamster alive has access to sufficient air to breathe normally. (a) Any person subject to animal welfare rules who transports live guinea pigs or hamsters from an animal pen of a terminal facility to a primary means of transport or vice versa shall do so as quickly and efficiently as possible; Every person subject to the Animal Welfare Act who keeps a guinea pig or hamster live in a terminal animal pen or transports guinea pigs or live hamsters to or from a terminal facility must provide: (1) Protection from sunlight. If sunlight may cause overheating or discomfort, sufficient shade shall be provided to protect guinea pigs and live hamsters from direct sunlight and such guinea pigs or live hamsters shall not be exposed to ambient air temperatures above 29.5°C (85°F), measured and read in the manner prescribed in section 3.40 of this Part. for a duration of more than 45 minutes. “A young animal can annoy a four- or five-year-old guinea pig by being too temperamental and active,” said the guinea pig Cupid. My research then moved to national livestock laws. It turns out that jurisdictions in the U.S.
also have interesting laws on pet owners` responsibilities. In Juneau, Alaska, pets are not allowed to enter hair salons. If you`re hunting in West Virginia, remember to leave your ferret at home. According to Section 20-2-5(a)(12) of the West Virginia Code, any attempt to “hunt, capture, take, kill, injure, or pursue a wild animal or bird with a ferret” is an offense. As a result, the sudden death of a guinea pig, which is quite shocking in itself, can also outlaw the unfortunate owners if they only had two of the pets. Without their Rent-a-Guinea-Pig service, the owner would have to buy a new, probably younger guinea pig to accompany the aging survivor, whose eventual death would force the purchase of another guinea pig and lock the owner into an endless cycle of buying guinea pigs to comply with Swiss law – even though he may only ever want a guinea pig. Species that “must be kept in groups of at least two animals” are (for mammals) guinea pigs, mice, gerbils, rats, degus and chinchillas, and (for birds) Japanese quail, macaws, cockatoos, parakeets, parrots, canaries, strildid finches and, of course, turtle doves. Domestic rabbits “should not be kept alone for the first eight weeks,” after which they should be kept in groups “whenever possible.” If this is not possible, they must at least be able to hear and smell other rabbits.
No person subject to animal welfare rules may mix consignments of live guinea pigs or hamsters with lifeless cargoes. All animal housing areas of a terminal facility where live guinea pig or hamster lots are kept must be cleaned and disinfected sufficiently often in accordance with § 3.31 of the standards to prevent the accumulation of debris or faeces, to minimize pest infestations and to prevent the risk of disease. An effective control program for insects, ectoparasites and pests of birds and mammals is established and maintained for all areas of animal husbandry. Any animal enclosure containing live guinea pigs or hamsters must be supplied with fresh air through windows, doors, vents or air conditioners and may be ventilated or circulated by fans, blowers or air conditioners to minimize drafts, odours and moisture condensation. Additional ventilation systems, such as exhaust fans and vents or fans or blowers or air conditioners, must be used for all livestock pens containing live guinea pigs and hamsters if the air temperature in that pen is 23.9°C (75°F) or higher. The air temperature around guinea pigs or hamsters in an animal pen should never fall below 7.2°C (45°F) or above 29.5°C (85°F). In order to determine compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, the air temperature around a guinea pig or hamster living outside the primary pen in which the guinea pig or hamster is located shall be measured and read at a distance of not more than 0.91 m (3 ft.) from one of the outer walls of the primary enclosure and measured on a plane parallel to the floor of that primary enclosure at a point: which is about half. the distance between the top and bottom of such a primary enclosure. (g) The cargo compartment of primary means of transport used for the transport of guinea pigs or hamsters shall be mechanically sound and provide fresh air through windows, doors, ventilation openings or air-conditioning systems in order to minimize drafts, odours and moisture condensation. Auxiliary ventilation such as fans, blowers or air conditioners must be used in any cargo compartment containing live guinea pigs or hamsters when the ambient temperature in the animal transport compartment is 23.9°C (75°F) or higher.
The ambient temperature in the hold of animals shall not exceed 29.5 °C (85 °F) or fall below 7.2 °C (45 °F), except that the ambient temperature in the hold of hamsters shall be less than 7.2 °C (45 °F) if hamsters are accompanied by a certificate of acclimatization to lower temperatures in accordance with § 3.35 (c) of this Part. (b) guinea pigs shall not be housed in the same primary pen as hamsters. Guinea pigs or hamsters also cannot be housed in the same primary enclosure as other animal species.