Animal transporters are used to transport animal

Animal

Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...

s over long distances. They could be specially-modified vehicles, trailers

Trailer (vehicle)

A trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Commonly, the term trailer refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials....

, ships or aircraft containers. They are used to transport cattle or zoo needed animals, but sometimes they are sadly used to make ilegal exotic animal contranbandism hardly punished by the law. While some animal transporters like horse trailers only carry a couple of animals, modern ships engaged in live export

Live export

Live export is the transport of living farm animals usually across either state or national borders.Animal charities say that thousands of animals die en route from disease, heat exhaustion, thirst, suffocation, and crush injuries. The National Hog Farmer reports that 420,000 pigs are crippled and...

 can carry tens of thousands.

The Animal Transportation Association

Animal Transportation Association

The Animal Transportation Association [AATA] is an organization with a worldwide membership serving as a resource for those concerned with the humane handling and transportation of animals.-History:...

 campaigns for humane transporting of animals as do many other animal welfare organisations.

See also

• Livestock transportation
  Livestock transportation
  Livestock transportation is the movement of live animals, by ship, rail, road or air. Livestock are transported for many reasons, including but not limited to sale, auction, breeding, livestock shows, rodeos, fairs, slaughter, and grazing....
  
  
• Horse trailer
  Horse trailer
  A horse trailer or horse van is used to transport horses...
  
  
• Stock car (rail)
  Stock car (rail)
  In railroad terminology, a stock car or cattle wagon is a type of rolling stock used for carrying livestock to market...
  
  
• Drover's caboose
• Road transport
  Road transport
  Road transport or road transportation is transport on roads of passengers or goods. A hybrid of road transport and ship transport is the historic horse-drawn boat.-History:...
  
  
• Animal-powered transport
  Animal-powered transport
  Animal-powered transport is a broad category of the human use of non-human working animals for the movement of people and goods....