Animal transport system

An animal transportation system configured to accommodate one or more live animals, the animal transportation system comprising:

• a floor;
• a plurality of cage assemblies comprising,
• one or more cages positioned in vertical alignment,
• a covering secured to and extending above the one or more cages, and
• one or more door assemblies, each of the one or more door assemblies comprising a door movable between at an open position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position the door is in covering relationship with an access opening to the one or more cages;
• at least one coupler configured to flexibly couple adjacent cage assemblies of the plurality of cage assemblies together;
• a securement system flexibly securing the plurality of cage assemblies to the floor;
• a circulation system having one or more vents for providing gas within an interior of the plurality of cage assemblies, the circulation system configured to affect environmental conditions thereof;
• wherein:
• the at least one coupler and the securement system provide that adjacent cage assemblies of the plurality of cage assemblies are each independently moveable.

An animal transportation system configured to accommodate one or more live animals, the animal transportation system comprising:

• a floor;
• one or more cage assemblies sealing coupled together, the one or more cage assemblies comprising,
• one or more cages positioned in vertical alignment,
• a covering secured to and extending above the one or more cages, and
• at least one door assembly, each of the at least one door assembly comprising a door movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position the door is in spaced relation laterally outward from the one or more cages, is in covering relationship with an access opening to the one or more cages and is in sealing engagement with the floor;
• a securement system securing the one or more cage assemblies to the floor such that the one or more cages are in spaced relation laterally inward from the door of the at least one door assembly when the door is in the closed position;
• a forward wall sealingly coupled to a forward end of the one or more cage assemblies;
• a rearward wall sealingly coupled to a rearward end of the one or more cage assemblies;
• a circulation system having one or more vents for providing gas within an interior of the one or more cage assemblies, the circulation system configured to affect environmental conditions thereof;
• wherein:
• the floor, the one or more cage assemblies, the forward wall, and the rearward wall form a sealed compartment, and
• when the door is in the closed position in sealing engagement with the floor, the circulation system selectively in flow communication with a stunning gas supply provides stunning gas to an interior of the sealed compartment and between the one or more cages and the door of the at least one door assembly to induce an anesthetic state of unconsciousness or anoxia in one or more live animals in the one or more cages.