The present invention provides a single point restraining system for pets. The system is designed to be used with an automotive safety belt restraining system. A first end of the system is a housing having tensioning components therein with the housing having a standard male seat belt connector. An extendable and retractable belt is anchored within the housing, the belt having a connecting end formed by looping a length of material around a male connector. A retraction limiting component is attached to the connecting end of the belt to prevent damage thereto. The housing can be attached to a seat belt receiver and the belt may have a collar attachment for connection to a pet collar.

The Working Chute is comprised of a hydraulic gooseneck hitch; a torsion tube; a walking beam hydraulic lift; a walking beam axle; a main frame; alleyway escape gates; palpation gates; right and a left exit gates; two folding panels; outside panels; inside panels; a solar panel; a battery; and a hydraulic pump. The Working Chute can also be comprised of a dirt alleyway; a rubber floor; tires; a rolling tail gate; a drop in lock for extended panels; a chute panels parallel squeeze from both sides; a head gate squeezes from front; a section between tires for parallel squeeze; a hydraulic cylinder; a hitch; a hydraulic control for goose neck; a hydraulic control for rear lift; and a center point of walking axle which is a main pivot point. The Working Chute allows ranchers to access the livestock for palpation requirements such as marking, veterinary, or livestock care purposes. The Working Chute is both portable and that serves the various palpation needs of a livestock owner.

A non-human primate restraint system comprising a complex of a manipulating chamber and a restraint chamber. The system provides a humane, interactive, and safe structure and methods for leading non-human primates from a chute or a cage, through the manipulating chamber, and into a restraint chamber. The restraint chamber is removably attached to the manipulating chamber. The restraint chamber has an upper part with a screen, a middle portion with slots to accommodate platforms, and a lower section with a screen. The screens can be retracted or removed to access either the top portion or lower portion of the NHP.

Bird carriers and methods of restraining birds are disclosed. Each bird carrier may include a torso support, one or more leg clamps, and a head support. The head support may further include a beak receiving passage such that at least a portion of the birds' beaks are exposed. The bird carriers may restrain one or both legs and heads of the birds while supporting their torsos. Restraining the legs and the heads of the birds while supporting their torsos may produce a calming effect such that the birds exhibit significantly reduced struggling in an attempt to free themselves from the carrier.

Disclosed is a headlock-type barrier including: an upper pole and a lower pole; a pair of vertical uprights connected to the lower pole and to the upper pole so as to define a frame; a swing arm which pivots relative to the frame about a first transverse axis, the swing arm including an arm and a fork which is integral with an upper end of the arm, the fork including a pair of prongs arranged transversely one on either side of the upper pole, the swing arm including a rod rigidly connected to each of the prongs, the rod being arranged above the upper pole; a locking mechanism including a plate fixed to the upper pole and on which are hinged a first and a second stop wedge between a deployed position and a retracted position.

A chute safety system for selectively enclosing a bovine in a calf shoot by selectively closing a rear gate assembly behind the bovine. The chute safety system comprises an entryway at a rear portion, a first side enclosure, a second side enclosure and a front gate assembly at a front portion, a trigger foot plate assembly and the rear gate assembly. The chute safety system can comprise a bovine enclosure defined by a space between the rear gate assembly, the first side enclosure, the second side enclosure, and the front gate assembly. The rear gate assembly comprises a rear gate crossbar having a crossbar distal end and a crossbar proximate end, a crossbar hinge and a crossbar rotational axis.

An animal head gate includes head gate doors each having a squeeze bar to trap the neck mounted between upper and lower rails. Adjustment of the spacing between the bars uses an eccentric crank operated by lever which cooperates with two manual latches on a rail at maximum and minimum spacing. A neck sweep bar is mounted on one gate and movable from a retracted position to a position forward of the squeeze bar across the head gate so as to engage the neck of the animal in front of the squeeze bar and to turn the neck and head. The head gate is held closed by front and rear abutment members each of which is formed as a roller which rotates to reduce friction under load. Each gate includes an upstanding torsion bar which twists when forces are applied to the squeeze bars from impact with the animal.

An animal head gate includes head gate doors each having a squeeze bar to trap the neck mounted between upper and lower rails. Adjustment of the spacing between the bars uses an eccentric crank operated by lever which cooperates with two manual latches on a rail at maximum and minimum spacing. A neck sweep bar is mounted on one gate and movable from a retracted position to a position forward of the squeeze bar across the head gate so as to engage the neck of the animal in front of the squeeze bar and to turn the neck and head. The head gate is held closed by front and rear abutment members each of which is formed as a roller which rotates to reduce friction under load. Each gate includes an upstanding torsion bar which twists when forces are applied to the squeeze bars from impact with the animal.

An animal cage having a rectangular main body with a bottom, top and sidewalls defining a first inner space for the animals. A first sidewall of the main body includes a first opening to allow access into the first inner space. Attached to the cage is a secondary rectangular body having a bottom, upper and sidewalls defining a second inner space. First and second sidewalls of the secondary body respectively include second and third openings, the second opening being parallel and aligned with the first opening, and the third opening being formed orthogonal to the first and second openings. The first sidewall of the main body includes a rotatable gate that is switchable between a first position which closes the first opening, and a second position which clears the first and second openings while rotated into the second inner space and closes the third opening of the secondary body.

Systems and methods for sorting livestock including a livestock processing station, a computer network system, and a livestock routing mechanism. The livestock processing station confines the individual livestock, allowing individual livestock data to be collected and analyzed. The computer network system includes a programmable logic controller (PLC) for data input at the livestock processing station and a sorting application coupled to the PLC via a computer network, the sorting application for analyzing individual livestock data and assigning livestock to pens.