Animal control officers do a lot of
work to keep animals and residents safe. To do their jobs, animal
control officers should have the right vehicles. You can purchase
custom animal control truck bodies for the trucks that your animal
control officers use. If you are wondering what your main
considerations should be when designing a truck body, start with the
considerations below.
1. Officer Safety
First and foremost, ensure that all of
your animal control officers are safe while they are on the job.
Dealing with wild animals and some domesticated animals can be very
risky. Having the right equipment can go a long way, however.
For example, set up cages in a way that
they can be used without the animal control officer having to come in
unnecessary contact with the animal being handled. Install ramps to
make it easier to load and unload animals from cages without the
officer having to pick them up.
2. Animal Safety
Frightened or injured animals can be
prone to hurting themselves if you do not take care to keep them
safe. Additionally, accidents can happen, such as cages flying open
and putting animals at risk. Keep animal safety in mind when
designing your animal control truck bodies so that you can help
prevent animals from injury.
For example, cages should be well-made
and secure. Install proper locking mechanisms on all of the doors to
prevent them from coming open when they should not. You should
have sufficient airflow to help prevent animals from overheating.
3. Animal Comfort
Animal safety is not the only important
matter for animal control officers to be concerned about. Humane
handling of all animals should be the goal of your animal control
officers. For example, cages should be spacious enough that animals
can move around or lie down comfortably.
4. Ability to Deal With Different
Situations
The average animal control officer
might have to deal with different issues throughout the course of a
normal day. Animal control officers might have to help with picking
up stray neighborhood cats on one call; then, with the next call,
they might have to deal with an aggressive dog or wild bear. Thus,
animal control trucks should be versatile.
For example, you may want to install
multiple cages of different sizes on each animal control truck. Your
animal control officers might have to work with different types of
equipment throughout the day, so you should also have ample storage
space for leashes, traps, or nets.
5. Convenience and Productivity
Animal control officers are often very
busy, and they may have many different calls to deal with on a daily
basis. Officers should be able to work quickly and efficiently so
that they can handle serious animal-related situations promptly and
so that they can handle more calls throughout the day.
Therefore, you should think carefully
about how to set up each animal control truck so that officers can
work more productively. Make sure that tools are easy to grab and
within reach, as well as that cages can be opened and closed quickly.
Small touches can make a big difference throughout the course of a
busy animal control officer's day.
Having the right animal control
vehicles can make a big difference in how well animal control
officers are able to do their jobs. Contact
us
at Diamond Truck Body Mfg. Inc. for help with designing and
purchasing the right custom bodies for all of your animal control
vehicles. We look forward to speaking with you and helping to solve
all your animal control vehicle needs. Please let us know what
questions you have.
