Category: Veterinary Ambulance

CV13 NSF
British Divers Marine Life Rescue
Vauxhall Combo

York Market
Sheep and Calf Ambulance. This vehicle was used at York Market to carry sick or lame sheep and calves. It was given to the market by the RSPCA in 1914 and was used when the market was held beside the city walls.

SX05 FSE
British Divers Marine Life Rescue
Fiat Panda

CN68 FOF
Animals At Home
Peugeot Partner
Used in the Bristol area. It has a small blue light on the roof when attending animals injured on a main road.

T77 EJW
Duty of Care Pet Services UK
Mercedes Citan

B15 WRF
Equisave
Renault Master
Horse ambulance

BX12 DLD
Equisave
Fiat Ducato
This horse ambulance is fitted with amber and blue flashing lights, both with clear LED heads

R&S Equine Transport use this horse ambulance trailer. It is towed by an unmarked Land Rover Discovery with an amber light on the roof.

BX12 DLD A Fiat Ducato ambulance that is used for horses. Notice that there is no outward wording to say that it is a veterinary ambulance.



The rear view of the vehicle operated by Equicare.

BJ62 SDO Blue Cross animal charity have this Vauxhall Movano.



The rear.

PN62 URF Blue Cross animal charity have this Citroen Dispatch.



The rear.

PN62 URG Blue Cross animal charity have this Citroen Dispatch. Different animals are featured on each side.



The rear.

NA11 VOM Vet 999 North East use this Citroen Berlingo for medical work relating to domestic animals.

YK51 FVT This red Volvo V70 is an animal ambulance used by a company called Veterinary Assist.



The rear view.

RD51 FKK This is a Renault Kangoo van that is operated by Paws Inc. as a veterinary ambulance.

ND07 PHU This Skoda Octavia estate is used as a veterinary ambulance by Blythman & Partners Ltd.



The rear view of the Octavia.

BN61 OPT This Fiat Doblo is an air conditioned small van that was new to the Blue Cross Animal Charity in 2012.



The rear view.

BN61 ORX This Fiat Doblo is an air conditioned small van that was new to the Blue Cross Animal Charity in 2012.



The rear view.

BX53 DCV This photograph shows a Nissan Terrano horse ambulance and trailer posed in front of the grandstands at York Racecourse.

RV07 TDU and RV07 SZT Here are two Fiat Doblos that are used by the Blue Cross animal charity.



The reverse view.

RF07 NKX This Fait Ducato is used by the Blue Cross as an animal ambulance. Notice the air conditioning unit on the roof.



The rear view of the Ducato.

HW09 BPZ This is a Renault Kangoo that is operated as an animal ambulance by Animals At Home. It carries green and yellow checker markings down the sides and across the bonnet. It also has the Defra logo on each front wing. It is part of a national franchised company.

HK08 ANX is a Renault Koleos horse ambulance. It is operated by Racehorse Ambulance Ltd. Notice how the blue light bar has been covered with a black cover for when the car is driven on the public roads. This is because an ambulance must be for the purpose of transporting sick or injured people.



The rear view of the silver Renault Koleos.

YX02 OTP This Fiat Ducco has been decked out with green and yellow battenburg markings and fitted with an amber flashing light bar.

YE06 BYW This silver BMW X3 is a racehorse ambulance vehicle. It is fitted with a full blue light bar on the roof (covered in this photo) and dashboard-mounted repeaters. The car is has permanent 4-wheel drive and a powerful 3-litre engine. These features allows it to travel across rough ground easily as well as pull the heavy trailer.



The rear view of the car and trailer combination. The sponsor’s logo (BMW) can be seen on the trailer, as well as two additional blue flashing lights that are covered up.

M1 CVN This Citroen van is used as an emergency veterinary ambulance in Merseyside. In the back is equipment that allows the treatment and transportation of animals that are in a critical condition. It has a double blue light on the roof and a repeater on the dashboard. These are used at events or when on emergency calls. When the vehicle is not on active emergency duty the lights are covered.

YS53 RYV This silver Nissan Terrano and horse trailer carry the same livery and are both fitted with blue flashing lights.

WA05 UAS This Renault Kangoo is run by an animal ambulance company called ‘Animals at Home Ltd’. It is registered as an ambulance and is kitted out to transfer injured animals to veterinary surgeries.

This is a Nissan pick-up truck which is being used as a veterinary equine response unit. Its 4×4 capabilities and carrying capacity make it highly suited to its role.



The view into the rear of an almost identical ‘large animal response unit’, with some of the patients in the background.

This Renault Kangoo is another veterinary ambulance for a private practice.