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"Catch Pole" Makes Animal Handling Safe
Sometimes it's good to not get too close to an animal, whether wild or domesticated. The Ketch-All Pole keeps critters at just the right distance. With six different models, you can pick the one that is right-sized for the animal you want to restrain, whatever it is.
"Our poles have been used for everything from
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"Catch Pole" Makes Animal Handling Safe LIVESTOCK Handling 31-5-27 Sometimes it's good to not get too close to an animal, whether wild or domesticated. The Ketch-All Pole keeps critters at just the right distance. With six different models, you can pick the one that is right-sized for the animal you want to restrain, whatever it is.
"Our poles have been used for everything from snakes to alligators, but mostly it's used for dogs," says Jill Gordon. Her husband Andy's grandfather invented the pole in 1952, and now the Gordon's market it direct and through distributors. "It is designed for humane handling of animals while affording maximum protection to the handler."
The lightweight, but durable pole is made with tempered aluminum tubing with excess cable stored inside the tubing. A quick release knob with snap back release to retract excess cable at the handler's end of the pole regulates the size of the noose at the working end of the pole. For the animal's protection, the cable is covered with plastic, and a plastic tooth guard covers the end of the pole nearest the noose. Rubber grips at the handler's end and halfway down the pole ensures the handler can keep a firm grip on the animal.
Gordon reports that the Ketch-All Pole is used widely and endorsed by humane societies, animal shelters, zoos, veterinarians, police and others. In addition to alligators and snakes, it has been used successfully on cougars, bears and wolves.
The poles are available in standard and telescopic versions. A 28-in. baton style sells for $68. A $145 7 to 12-ft. telescopic model can be used as a heavy duty restraint in its retracted position or for animal rescue from storm drains or trees in its extended position.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, The Ketch-All Company, 149 Santa Fe Rd. 2, San Luis Obispo, Calif. 93401 (ph 805 543-7223; fax 805 543 7154; toll free 877 538-2425; ketch-all@ketch-all.com; www.ketch-all.com).
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