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Abstract

An apparatus and method for cleaning and processing a harvested animal is provided. The apparatus comprises a structural frame for suspending the harvested animal and supporting the harvested animal when suspended. The apparatus further includes a hide removal linkage coupled to the hide of the suspended animal at one or more connection points. The apparatus includes a hide remover coupled to the hide removal linkage, wherein the hide remover applies tension through the hide removal linkage on the hide for removing the hide from the suspended animal. The hide remover may or may not itself be coupled to the frame. A plurality of guides coupled to the frame and in communication with the hide removal linkage route the hide removal linkage in a predetermined orientation. Tension, which is applied by the hide remover, is directed by the guides and the hide removal linkage to the hide of the suspended animal such that the hide is separated from the suspended animal and travels according to the preferred orientation. Upon hide removal, the animal may be repositioned for additional processing and cleaning.

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