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You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.
Annual statistics relating to scientific procedures performed on living animals in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road
Statistics from on-farm welfare inspections in Great Britain.
Apply online for an export health certificate (EHC) to export bovine animals, such as cattle, from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to the EU or move them to Northern Ireland.
Guidance on the main diseases that affect cattle, disease prevention and legal controls in place to protect cattle health.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Find out where you can source milk or milk products to feed to animals on your farm, and if you need to be on the national milk register.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
It will no longer be possible to keep primates as household pets in environments that fail to provide for their needs
Guidance and regulatory advice on how to apply for licences issued under ASPA and how your compliance with ASPA and your licence conditions will be assessed.
Guidance for manufacturers and distributors of premixtures and feedingstuffs containing veterinary medicines or specified feed additives.
Find out about exporting products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, dairy and fish, live animals, plants and plant products.
ASC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
How to get a licence to keep animals for exhibition, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
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