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How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
These rules apply to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). There…
The rules for bringing your pet cat, dog or ferret into Great Britain…
Which pet travel documents you need will depend on where you’re travelling…
You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their…
You must get your dog, cat or ferret vaccinated against rabies before it…
A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm and record it in the pet passport…
People with assistance dogs can: travel on more routes than people with…
You can only use certain travel routes and companies to enter Great…
You cannot bring more than 5 pets to Great Britain (England, Wales and…
When you arrive in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), your pet’s…
Contact the Pet Travel helpline if you need more information about pet…
The Resilience Capabilities Programme aims to increase the capability to respond to and recover from civil emergencies and provides advice on preparing for a crisis.
The CMA has won an important legal challenge in the High Court after the CAT refused to grant it a domestic search warrant as part of a cartel investigation.
How a marketing authorisation holder should report a defect with a veterinary medicine.
Information on the legal responsibilities of people who own or care for domestic pets
Cat owner concerns: flea and tick spot-on products
Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
Mandatory microchipping of cats will help reunite thousands of lost or stray pets every year.
Animal bites and pasteurella infections information for healthcare staff.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
If you buy a pet dog or cat, it’s important that you make checks to help combat the illegal trade in pet animals.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for integrated pest management.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
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