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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…
You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog
It’s against the law to let a dog be dangerously out of control anywhere,…
In the UK, it’s against the law to own certain types of dog. These are…
Some public areas in England and Wales are covered by Public Spaces…
You can report a dangerous or out of control dog to: the dog warden…
Powers that police, councils and other authorities can use to control or improve the behaviour of dogs.
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
How to get a licence to keep animals for exhibition, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
If you buy a pet dog or cat, it’s important that you make checks to help combat the illegal trade in pet animals.
Details of funding for multi-sport grassroots facilities projects in 2023 to 2024
This research aimed to measure the take-up of 3-hours of high-quality PE and out-of-hours school sport in a typical week.
Owners and vets can use this form to confirm an XL Bully dog has been neutered.
These tools provide data to help local authorities' planning
This series brings together all documents relating to Sport satellite account for the UK statistics
English Institute of Sport works with the UK Sport .
This series brings together all documents relating to Local area statistics on participation in sport and culture
Sport England (SE) helps people and communities across the country get a sporting habit for life. It also protects existing sports provision and must be consulted on any planning applications that affect playing fields in England. SE is an executive...
This series brings together all documents relating to School sport indicators
Sport Northern Ireland is the leading public body for the development of sport in Northern Ireland. SportNI works with the Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) .
UK Sport (UKSP) supports Britain’s best Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes, co-ordinating the bids for and staging of major international sporting events in the UK. It invests around £100 million each year in high performance sport. UKSP is an...
How to get a licence to breed dogs, and the conditions you must meet.
From 1 August 2024, it will be an offence to keep an XL Bully dog in Scotland unless you have a certificate of exemption.
The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.
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