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How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.
Apply for a licence to run a Zoo in England, Scotland or Wales; health and safety, animal well-being, inspections, renewals
Reminder to practise good hand hygiene when visiting farm attractions following a number of outbreaks of diarrhoeal illness this year.
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision.
Every year during April, Public Health England sees a rise in cases of a diarrhoeal illness caused by a bug called cryptosporidium.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
Information on the legal responsibilities of people who own or care for domestic pets
Forms and contingency plan for a premises to apply for a licence to hold an animal gathering.
Guidance for local authority inspectors on licensing activities involving animals.
Information on cryptosporidium including sources and routes of transmission, symptoms, and general hygiene advice to minimise the spread.
Information for farmers about inspections carried out when there have been complaints about the welfare of livestock on farms.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Shanks on 16 April 2024.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Decision for applicant Paypal, Inc. against registration number 12086290, applicant successful.
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