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How to manage racing pigeons, birds of prey and other captive birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
Use this form to apply for approval to become a confined establishment so you can export or move captive birds to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Register to keep up to 49 birds, including any you’re keeping as pets.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Form for a bird keeper to register chicks bred in captivity and confirm that closed rings or microchips have been fitted.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
How to export or move ungulates (hooved animals) and captive-bred birds from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland for conservation, display, education or research.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
How and when you must register as a bird keeper (including for any birds you keep as pets).
If you keep poultry or other captive birds in an AIPZ, use this checklist to make sure you’re meeting the minimum standards to protect them against bird flu.
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
How to spot Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Outcome(s) by the Central Arbitration Committee on an application from the RMT.
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