{"analytics_identifier":null,"base_path":"/guidance/keeping-a-pet-pig-or-micropig","content_id":"602144f8-7631-11e4-a3cb-005056011aef","description":"Find out what you must do before you get a pet pig, how to register as a keeper and get a pig walking licence and what you can feed pet pigs.","details":{"attachments":[],"body":"\u003cdiv class=\"govspeak\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you keep a pig or ‘micropig’ as a pet, you’re considered a pig keeper. You must follow the same traceability and welfare rules as pig farmers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a keeper, you’re legally responsible for the welfare of your pig. You must look after it by:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eproviding it with a suitable place to live\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003egiving it a suitable diet\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003emaking sure it can behave naturally and normally\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eprotecting it from pain, suffering, injury and disease\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou must follow \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/disease-prevention-for-livestock-farmers\"\u003egood hygiene and biosecurity standards\u003c/a\u003e to help prevent the introduction and spread of disease.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"before-you-get-a-pig\"\u003eBefore you get a pig\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou must \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-county-parish-holding-cph-number\"\u003eget a county parish holding (\u003cabbr title=\"county parish holding\"\u003eCPH\u003c/abbr\u003e) number\u003c/a\u003e from the Rural Payments Agency (\u003cabbr title=\"Rural Payments Agency\"\u003eRPA\u003c/abbr\u003e), for the land and buildings where you’ll keep the pig.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou must contact \u003cabbr title=\"Rural Payments Agency\"\u003eRPA\u003c/abbr\u003e to \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/update-your-holding-details\"\u003eupdate your details\u003c/a\u003e if anything changes after you register. This includes if you stop keeping the pig.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"register-as-pig-keeper\"\u003eRegister as pig keeper\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy law you must \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-livestock-to-get-a-flock-or-herd-mark\"\u003eregister as a pig keeper with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (\u003cabbr title=\"Animal and Plant Health Agency\"\u003eAPHA\u003c/abbr\u003e) to get a herd mark\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe herd mark must be on the ear tag, tattoo or slap mark you use to identify the pig before it moves from where it’s kept.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"tell-apha-if-your-circumstances-change\"\u003eTell \u003cabbr title=\"Animal and Plant Health Agency\"\u003eAPHA\u003c/abbr\u003e if your circumstances change\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou must tell \u003cabbr title=\"Animal and Plant Health Agency\"\u003eAPHA\u003c/abbr\u003e if you:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003echange your address or telephone number\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003echange where you plan to keep the pig\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eget more pigs or a new species of pig\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003estop keeping pigs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is so \u003cabbr title=\"Animal and Plant Health Agency\"\u003eAPHA\u003c/abbr\u003e can track the location and movement of animals to prevent and control disease.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind out how to \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/update-your-holding-details\"\u003eupdate your details\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"get-a-licence-to-walk-a-pet-pig\"\u003eGet a licence to walk a pet pig\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou need to apply for a licence from \u003cabbr title=\"Animal and Plant Health Agency\"\u003eAPHA\u003c/abbr\u003e to walk your pig outside your home or premises. You can get an application form from \u003cabbr title=\"Animal and Plant Health Agency\"\u003eAPHA\u003c/abbr\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"contact\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal and Plant Health Agency\u003cbr\u003e\nTelephone (Defra rural services helpline): 03000 200 301\u003cbr\u003e\nMonday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/call-charges\"\u003eFind out about call charges\u003c/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\nEmail: \u003ca href=\"mailto:CSCOneHealthAGO@apha.gov.uk\"\u003eCSCOneHealthAGO@apha.gov.uk\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll need to provide a map of your proposed route as part of your application. \u003cabbr title=\"Animal and Plant Health Agency\"\u003eAPHA\u003c/abbr\u003e may not approve your walking route if it poses a health risk, for example if it passes close to a:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003elivestock market\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003epig farm\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003efast food restaurant\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou must have your licence with you whenever you’re walking your pig, and you’ll need to renew it every year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"report-and-record-movements\"\u003eReport and record movements\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou must \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pig-keepers-report-and-record-movements-to-or-from-your-holding\"\u003ereport any movement of your pig\u003c/a\u003e using the \u003ca rel=\"external\" href=\"https://www.eaml2.org.uk/ami/home.eb\"\u003eelectronic animal movement licensing service (\u003cabbr title=\"electronic animal movement licensing\"\u003eeAML2\u003c/abbr\u003e)\u003c/a\u003e. You’ll need to register to use it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou do not need to report and record the movement if you’re only taking it for a walk under the terms of your licence.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou must also \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pig-keepers-report-and-record-movements-to-or-from-your-holding#keep-a-holding-register\"\u003ekeep a record of all movements, known as a holding register\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"take-an-annual-inventory\"\u003eTake an annual inventory\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time once a year (you can choose when), you must also record in your holding register the:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003enumber of pigs on your premises or land on that day\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003etotal number of pigs normally on the premises or land\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can keep digital or paper records. You must keep them for 3 years after you stop keeping pigs and show them to a Rural Payments Agency (\u003cabbr title=\"Rural Payments Agency\"\u003eRPA\u003c/abbr\u003e) field officer if requested.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"add-identification-details-to-your-pig\"\u003eAdd identification details to your pig\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou must \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pig-keepers-identify-animals-before-moving-them\"\u003etag, tattoo or mark your pig with identification details\u003c/a\u003e if you plan to move it away from your home or premises. This includes taking it:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003efor a walk (under licence)\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eto a vet\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"feeding-your-pigs\"\u003eFeeding your pigs\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou cannot feed pigs catering waste from any domestic or commercial kitchen including kitchens that only cater for vegetarians. Catering waste includes used cooking oil.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou generally cannot feed pigs material of animal origin or products containing material of animal origin.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can feed pigs:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eliquid milk or colostrum produced on the same holding the pigs are kept on\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eformer foodstuffs that contain rennet, melted fat, milk or eggs, as long as these materials are not the main ingredient\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003emilk, milk products and white water (water used to clean dairy equipment) in some cases – find out \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/feeding-milk-and-milk-products-to-farm-animals-on-your-farm\"\u003ewhen you can feed milk and milk products to farmed animals\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003efishmeal, di-or tri-calcium phosphate, or blood products in some cases - find out when these must be \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/supplying-and-using-animal-by-products-as-farm-animal-feed\"\u003eprocessed before they can be fed to farmed animals\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can get pig food from a premises that handles material that cannot be fed to pigs, but only if both of the following apply:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ethe premises has a procedure to keep material that can be fed to pigs separate from material that cannot be fed to pigs\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ethe procedure has been agreed with a local council\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContact \u003cabbr title=\"Animal and Plant Health Agency\"\u003eAPHA\u003c/abbr\u003e if you’re still unsure whether you can feed something to your pig.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"contact\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimal and Plant Health Agency\u003cbr\u003e\nTelephone (Defra rural services helpline): 03000 200 301\u003cbr\u003e\nMonday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/call-charges\"\u003eFind out about call charges\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"if-your-pig-dies\"\u003eIf your pig dies\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a pig dies at your home or premises, you do not need to report this through the \u003cabbr title=\"electronic animal movement licensing\"\u003eeAML2\u003c/abbr\u003e service.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou must follow the \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fallen-stock\"\u003erules to safely and legally dispose of the animal\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e","change_history":[{"note":"Added a link to 'Register land you use to keep livestock' for information on getting a county parish holding number. 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