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Services

  1. Application to become a member of PAW

    You can apply to be a member of PAW by completing this form.

  2. Application for a greyhound racetrack welfare licence

    This form must be completed by any greyhound racing track operator in England whose track is not regulated by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain.

  3. Avian wildlife: casualty veterinary examination certificate

    Form to complete a veterinary examination certificate for a wild bird which may be unfit to be released into the wild.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Export horses and ponies: special rules
    • Detailed guide
    • Animal and Plant Health Agency
  2. Exporting animals, animal products, fish and fishery products if the UK leaves the EU with no deal
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
  3. Animal activities licensing: guidance for local authorities
    • Statutory guidance
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  4. EU import of animals and animal products: notify authorities
    • Guidance
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
  5. Using the Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
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News and communications

News story

Anaestamine 100mg/ml injection - Product defect recall alert

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Research and statistics

  1. VMD Published Standards 2018 to 2019: Monitoring Performance
    • Veterinary Medicines Directorate
    • Official statistics
  2. Foot and mouth disease in North Africa and the Middle East
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Research
  3. Classical swine fever in pigs in Japan
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
    • Research
  4. African swine fever in pigs in China
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
    • Research
  5. Farm animals: survey of slaughter methods 2018
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Food Standards Agency, and Welsh Government
    • Research
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 31 January 2018
  2. Live exports and improving animal welfare during transport: call for evidence
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 22 May 2018
  3. Discussion: reviewing import controls on live animals and products of animal origin
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 20 November 2015
  4. Animal welfare: updating the code of practice for the welfare of meat chickens
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 06 October 2017
  5. Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Fish Health Inspectorate: Reports 2018
    • Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
    • Transparency
  2. Animal welfare in slaughterhouses
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Foi release
  3. VMD FOI requests received between 1 July to 31 December 2018
    • Veterinary Medicines Directorate
    • Foi release
  4. AHWBE: register of interests
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Transparency
  5. Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) summary of board activities: 2015 to 2016
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Corporate report
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