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Illegal animal medicines: seizure and improvement notices, prosecutions and police cautions

A collection of prosecutions, police cautions and enforcement notices involving illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.

• From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
• Published: 26 November 2014
• Last updated: 3 February 2023 — See all updates

Further information about seizure and improvement notices can be found in the Enforcement policy for animal medicines

Notices Published in December 2023

• Homeopathic Veterinary Medicines Seized
  • 8 December 2023
  • News story

Notices Published in November 2023

• Animal Medicine Seizure Notice issued to David Holt of Manchester
  • 24 November 2023
  • News story
• Pet nutraceutical product seized
  • 24 November 2023
  • News story
• Dog vaccines imported from Thailand seized
  • 10 November 2023
  • News story
• Seizure Notice published following a concluded court case
  • 1 November 2023
  • News story

Prosecutions published in November 2023

• Prosecution of Mr Anthony Howarth
  • 1 November 2023
  • News story

Notices Published in October 2023

• 60 Dog Vaccines Seized
  • 30 October 2023
  • News story
• Bravecto Chewable Tablets for Dogs seized
  • 19 October 2023
  • News story
• Animal medicine improvement notice Voo Veterinary Group, Surbiton.
  • 14 November 2023
  • News story

Notices published in September 2023

• Animal medicines seizure notice issued to Anglia Veterinary Services, Cambridgeshire
  • 21 September 2023
  • News story

Notices published in August 2023

• Non-UK Authorised Trichoben products seized
  • 22 August 2023
  • News story
• Non-UK Authorised Epityl product seized
  • 15 August 2023
  • News story
• CBD product seized
  • 3 August 2023
  • News story
• Cibapet CBD products seized
  • 3 August 2023
  • News story

Notices Published in July 2023

• Over 2,500 parcels stopped at Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre
  • 10 July 2023
  • News story

Notices published in June 2023

• Illegal horse medicine seized
  • 23 June 2023
  • News story
• CBD products for dogs seized
  • 12 June 2023
  • News story
• CBD products seized
  • 12 June 2023
  • News story

Notices Published in May 2023

• Animal medicine improvement notice: Farm & Pet, Market Drayton, Shropshire
  • 14 November 2023
  • News story
• Animal medicine seizure notice: 90 illegal medicines stopped at Belfast depot.
  • 10 May 2023
  • News story
• Animal medicine seizure notice: 32 illegal medicines stopped at Belfast depot.
  • 10 May 2023
  • News story

Notices Published in April 2023

• Parcel shipped from the USA addressed to a premises in County Tyrone
  • 13 April 2023
  • News story
• Parcel shipped from the USA addressed to a premises in County Armagh
  • 13 April 2023
  • News story

Notices Published in February 2023

• Animal medicine seizure notice February 2023: Parcel addressed to premises in County Tyrone shipped from Australia
  • 2 February 2023
  • News story
• Animal medicine seizure notice: Parcel shipped from Australia addressed to premises in County Londonderry
  • 2 February 2023
  • News story

Notices published in January 2023

• Animal medicine seizure notice: Pigeon Testing Centre at the Blackpool Pigeon Show
  • 3 February 2023
  • News story

Notices published in December 2022

• Animal medicine seizure notice: Parcel addressed to veterinary premises in Kingston, Surrey
  • 7 December 2021
  • News story
• Animal medicine seizure notice: Parcel shipped from Australia to residential premises in County Tyrone
  • 7 December 2022
  • News story
• Animal medicine seizure notice: Triple Aces Canine Care Centre, Pitsea, Essex
  • 1 December 2022
  • News story

Published 26 November 2014
Last updated 3 February 2023 + show all updates

1. 3 February 2023

   Notices for January and February 2023 added

2. 14 November 2022

   Seizure notices have been added to November 2022.

3. 10 October 2022

   October seizure notices have been added to the collections page.

4. 25 August 2022

   Seizure notice for August added to the collections page.

5. 10 February 2022

   Added new seizure notice in February

6. 4 February 2022

   Notice added for February 2022

7. 12 July 2021

   Notice for July 2021 added

8. 7 May 2021

   Notice for May 2021 added

9. 12 January 2021

   Seizure notices for January 2021 added

10. 11 December 2020

    December seizure notices added

11. 18 November 2020

    Notices for November added

12. 27 October 2020

    Prosecution and seizure notice added to October

13. 5 February 2020

    Notices for February 2019 removed and section for February 2020 notices added

14. 10 July 2019

    July notice added

15. 20 June 2019

    June 2019 Notice added

16. 23 May 2019

    May 19 Notice added

17. 20 March 2019

    Added March 2019 Notices

18. 14 March 2019

    March 2019 Notice added

19. 7 March 2019

    Updated for March 2019

20. 12 February 2019

    Updated February 2019

21. 5 February 2019

    Updated February 2019

22. 6 December 2018

    December 2018 Notice added

23. 27 November 2018

    November notices added

24. 6 November 2018

    November 2018 Notice added

25. 4 October 2018

    Updated for October 2018

26. 19 September 2018

    Sept 2018 notice added

27. 26 June 2018

    Updated June 2018

28. 9 May 2018

    May 2018 Notice added

29. 24 April 2018

    Notices published in April 2018

30. 9 January 2018

    Updated with January 2018 notices

31. 24 November 2017

    Notices published in November 2017 added

32. 21 September 2017

    September 17 Notices added

33. 3 August 2017

    Added August 17 notices

34. 3 July 2017

    Prosecution July 2017 added

35. 12 June 2017

    Updated for June 17

36. 15 May 2017

    Added May 2017 notices

37. 25 April 2017

    Added April 17 Notices

38. 10 March 2017

    Added March 2017 Notices

39. 28 February 2017

    February 2017 Notice added

40. 6 January 2017

    Notices published in January 2017

41. 21 December 2016

    Added Animal medicines prosecution: Ms Lilija Doughty

42. 26 November 2014

    First published.