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Collection of guidance for exporting and moving live animals and animal products.
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Collection of guidance for importing live animals and animal products.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Form for a compost or biogas plant to apply for approval to treat animal by-products or catering waste.
How to minimise the risk of disease from animal wool and hair, register your site, and dispose of materials you don't want.
You must fill in this form to confirm that you won't sell or transfer the pet dog, cat, ferret or assistance dog to a new owner in the UK.
Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model for live animals, animal products, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain.
News and consultations from the Fish Health Inspectorate about disease outbreaks and policy changes which affect the aquaculture industry
Form to apply for approval to operate a handling or storage plant for animal by-products.
Letter from the Animal Sentience Committee to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee on the changes to bovine identification, registration and movement.
Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
We work to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy. APHA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , the Welsh Government , and The...
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Information for landowners about how Natural England investigates reports of death or injury to wildlife or pets where pesticides may be involved.
Apply to manufacture Extemporaneous preparations, Autogenous vaccines, authorisations for Equine Stem Cell Centre (ESCCA) or Non-Food Animal Blood Bank (NFABBA).
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