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Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
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.
A collection of guides for anyone working with animal by-products (ABPs), including how to process, transport, store and dispose of them.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
How to unload, handle and hold animals at sites where animals not for human consumption are killed, and how the site must be designed.
You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
How maritime ports and commercial operators in England can apply for funding from the Animal Biosecurity Infrastructure Fund to build border control posts for live animal imports.
Guidance on completing your annual return of procedures.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Find out about exporting products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, dairy and fish, live animals, plants and plant products.
Sign up to receive the latest news on exotic notifiable animal disease outbreaks in Great Britain.
Check the veterinary product information database to find out if a medicine is safe to use on your pet or has been removed from sale
Form for approval to process animal by-products (ABPs) at your processing facility.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
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