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What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
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.
Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
ASC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Guidance on the Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory testing services and prices for animal disease diagnosis.
Use this service to apply for a licence to move birds or animals onto or off premises in disease control zones.
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
Border control posts and charges for importing live animals, animal products, plants and plant products.
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Information about UK Health Security Agency's tick awareness resources and how to take part in the Tick Surveillance Scheme.
Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping.
Fees to have your consignment checked at a border control post by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
How to manage tuberculosis (TB) in your non-bovine animals, when you can move them, and how to get compensation if you slaughter them.
Powers that police, councils and other authorities can use to control or improve the behaviour of dogs.
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