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Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model for live animals, animal products, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Annual statistics relating to scientific procedures performed on living animals in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Find out about exporting products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, dairy and fish, live animals, plants and plant products.
How to minimise the risk of disease from animal wool and hair, register your site, and dispose of materials you don't want.
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
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.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
Guidance on Animal Test Certificates (ATCs) required to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in the UK.
These publications provide analyses and data that are not classified as research or official statistics.
Information about the welfare of horses on farms and livery yards and how to dispose of waste and fallen stock.
Guidance and support on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland.
The carnivores you can feed, when your site must be registered, authorised, or recognised, and the animal by-products you can use.
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
Animal bites and pasteurella infections information for healthcare staff.
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.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Apply for premises approval to move animals covered by the Balai Directive.
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.
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