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Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine.
Bring your pet to Great Britain - microchipping, pet passports, vaccinations
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Information on the legal responsibilities of people who own or care for domestic pets
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.
Use this certificate to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret, or assistance dog, to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
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.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
How to comply with the exemption from the Veterinary Medicines Regulations that allow certain animal medicines to be sold without a marketing authorisation.
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Forms and checklist for transport carriers and checkers to report non-compliance when checking documents and pet animals that enter Great Britain.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
New measures will close existing loopholes exploited by unscrupulous breeders and traders
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