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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
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.
Product Recall for Cartoon Bear Design Pet Plush Toy presenting a risk of asphyxiation.
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
Information on the legal responsibilities of people who own or care for domestic pets
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
Guidance and regulatory advice on how to apply for licences issued under ASPA and how your compliance with ASPA and your licence conditions will be assessed.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
The carnivores you can feed, when your site must be registered, authorised, or recognised, and the animal by-products you can use.
Apply for premises approval to move animals covered by the Balai Directive.
How to get a licence to keep animals for exhibition, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
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.
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
Apply for a licence to move and keep certain non-native (alien) species for animal welfare purposes.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
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