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Information for British citizens moving to or living in Liberia, including guidance on security, healthcare and driving.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in China, including guidance on residency, healthcare and travel.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
Collection of guidance for importing live animals and animal products.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Benin including guidance on residency, employment, healthcare and driving.
Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
Find out how to export live fish, molluscs and crustaceans for farming, ornamental, or any other purpose except direct human consumption
The licences you must have to import animal pathogens or carriers to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
How to unload, handle and hold animals at sites where animals not for human consumption are killed, and how the site must be designed.
If you buy a pet dog or cat, it’s important that you make checks to help combat the illegal trade in pet animals.
The carnivores you can feed, when your site must be registered, authorised, or recognised, and the animal by-products you can use.
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
Customs and security requirements for rail freight movements entering or leaving the UK.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Seeking views on how the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011 (pet travel scheme) is working in Great Britain.
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