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Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
How to get approval to transport pet cats, dogs and ferrets, and when you must transport assistance dogs with their owners.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Italy, including guidance on residency, healthcare and passports.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep animals safe from bluetongue virus.
How to spot rabies, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Where you can build a pet cemetery, the animals you can bury there, how it must be built and how to register.
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.
How to register to move animal by-products (ABPs) safely, how they should be moved, and the paperwork you need.
The carnivores you can feed, when your site must be registered, authorised, or recognised, and the animal by-products you can use.
Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Belgium, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
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).
It will no longer be possible to keep primates as household pets in environments that fail to provide for their needs
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