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How to get a licence to breed dogs, and the conditions you must meet.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Wales, and the conditions you must meet.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Scotland, and the conditions you must meet.
You must have a licence for your dog breeding establishment in order to breed dogs in Northern Ireland
The rules you must follow if you own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales.
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
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
How to get a licence to sell animals as pets, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
From 31 December 2023 breeding, selling, advertising, rehoming, abandoning and allowing an XL Bully dog to stray will be illegal.
It is now illegal to breed, sell, advertise, gift, exchange, and abandon these dogs or let them stray.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
If you buy a pet dog or cat, it’s important that you make checks to help combat the illegal trade in pet animals.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
It is now illegal to own an XL Bully dog unless it is registered and complies with strict rules including being neutered and muzzled in public
How to challenge a decision to take away your licence to sell animals as pets, provide boarding for cats or dogs, hire out horses, breed dogs and keep or train animals for exhibition.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Rules and standards for running an approved breeding programme and keeping a breed book or register of purebred animals, hybrid pigs and germinal products.
UK Chief Vet urges owners to take all necessary steps to ensure they are complying with the law
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