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How to report farm animal welfare concerns to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in England.
This document provides advice on owning a dog.
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.
How to contact the VMD for specific services or enquiries.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.
Guidance for local authorities on licence conditions and keepers’ responsibilities for privately kept primates.
This guidance document has been published to help local authorities carry out their duties.
Explanation of what Pharmacovigilance means and who is responsible. These documents must be read with the Implementation Explainer at VMD Information Hub.
How to manage beaver activities on your land without a licence and when you need a licence.
Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.
This document provides advice on owning a horse, pony, donkey or hybrid.
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.
Code of recommendations and guidance for laying hens, meat chickens, ducks, turkeys and other birds bred on farms.
How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
Registers of authorised manufacturers, wholesale dealer sites and retailers.
This Code of Practice (the Code) applies to all cats.
Apply for a licence to introduce, keep or farm non-native fish, lobsters and crayfish.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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