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Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
The amendment, which will be tabled in Parliament today will crack down on animal torture content online.
UKHSA and Porton Biopharma Limited have committed to being more transparent with the public about when, how and why we use animals in research.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
How to keep pets such as cats and dogs safe from bird flu.
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
Apply for a licence to move and keep certain non-native (alien) species for animal welfare purposes.
How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
It will no longer be possible to keep primates as household pets in environments that fail to provide for their needs
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Guidance on animal welfare for slaughterhouses, knacker's yards, small-scale producers and private individuals.
Rules about animals, including horse-drawn vehicles, horse riders and other animals.
Webinars about what you can do to protect the health and welfare of animals you keep or work with from notifiable and reportable animal diseases.
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