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How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
Use this certificate to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret, or assistance dog, to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Information on the legal responsibilities of people who own or care for domestic pets
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
The documents you need and the border checks your import must pass to import from non-EU countries.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Diseases and health problems in sheep and goats, including foot and mouth disease (FMD), scrapie and lead poisoning
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Guidance and regulatory advice on how to apply for licences issued under ASPA and how your compliance with ASPA and your licence conditions will be assessed.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
Apply for an authorisation to manufacture authorised veterinary medicines and medicines marketed under the Exemptions for Small Pet Animals.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
Find out what you must do before you get a pet pig, how to register as a keeper and get a pig walking licence and what you can feed pet pigs.
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