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If you buy a pet dog or cat, it’s important that you make checks to help combat the illegal trade in pet animals.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
These rules apply to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). There…
The rules for bringing your pet cat, dog or ferret into Great Britain…
Which pet travel documents you need will depend on where you’re travelling…
You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their…
You must get your dog, cat or ferret vaccinated against rabies before it…
A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm and record it in the pet passport…
People with assistance dogs can: travel on more routes than people with…
You can only use certain travel routes and companies to enter Great…
You cannot bring more than 5 pets to Great Britain (England, Wales and…
When you arrive in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), your pet’s…
Contact the Pet Travel helpline if you need more information about pet…
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
How to get your dog or cat fitted with a microchip: when to get it done, who can do it, how to update your details, what to do when getting a dog or cat
Product Safety Report for Cat pillow plush sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of suffocation.
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export petfood to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine.
How to apply for a licence to offer boarding for cats and dogs, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
Cat owner concerns: flea and tick spot-on products
Product Safety Report for Vevor Wet & Dry Vacuum Cleaner presenting a high risk of electric shock.
This Code of Practice (the Code) applies to all cats.
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
Wet line contamination involves the cross contamination of road fuel with rebated fuels, which will either be red diesel or kerosene.
Change to the information provided on adverse events in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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