Animal welfare

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Confirm an XL Bully dog has been neutered

Owners and vets can use this form to confirm an XL Bully dog has been neutered.
Avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ): biosecurity checklist for bird keepers

If you keep poultry or other captive birds in an AIPZ, use this checklist to make sure you’re meeting the minimum standards to protect them against bird flu.
Apply for Approved Importer status

The conditions you must meet to apply for and use Approved Importer status to commercially import dogs, cats and ferrets into England from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine.
Ferret and other mustelinae register

Send information about your ferret or other mustelinae to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) if you're in England and Wales.
Application to become a member of PAW

You can apply to be a member of PAW by completing this form.

Ban on XL Bully dogs
- Detailed guide
- 5 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Apply for an export health certificate
- Detailed guide
- 7 November 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Certify an export health certificate
- Detailed guide
- 7 November 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Animal welfare
- Detailed guide
- 23 May 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Get an export health certificate
- Detailed guide
- 5 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Animal and Plant Health Agency, and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)

Import ban of cattle, pigs, sheep, and deer from Austria to protect farmers
- 28 March 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Press release
Avian Influenza Housing Measures Expanded
- 12 February 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Press release
Seasonally vector low period for bluetongue begins
- 21 January 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
- Press release
Government introduces import ban of cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany to protect farmers after foot and mouth case
- 15 January 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Press release
How to have a pet-safe Christmas
- 23 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Press release

African swine fever in pigs in South East Asia and Oceania
- 10 March 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
- Research
Animal Sentience Committee: report on the due regard to animal welfare – legislative compliance and enforcement
- 24 February 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Independent report
Opinion on specialised dog reproductive practices
- 19 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Independent report
Opinion on cat breeding practices
- 19 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Independent report
Avian influenza (bird flu) in dairy cattle in Great Britain
- 8 November 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Research

Poultry catching and handling: proposed changes to permitted methods
- 10 March 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Open consultation
- Closing date 02 May 2025
Cat and dog microchipping consultation
- 29 March 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 20 May 2022
Primate licensing scheme
- 14 December 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 18 July 2023
Wild release and management of beavers in England
- 28 February 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
- Policy paper
Government response to the Animal Sentience Committee’s report on the Online Safety Act
- 12 February 2025
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Policy paper

AHWBE: register of interests
- 28 February 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Transparency
Animal Health and Welfare Board for England: terms of reference
- 14 February 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Corporate report
AHWBE activity report: 2020 to 2022
- 18 July 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Corporate report
Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022
- 25 October 2022
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate
- Corporate report
AHWBE annual report for 2018 to 2019
- 18 October 2022
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Corporate report