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Avian wildlife: casualty veterinary examination certificate

Form to complete a veterinary examination certificate for a wild bird which may be unfit to be released into the wild.

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Avian wildlife casualty veterinary examination certificate

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This form should be completed by a qualified vet to record the veterinary examination of a wild bird which the owner believes will not survive in the wild.

If the vet agrees that the bird cannot be released into the wild, the bird must be registered and microchipped.

Updates to this page

Published 2 November 2013
Last updated 1 October 2014 + show all updates
  1. AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

  2. First published.

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