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Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
How to comply with the exemption from the Veterinary Medicines Regulations that allow certain animal medicines to be sold without a marketing authorisation.
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.
Requirements for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in the UK.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
Apply for an authorisation to manufacture extemporaneous preparations, autogenous vaccines, stem cell products or blood products for non-food animals.
How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
Collection of guidance for importing live animals and animal products.
You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
How to minimise the risk of disease from animal wool and hair, register your site, and dispose of materials you don't want.
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
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.
APHA hosts celebration of a century’s work to improve animal health and welfare
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