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How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
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 other live animals to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
Animal bites and pasteurella infections information for healthcare staff.
Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep animals safe from bluetongue virus.
We work to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy. APHA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , the Welsh Government , and The...
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
How to contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
News and consultations from the Fish Health Inspectorate about disease outbreaks and policy changes which affect the aquaculture industry
Use this certificate to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret, or assistance dog, to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
Forms to apply for permits to move and use non-native animals and plants.
A collection of guides for anyone working with animal by-products (ABPs), including how to process, transport, store and dispose of them.
Reduce the risk of disease and find out where listed diseases have been confirmed in England and Wales
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
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