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Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
We update these lists when we are told of changes. You should check with…
Guidance for local authority inspectors on licensing activities involving animals.
Local authorities can grant animal activity licences to an individual…
This guidance is for local authority inspectors in England. You should…
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
Find out what you must do before you get a pet pig, how to register as a keeper and get a pig walking licence and what you can feed pet pigs.
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.
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.
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
Registers of authorised manufacturers, wholesale dealer sites and retailers.
How to contact the VMD for specific services or enquiries.
If you buy a pet dog or cat, it’s important that you make checks to help combat the illegal trade in pet animals.
Explanation of what Pharmacovigilance means and who is responsible. These documents must be read with the Implementation Explainer at VMD Information Hub.
How to comply with the exemption from the Veterinary Medicines Regulations that allow certain animal medicines to be sold without a marketing authorisation.
How to apply to run a microchip implantation course
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
This enforcement policy sets out the general principles and approach taken by the VMD.
How to submit an application, data package and responses for proposed or existing marketing authorisations.
How to get approval to transport pet cats, dogs and ferrets, and when you must transport assistance dogs with their owners.
The CMA has launched a review into the veterinary services market for household pets.
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