Animal Welfare
Licensing of Animal Boarding, Breeding, Pet Shops, Riding Establishments and Dangerous Wild Animals
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Animal welfare and licensing
Do I need a license, and who decides if I can have one? We look after the licensing and inspection of cat and dog boarding businesses, horse riding establishments, wild and dangerous animals, pet shop...
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Animal boarding establishments licence
To run a boarding kennel or cattery, you need a licence from the local authority. The number of dogs and cats that may be accommodated will be specified on the licence along with other specific condit...
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Pet shop licence
To run a business selling pet animals you need a licence from the local authority. This includes all commercial selling of pet animals, including pet shops and businesses selling animals over the inte...
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Riding establishment licence
To run a riding establishment (where horses or ponies are hired out for riding or used for riding instruction) in England, Scotland or Wales, you need a licence from the local authority.
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Wild Animals
We license, and inspect establishments keeping dangerous wild animals in our area.
