Animal licences
Selling animals as pets
You can apply for a new application or to renew your application to sell animals as pets on our portal. If you have not used our online portal before, you will need to create an account before you can submit your application.
Supporting information
Please note that your application (including renewal applications) will not be accepted without the relevant supporting information:
- plan of premise
- operating procedures
- register of animals
- feeding procedures
- cleaning procedures
- transportation procedures
- disease control policy
- health and welfare monitoring procedure
- exercise and enrichment policy
- death and escape of animals procedures
- storage of carcasses procedures
- revocation/emergency care of animals in an emergency procedure
- emergency evacuation plan
- training policy/records
- (a) the full name of the supplier of the animal
- (b) the animal's sex (where known)
- (c) the animal's age (where known)(except in the case of fish)
- (d) details of any veterinary treatment (where known)
- (e) the date of birth of the animal or, if the animal was acquired by the licence holder, the date of its acquisition
- (f) the date of sale of the animal by the licence holder
- (g) the date of the animals death (if applicable)
Further information
The latest guidance can be found on the Canine and Feline Sector Group website (CFSG). More information regarding the applications process can be found on our animals licences homepage.
