Types of licences
You need an Animal Activity licence if you run a business selling, hiring, breeding or looking after animals.
An Animal Activity licence covers:
- boarding cats
- breeding dogs
- boarding dogs in kennels
- home boarding dogs
- dog day care
- selling animals as pets
- exhibitions of animals
- hiring out horses
Guidance
You can find detailed guidance on each of these activities on GOV.UK. The guidance contains information on:
- what you need to do to meet the licence conditions
- the steps you must take to meet the highest animal welfare standards
There are nationally set conditions that apply to each activity. You will need to meet these conditions to get an Animal Activity licence:
- Conditions for breeding of dogs
- Conditions for providing boarding for cats or dogs
- Conditions for selling animals as pets
- Conditions for keeping or training animals
- Conditions for hiring out horses
