Guidance: Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues

Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.




Guidance: Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes

Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.




News story: Hemp licence burdens to be cut back to help grow UK economy

Hemp to be made easier for farmers to grow as licence burdens reformed.




Correspondence: Plastic pollution treaty: business roundtable statement

A statement of ambition on upcoming plastic pollution treaty negotiations signed by leading businesses and financial institutions.




Press release: First case of Avian influenza confirmed in poultry in England this Autumn

First case confirmed since declaration of zonal freedom in February 2024. Risk levels increased and all bird keepers urged to take action to protect their birds and report signs of disease. The risk to the general public’s health from the virus is very low.