Defra has been working with stakeholders to carry out a “light touch review” of the guidance notes that accompany The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

Defra has now finalised the light touch review of the guidance and have made minor changes to the phrasing in order to comply with current gov.uk content guidelines. We also ensured consistency between each guidance note where appropriate.

The updated guidance notes will come into force on 1^st February 2022.

The updated pdf documents below show the new wording of each guidance note. These are for information only and we are not able to make any further changes until after publication.

• Cat boarding Feb 2022
• Day care for dogs Feb 2022
• Dog breeding Feb 2022
• Hiring out horses Feb 2022
• Home boarding Feb 2022
• Keeping or training animals for exhibition Feb 2022
• Kennel boarding Feb 2022
• Procedural guidance Feb 2022
• Selling animals as pets Feb 2022

Please note that when uploaded onto gov.uk on 1^st February 2022, the guidance notes will be in a html format.