Animal welfare licences

Find out about the different types of animal welfare licences, for example: dog breeding, animal boarding, dangerous wild animals, keeping or training animals for exhibit, selling animals as pets, zoo and hiring out horses.

Types of animal welfare licences

If you're a business that deals with animals, for example if you breed dogs or hire out horses, you will need to apply for an animal welfare licence.

Keeping and moving animals

If you keep or move animals, you need to notify either the licensing team or the Corporation of London who maintain the council's animal movement register.