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.

Types of animals

Animals you need to notify us about include:

pigs
sheep
goats
cattle
chickens (flocks of 50 or more)

For more general information on animal movement please go to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on GOV.UK.

Horses, ponies and donkeys

All horses, ponies and donkeys in the UK are required to have a passport. For more information, go to the Horse Passport Agency website.

You can also find out more about a hiring out horses licence.

What you need to do

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