New regulations came into effect October 1st 2018
Animal Activities Licensing (AAL) regulations replace a number of animal establishment regulations, namely: Boarding Establishments Act 1963, Pet Animals Act 1951, Riding Establishments Act 1968, Dog Breeding Act 1991, Performing Animals Act 1925.
Procedural guidance notes for local authorities
This sets out useful information for inspecting authorities which you may find useful during the inspection process. In particular it outlines the new star rating system which will be applied by local authorities and which will determine the term of your licence (1, 2 or 3 years).
Barking Mad and all our independently owned and managed branches across the UK are fully compliant. We are members of The Pet Care Franchise Association (PCFA) who work to to improve animal welfare standards in the pet care industry.
Barking Mad continue to provide the very highest quality service and have worked since 2000 to professional unrivalled standards that ensure dogs in our care are happy, healthy and safe. Barking Mad’s systems and operations are also ISO9001 accredited ensuring compliance to our excellent Quality Management System (QMS).
Information and guidance from Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) on the new commercial dog boarding regulations can be found with the link below.
The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. Guidance notes for conditions for providing home boarding for dogs 2018. Read more below.
Home boarding for dogs licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Animal activity licensing process: statutory guidance for local authorities – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
