For information on non farm animal welfare please visit the Environmental Health animal welfare webpage.

Please see the information listed below about the Animal Health and Welfare service provided by Cornwall Council's Animal Health Team from Trading Standards.

Livestock

• Pig Identification and Useful Information
• Sheep Identification - A Bitesized Guide (a leaflet to download)
• Bovine TB testing and cross compliance (DEFRA guidance to download)

Travel and Importation

• Importation of Animals
• Advice on pet animals entering and re-entering Cornwall - An Introduction to the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) (a leaflet to download)
• Changes to the UK Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) - Changes effective from 1/1/2012

Animal Movement Licences

• Animal movement Licences
• eMALS pig movement reporting service

Animal Feed Hygiene

• Farms Feed Hygiene Registration Form - to register your Farm business under the Feed Hygiene Regulations ( Regulation (EC) No 183/2005)
• Non-Farms Feed Hygiene Registration Form - register your Non-Farm business under the Feed Hygiene Regulations ( Regulation (EC) No 183/2005)
• Guidance for farms is provided via the following link: Feed guidance for farms
• The Farm Safety Partnership have produced the following guidance leaflet: Managing the Safe Receipt of Animal Feeds

Legislation

• Animal Health and Welfare Legislation 
• Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925

Animal advice leaflets

Please visit our Advice on Animals page to view guidance notes that are designed to help you understand the legislation.