Animal Health Service

Animal Health's primary function is to prevent the spread of disease and unnecessary suffering of farm animals.

We do this by advising on animal health matters, and by monitoring and enforcing of animal health legislation.

We also:

  • enforce standards and advise on the quality and composition of feedstuffs given to food producing animals. If you wish to register as a feed business please complete and submit a Feed registration form

  • enforce laws relating to disease control

  • enforce movements of livestock

See below for more links to more detailed advice/information from our partners such as the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra), and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

Horses and companion animal welfare

We do not look into issues about horse welfare.  Please report your concerns to the RSPCA, World Horse Welfare Worried about a horse? - World Horse Welfare or British Horse Society Horse Welfare: Reporting Cruelty Or Abuse | The British Horse Society.  For companion animals, please contact the RSPCA.  If you have a complaint about someone who you believe should have a licence or have an issue with someone who has a licence with this Council under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, please report your concerns to licensing@doncaster.gov.uk 

Advice for livestock keepers

Please visit the following page for advice for livestock keepers- Livestock keepers

Animal diseases

If you keep animals and you suspect signs of any notifiable disease ie Bovine TB, Foot & Mouth, Rabies, Avian Influenza, African Swine Fever you must notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency APHA immediately. Visit the following page for further information- Animal diseases

Advice on transport and disposal of animal by-products

 For information on transport and disposal of animal by-products please visit the Gov.uk website. 

Animal movements

Contact us

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