Animal licences

As the Licensing Authority for Caerphilly county borough, we are responsible for issuing a range of animal licences to ensure that owners of animals and establishments comply with the required standards.

Privacy notice - Applications for licences/registrations issued in relation to the keeping of animals (PDF)

• Animal boarding licence

  To run a boarding kennel or cattery, you need a licence.

  Licensed Animal Establishments

  Licensed animal establishments in Caerphilly County Borough

  Performing animals registration

  If you exhibit, use or train performing animals you must be registered.

• Dog breeding licence

  How to apply, conditions of licence and inspections.

  Horse riding establishment licence

  To run a riding establishment you need a licence.

  Selling animals as pets

  To run a business selling pet animals you need a licence.

• Zoo licence

  To run a zoo you need a licence.