Request for LAIA (Licensing of Activities involving Animals)
Received: 8 April 2026
Please treat this as a request for recorded information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, or where applicable the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.I am requesting the following information for your local authority area, as held at the date this request is processed:1.The total number of currently licensed businesses authorised to sell animals as pets.2.Of those currently licensed businesses, how many are licensed to sell:*Mammals*Birds*Reptiles*Amphibians*FishInvertebratesFor the avoidance of doubt:*I am requesting the number of premises licensed to sell animals as pets, not the number of specimens. *We understand many stores will be licensed to sell several of the taxa listed below.*If the information is not held in exactly that format, please provide the closest recorded breakdown available.*Please use attached table below for responses,Local authority nameCountry (Eng/Scot/NIre/Wales)Total # premises licensed to sell animals as pets# Licensed to sell MAMMALS# Licensed to sell BIRDS# Licensed to sell REPTILES# Licensed to sell AMPHIBIANS# Licensed to sell FISH# Licensed to sell INVERTEBRATES
Outcome / Documents
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