FOI release

Animal activities licensing

Case reference FOI2025/00451

Received 16 July 2025

Published 12 September 2025

Request

I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I would like to request the following information. As of every April 1 of each year 2020 to 2025 inclusive: 

For each of the following activities: dog boarding (kennels), home boarding for dogs, dog day care, dog breeding, cat boarding, and selling animals as pets, please provide:

• Number of licenses in force 

• Number of 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year licenses issued in the 12 months up to that point 

• Number of 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year licenses renewed in the above period 

• Number of 1-star, 2-star, 3-star, 4-star, and 5-star licenses issued in the above period

• Number of licenses revoked, refused, or varied in the above period 

• Number of FPNs issued regarding licence violations 

• Number of prosecutions regarding licence violations 

• Number FTEs inspecting and enforcing licensing

• Names of license holders 

For the period above, for dog breeding, please provide the following information if held: 

• Average number of breeding bitches per licensed breeder 

• Average number of puppies born per year per breeder 

• Average number of staff working directly with breeding bitches (staff ratios) 

Please provide details of the training requirements for FTEs regarding inspecting and enforcing the licensing of the following activities: dog boarding (kennels), home boarding for dogs, dog day care, dog breeding, cat boarding, and selling animals as pets.

Response

Please find spreadsheets attached.

Documents

• Cat boarding - licence holders.csv (3.0 KB)
• Cat boarding.csv (1.4 KB)
• Dog boarding (kennels).csv (1.4 KB)
• Dog boarding - licence holders.csv (3.1 KB)
• Dog breeding - data.csv (1.7 KB)
• Dog breeding - licence holders.csv (3.1 KB)
• Dog day care- licence holders.csv (1.3 KB)
• Dog day care.csv (1.4 KB)
• Home boarding - licence holders.csv (3.2 KB)
• Home boarding for dogs.csv (1.4 KB)
• Selling - licence holders.csv (825 B)
• Selling animals as pets.csv (1.4 KB)

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