Number of licenses to exhibit animals under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) 2018 Regulations

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Jennifer Barnes

Dear Horsham District Council,

I am a MSc Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law student at the University of Winchester. As part of my dissertation, I am looking at how many licenses under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) 2018 Regulations for the exhibition of animals have been issued in England. To gain this information I must make a Freedom of Information request.
I would like to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000). I would like information on licenses to exhibit animals under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) 2018 Regulations ONLY, issued by the Council.
Can I please request information on:

1. How many licenses are currently issued to exhibit animals under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) 2018 Regulations in your council?

2. A list of the species of animal that are included in the licenses, and how many of each species.

Yours faithfully,
Jennifer Barnes

Student number: 1808583
Email address: [email address]
Dissertation supervisor: Jenny Mace ([email address])

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Dear Jennifer Barnes

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Response

 

Further to our acknowledgement we can now respond to your request for
information dated 09/03/2022 asking about animal welfare- number of
licenses to exhibit animals .

 

We have dealt with your request in accordance with ‘your right to know’
under section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), which
entitles you to be provided with a copy of any information ‘held’ by a
public authority, unless an appropriate exemption applies.

 

In your email of 09/03/2022 you asked the following questions:

 

1. How many licenses are currently issued to exhibit animals under the
Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) 2018
Regulations in your council? 1

2. A list of the species of animal that are included in the licenses, and
how many of each species.

 

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|Type |
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|Leopard Gecko |
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|Burmese Python |
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|Royal Python |
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|Corn Snake |
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|Bearded Dragon |
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|Uromastyx |
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|Western Hognose |
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|Gargoyle Gecko |
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|Crested Gecko |
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|Pink Legged Millipede |
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|Milk Frog |
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|White Tree Frog |
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|Chilean Rose Tarantula |
|----------------------------------------------------|
|Pacman Frog |
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|Stick Insects |
|----------------------------------------------------|
|Argentinean Black and White Tegu |
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|  |
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|  |
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