We also offer advice and assistance to farmers and the livestock industry to help them comply with their legal obligations. Contact us for more information.
Telephone: 030 33 33 3000
Email: [email protected]
Post: Trading Standards, Militia House, English Street, Dumfries DG1 2HR
How to apply
Complete your application form and send it to the address on the form.
Available licences
These licences all cost £235.95 unless otherwise stated. You can also check all our licensing fees.
Find out about each licence by clicking the + plus signs.
Available licences
Animal welfare establishment licences
Animal welfare establishment
Animal boarding establishment
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Animal rehoming
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Cat breeding
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Dangerous wild animals
Dog breeding
This licence costs:
- £412.34 for up to and including ten breeding bitches
- £821.42 for over ten breeding bitches
These fees include vet fees.
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Pet shop
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Performing animals
Rabbit breeding
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Horse riding establishment
This licence costs £413.49, including vet fees.
Zoo
This licence cost will be decided after we review your application.
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Animal licence holders list
We keep a register of those who hold animal licenses, including breeding licenses.
| Name | Licence number | Postcode of premises | Date granted | Date renewed | Expiry date | Suspended? | Types of animals licensed to sell |
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James G Barr Heathhall Garden Centre |
162 | DG1 1SE | 01/01/03 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/28 | No | Hamsters, fish and coral, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice, birds |
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Caroll-Anne Pagan Galloway Pet Foods |
774 | DG8 6NL | 01/01/08 | 02/04/26 | 01/04/29 | No | Tropical fish, coldwater fish, hamsters, rabbits, amphibians, guinea pigs |
| Pets at Home | 163 | DG1 3PF | 16/05/03 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/28 | No | Guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, gerbils, cold water fish, tropical fish |
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Sue Campbell and Lynette McColm The Pet Shop |
75272 | DG9 7EW | 01/01/09 | 01/01/25 | 31/12/27 | No | Tropical fish, coldwater fish |
| Name | Licence number | Postcode of premises | Date granted | Date renewed | Expiry date | Suspended? | Types of animals licensed to rehome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets at Home Foundation | 71723 | DG1 3PF | 01/01/26 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/28 | No | Rabbits, guinea pigs, Syrian hamsters, Russian hamsters, gerbils, rats, degus |
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Mandy Beasdale Alfies Dream for Greyhounds Ltd |
71811 | DG11 2PJ | 01/01/26 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/26 | No | Dogs |
| Name | Licence number | Postcode of premises | Date granted | Date renewed | Expiry date | Suspended? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cats Protection | 75630 | DG8 6QL | 14/02/24 | 14/02/25 | 13/02/27 | No |
| Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue Centre | 68859 | DG1 4RH | 07/01/25 | 07/01/25 | 06/01/28 | No |
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Graham Hill Dumfriesshire and Cumbria Greyhound Rescue |
73193 | DG2 8JY | 10/07/24 | 10/07/24 | 09/07/27 | No |
| Barbara Turnbull, Judith McArdle and Lynn Crackett Doodle Trust |
TS/KD/066 | DG7 1HY | 29/09/25 | 29/09/25 | 28/09/28 | No |
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Iraina McGroarty Farmersfield Rest Home For Elderly Donkeys (FRED) |
77889 | DG2 0JS | 17/12/24 | 17/12/24 | 16/12/27 | No |
| Golden Sands Trekking Centre | 78135 | DG9 9JR | 06/06/25 | 06/06/25 | 04/06/26 | No |
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Juanita Wison Mossburn Community Farm |
72865 | DG11 1LE | 11/05/26 | 11/05/26 | 10/05/29 | No |
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Hazel Marshall Phoenix Lifeskills Services |
EH/HK/031 | DG7 2EU | 17/12/25 | 17/12/25 | 17/12/28 | No |
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Pam Ewart South of Scotland Wildlife Hospital |
74251 | DG3 4NQ | 30/08/23 | 30/08/23 | 29/08/26 | No |
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Kerry McCleary The Maggie Fleming Animal Hospice and The Karass Sanctuary |
72867 | DG6 4RB | 13/05/24 | 13/05/24 | 12/05/27 | No |
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Gillian & David MacPheat Monybuie Ltd |
77537 | DG7 3DY | 09/10/25 | 09/10/25 | 08/10/28 | No |
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Shaun Lord Knockamoorie |
73561 | DG9 9BJ | 23/06/24 | 23/06/24 | 22/06/27 | No |
| Name | Licence number | Postcode of premises | Date granted | Date renewed | Expiry date | Suspended? |
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Marion Collins Saorsa Cats |
26/00009/ANCATS | DG11 2PR | 13/07/26 | 13/07/26 | 12/07/29 | No |
| The Cat Walk | 105251 | DG11 1AA | 01/05/25 | 01/05/25 | 01/05/28 | No |
| Lunaraine | 10525 | DG11 1AA | 01/05/25 | 01/05/25 | 01/05/28 | No |
| Name | Licence number | Postcode of premises | Date granted | Date renewed | Expiry date | Suspended? |
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| John & Leyla Partington Galdenoch Boxers |
TS/HK/023 | DG9 9EE | 29/09/25 | 29/09/25 | 28/09/26 | No |
| C Baird Laughtmuirside |
70394 | DG3 5DH | 08/09/25 | 08/09/25 | 07/09/28 | No |
| Brian Easton Riverside Steadings |
TS/HK/025 | DG10 9SN | 09/09/25 | 09/09/25 | 08/09/26 | No |
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Lynn McDowell Amity French Bulldogs |
2181 | DG9 0RN | 19/11/24 | 19/11/24 | 18/11/27 | No |
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Angela Miller Dryfevalley Dandie Dinmont Terriers |
74176 | DG11 2JY | 12/05/26 | 12/05/26 | 11/05/27 | No |
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John Jamieson Anvil Kennels |
72709 | DG16 5LN | 09/08/23 | 09/08/23 | 08/08/26 | No |
| Buccleuch Estates Ltd | 145 | DG3 5BW | 25/02/24 | 25/02/24 | 24/02/27 | No |
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Heather and Alistair Baird Burnbrae Australian Labradoodles |
1980 | DG7 3HQ | 23/09/24 | 23/09/24 | 22/09/27 | No |
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Fiona Ingram Viotia |
76274 | DG7 3HE | 02/04/26 | 02/04/26 | 01/04/27 | No |
| Claire Innes | 72863 | DG13 0PX | 25/05/26 | 25/05/26 | 24/05/29 | No |
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Linda Smith Clonrae Cockers |
78790 | DG3 4JU | 05/02/26 | 05/02/26 | 04/02/29 | No |
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Gavin and Lisa Brough Crinan Cottage |
TS/HK/016 | DG5 4NW | 29/07/25 | 29/07/25 | 28/07/28 | No |
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Leigh Morris Crosscop Kennels |
2050 | DG11 3JW | 10/01/24 | 10/01/24 | 09/01/27 | No |
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Fiona MacLean Afimore |
74250 | DG11 1HW | 07/09/23 | 07/09/23 | 06/09/26 | No |
| David Fleming Elder and Rowan Ltd |
75708 | DG7 3DZ | 23/02/25 | 23/02/25 | 23/02/28 | No |
| Felicity N Alazia Fee Terriers |
10822 | DG11 2NR | 01/08/25 | 01/08/25 | 31/07/26 | No |
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Radoslaw Miler Golden Leaders Kennels |
72548 | DG10 9SN | 17/10/25 | 17/10/25 | 16/10/26 | No |
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Michael Shellabear Foxbrock Border Terriers |
72710 | DG11 3NB | 26/04/24 | 26/04/24 | 25/04/27 | No |
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Kirsty Cousins Gortons Gundogs |
26/00013/BREDOG | DG14 0RS | 20/06/26 | 20/06/26 | 19/06/29 | No |
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Mark Fallon and Sarah Fallon Matrixglen Gundogs |
75706 | DG3 4ND | 22/02/24 | 22/02/24 | 21/02/27 | No |
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Kay Cook Cowburn Cottage |
2184 | DG11 2NU | 03/02/26 | 03/02/26 | 02/02/27 | No |
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Mary Neil Moloko Gundogs |
2111 | DG7 3AE | 23/06/24 | 23/06/24 | 22/06/27 | No |
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Andrew Platt and Erin Platt Nithvalley Gundogs |
74175 | DG11 3JS | 25/08/23 | 25/08/23 | 24/08/26 | No |
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Steven Hawthorne and Thomas Tyson Old Toll Dogs |
74249 | DG11 2SL | 30/08/23 | 30/08/23 | 29/08/26 | No |
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Marjorie Helen Paterson Peallaidh |
71480 | DG7 3TB | 10/05/24 | 10/05/24 | 09/05/27 | No |
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Richard Bayston Rockylodge Dogs Ltd |
72272 | DG16 5HW | 27/02/26 | 27/02/26 | 26/02/27 | No |
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Susan Deamer Stobohill Cottage |
74655 | DG11 2NY | 22/09/23 | 22/09/23 | 21/09/26 | No |
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Kathleen Bogie Torthorwald Papillons and Phalenes |
71965 | DG1 4JF | 04/02/26 | 04/02/26 | 03/02/29 | No |
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Janet Gilson With All My Heart |
1673 | DG7 2HQ | 19/01/25 | 19/01/25 | 18/01/28 | No |
| Albert Easdon and Philip Martin | 144 | DG10 9SW | 13/01/25 | 13/01/25 | 12/01/28 | No |
| Name | Licence number | Postcode of premises | Date granted | Date renewed | Expiry date |
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| Barstobrick Riding Centre | 001463 | DG7 2AT | 01/01/26 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/26 |
| Camplebridge Riding School | 000153 | DG3 5EY | 01/01/26 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/26 |
| Sports Driving | 000156 | DG11 2LL | 01/01/26 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/26 |
| Fairhill Servcies Ltd | TS/KD/061 | DG2 8RL | 01/01/26 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/26 |
| Happy Hooves | 077292 | DG4 6JW | 01/01/26 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/26 |
| Jennymill Riding Stables Ltd | 000158 | DG12 5NQ | 01/01/26 | 01/01/26 | 31/12/26 |
| Lochnaw Home Farm Pony Trekking Centre | 000278 | DG9 0RW | 01/01/26 | 01/01/25 | 31/12/26 |