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Get help with animal and plant health

Find contact forms, telephone numbers and email addresses for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Report a notifiable disease

You can report anotifiable disease24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Telephone: 03000 200 301

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Telephone:03003 038 268

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Telephone:03000 600 704

Report awelfare concern about a farm animal

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For urgent concerns about the welfare of a farm animal, telephone: 03000 200 301

Ifit’snot urgent,  using the online form.

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For urgent concerns, telephone:03003 038 268

:APHA.CymruWales@apha.gov.uk

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For urgent concerns, telephone:03000 600 704

Email: APHA.Scotland@apha.gov.uk

Get help with animal health, including diseases

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using the online form.

Telephone: 03000 200 301

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Telephone: 03003 038 268

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Email: APHA.Scotland@apha.gov.uk

Telephone:03000600 704

Bovine TB 

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: TB.Advice@apha.gov.uk

Telephone: 03000 200 301

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Telephone: 03003 038 268

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Email: APHA.Scotland@apha.gov.uk

Telephone:03000 600 704

Welfare in transport 

: WIT@apha.gov.uk

Bee health 

: nbu@apha.gov.uk  

Telephone: 03003 030 094 

 on the National Bee Unit website 

Breeding and feedcontrols andpoultry health scheme

Get help with:

Importing and exporting animals, animalproductsand byproducts

Imports 

Get help with:

Exports 

exports@apha.gov.uk to get help with:

  • pet animals
  • cattle, pigs,sheepand goats
  • horses and ponies
  • poultry and hatching eggs, birds, zoo,circusand all other live animals
  • meat, dairy, fish, fishery, pet food, hides and skins, wool, pharmaceutical and other animal products

To get help with semen, ova and embryos, 𳾲: farmandgermcarlisle@apha.gov.uk

Animal registration and licences 

Livestockand poultry registration in ԲԻ

: customer.registration@apha.gov.uk

Livestock registration in Scotland and Wales (except poultry)

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:APHA.CymruWales@apha.gov.uk

Telephone: 03003 038 268

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Email: APHA.Scotland@apha.gov.uk

Telephone:03000 600 704

Non-TB animal movement licensing

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Get help with non-TB animal movement licensing, including bird and animal gatherings: CSCOneHealthAGO@apha.gov.uk

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Telephone: 03003 038 268

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Email: APHA.Scotland@apha.gov.uk

Telephone:03000 600 704

Other registration and licences

Get help with:

Pet travel 

Check what you need to do before you travel abroad with your pet dog, cat or ferret. 

Contact us using the online form if you have a question about:

Telephone: 03000 200 301

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm 

Invasive non-native species including sightings and breaches of legislation 

: NNSI@apha.gov.uk

Get help with plants and seeds

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Telephone: 03001 000 313

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (7am to 8pm for urgent exports)

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Report disease or invasive non-native species 

You can  usingthe Tree Alert service. 

To ask a question about a pest or disease, 𳾲: planthealth.info@apha.gov.uk  

Check what to include when reporting suspected plant pests or disease. 

Apply,registeror get approval for something 

Get help with: 

Imports 

: phsi-importers@apha.gov.uk

Exports  

Get help with:

Endangered plant and animal species (CITES) 

Get help with endangered plant and animal species (CITES):

Get technical help using IPAFFS, Plant Health Export Service and EHC Online 

For help using IPAFFS (Import of products, animals,foodand feed system), the PHES (Plant Health Export Service) or EHCO (Export Health Certificates Online):

Report fraud and non-compliance 

Report fraud and corruption 

You must send a report to APHA if you know or suspect that someone has committed fraud,briberyor corruption in relation to the safeguarding of animal and plant health. 

Report non-compliance 

You can also report someone for notcomplying withthe rules for animal welfare and plant and bee controls by using the . 

For any other mattersregardingnon-compliance, email : intelunit@apha.gov.uk. 

Other APHA services 

Vets 

Find out how to contact APHA if you’re a vet.  

APHA Scientific 

Commercial products and services are offered by . 

: aphascientific@apha.gov.uk

Disinfectant approvals 

: disinfectant@apha.gov.uk

GM inspections 

Get help with investigations and inspections into genetically modified releases into the environment, including seeds, fish and animals but excluding food:

Call charges 

Find out about call charges

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Telephone: 03000600 704

Email: APHA.Scotland@apha.gov.uk

Updates to this page

Published 4 May 2022
Last updated 13 May 2026 show all updates
  1. Added telephone number for Bovine TB in England.

  2. The email address customeradvice@apha.gov.uk is no longer in use. Links to the contact forms for getting help with animal health and reporting non-urgent farm animal welfare concerns in England have been added.

  3. The email address to get help with exporting animals or animal products has been updated.

  4. There's a new way to contact us about travelling with a pet abroad, or bringing a pet to Great Britain. Links to contact forms have been added.

  5. Added guidance on how to report farm animal welfare concerns in England.

  6. Added a link to the 'APHA Intelligence Report Form' to the 'Report non-compliance' section. This form is used to report non-compliance with the rules for animal welfare and plant and bee controls.

  7. Updated the contact information for disinfectant approvals.

  8. Added links to guidance about reporting fraud and corruption and how to contact APHA if you're a vet.

  9. Updated the Pet Travel helpline number to 03000 200 301.

  10. Updated the phone number for ferret and other mustelinae registration.

  11. Contact details for livestock registration updated to include poultry and captive birds. Previous contact details for poultry registration removed as they are now out of date.

  12. Updated information on reporting a plant pest or disease. Removed references to the PEACH and eDomero systems, which have been replaced by the import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS) and Plant Health Export Service (PHES) respectively.

  13. Updated the email address for contacting the Compulsory Scrapie Flocks Scheme.

  14. Added a link to Veterinary Delivery Partner contact details on the TB Hub website.

  15. Added a section about registration queries for the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS).

  16. Updated the email address for contacting the Plant Variety and Seeds team.

  17. Added contact information for 'Authorisations for plant pests, pathogens, plants, and soil'.

  18. Egg marketing contact details for Wales have changed. Telephone 03000 200 301 or email CSCOneHealthEggMarketing@apha.gov.uk

  19. Added translation

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