{"topic_id":"gb_dog_kennel_boarding_licensing","category":"gb-animal-licensing","context":"---\ntopic_id: gb_dog_kennel_boarding_licensing\ncategory: gb-animal-licensing\ntitle: \"England dog-kennel-boarding licensing (kennel welfare standards; barriers, temperature, toileting)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"UK Government (DEFRA / APHA) — 'England dog-kennel-boarding licensing (kennel welfare standards; barriers, temperature, toileting)' (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/animal-activities-licensing-guidance-for-local-authorities/dog-kennel-boarding-licensing-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities), landed 2026-08-13\"\nsource_file: pdf-parsed/gov-uk-licensing/dog_kennel_boarding.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-13\ntokens_estimated: 411\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"England dog-kennel-boarding licensing (kennel welfare standards; barriers, temperature, toileting)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"UK Government (DEFRA / APHA)\"\n  title: \"England dog-kennel-boarding licensing (kennel welfare standards; barriers, temperature, toileting)\"\n  url: \"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/animal-activities-licensing-guidance-for-local-authorities/dog-kennel-boarding-licensing-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-13\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official web page\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: open_government_licence_v3\n---\n\nEngland's statutory guidance for licensing dog-kennel-boarding businesses, under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `To grant a new animal activities licence for kennel boarding dogs, you must check that businesses meet all of the minimum standards in this guidance.`\n- `There must be at least 2 secure physical barriers (for example, a door or gate) between a dog and any entrance or exit to the property to the outer curtilage to avoid escape.`\n- `Square mesh size must not exceed 50 millimetres by 50 millimetres and for chain link it must not exceed 75 millimetres by 50 millimetres.`\n- `Insulation and temperature regulation in the kennels must aim to keep the temperature in some part of the sleeping area above an absolute minimum of 10°C and below a maximum of 26°C.`\n- `Each occupied kennel must be cleaned daily at a minimum.`\n- `There must be direct and continuous access to a run for toileting or the dog must be removed from the kennel unit to toilet away from its bed at least 4 times a day.`\n- `Faeces must be removed from all areas as often as necessary and in any case a minimum of twice a day.`\n- `Dogs must not be left in vehicles for unreasonable periods and must never be left unattended in a car or other vehicle where the temperature may pose a risk to the animal.`\n- `10.3 A holding kennel unit must only be used in an emergency and must not be used for longer than is necessary and in any event for no longer than a total of 12 hours in any 24 hour period.`\n","sources":["UK Government — England dog-kennel-boarding licensing (kennel welfare standards; barriers, temperature, toileting) (retrieved 2026-08-13)"],"source":{"authority":"UK Government","title":"England dog-kennel-boarding licensing (kennel welfare standards; barriers, temperature, toileting)","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/animal-activities-licensing-guidance-for-local-authorities/dog-kennel-boarding-licensing-statutory-guidance-for-local-authorities","retrieved":"2026-08-13","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"England dog-kennel-boarding licensing (kennel welfare standards; barriers, temperature, toileting)","verification_file":"pdf-parsed/gov-uk-licensing/dog_kennel_boarding.txt"},"source_document":"England dog-kennel-boarding licensing (kennel welfare standards; barriers, temperature, toileting)","source_file":"pdf-parsed/gov-uk-licensing/dog_kennel_boarding.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"ungraded","fidelity":"verbatim","license":"open_government_licence_v3","display_grade":"pending"},"tokens_estimated":411,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}