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England dog-day-care licensing (day-care welfare standards; crate limits, vaccination, walker ratio)

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England's statutory guidance for licensing dog-day-care businesses, under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

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  • To grant a new animal activities licence for day care for dogs, you must check that businesses meet all of the minimum standards in this guidance.
  • The licence must clearly state the maximum numbers of dogs that are allowed on the premises.
  • A dog must not be put in a crate for longer than one hour in any 8-hour period.
  • Primary vaccination courses must be completed at least 2 weeks before acceptance into day care.
  • A dog walker may walk no more than 6 dogs at the same time.
  • Required higher standard for monitoring behaviour There must be a clear plan setting out 2 walks per dog each day for a minimum of 20 minutes each or 2 sessions of access to a secure open area away from the kennel unit.
  • A reasonable distance would, in normal conditions, be interpreted as no more than 30 minutes travelling time.
  • Dogs must not be left in vehicles for unreasonable periods.

Sources

England dog-day-care licensing (day-care welfare standards; crate limits, vaccination, walker ratio)
Source document: England dog-day-care licensing (day-care welfare standards; crate limits, vaccination, walker ratio)
UK Government (DEFRA / APHA)retrieved 2026-08-13

Verification file: pdf-parsed/gov-uk-licensing/dog_day_care.txt