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<p>According to the regulations you may leave your home for the purpose of caring
for or exercising your pet and other animals you own or keep. It is acceptable to
leave your home where this is reasonably necessary for animal welfare reasons. Veterinary
practices, pet shops and dog grooming salons are not on the list of businesses that
are required to close.</p><p> </p><p>Travelling to a boarding kennel or cattery to
admit or collect your pet also meets the conditions whereby you are allowed to leave
your home when reasonably necessary for animal welfare reasons. Equally, pet owners
could ask if the boarding kennel or cattery could bring their pet back home to them.</p><p>
</p><p>The Canine and Feline Sector Group has issued <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfsg.org.uk%2Frepository%2F360%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cemma.pryor%40defra.gov.uk%7C32e36c44ec3944d24ed008d884cdc205%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637405366541435263%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VndE8kmPoseARWJD9Ew%2FlUMwKLkCfkTkfvL8ygWVVNQ%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">advice</a> for pet businesses, including dog and other pet groomers,
and animal boarding establishments, on how to operate safely within the new restrictions;
this includes a protocol for the handover of pets. All admission and return of pets
should be by appointment only to ensure social distancing can be applied. Some providers
will operate a collection and drop-off service.</p>
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