UK Quarantine Licences for Cats, Dogs, and Ferrets in 2013

Quarantine licences issued by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency for rabies-susceptible mammals entering England in 2013. The data distinguishes between animals that landed illegally and those whose owners applied for quarantine in advance. Details include species, country of origin, landing and release dates, and port of entry, sourced from the UK Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in illegal animal landings based on the 'illegal' vs 'standard' licence classification mentioned in the description
• Study the flow of rabies-susceptible animals by species and country of origin as described in the dataset
• Model quarantine duration and release patterns using the landing and release date fields
• Assess port-specific activity for animal imports based on the port of landing data

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific regulatory year (2013), providing a clear temporal snapshot.
• Includes key regulatory distinctions, such as 'illegal' versus 'standard' quarantine licences.
• Contains multiple descriptive dimensions, including species, origin country, and port of landing.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Licences issued by the government agency for regulatory purposes.

Time Range

2013

Freshness

Data is from 2013; last update is unknown.

Geography

England, with data on country of origin and port of landing.