UK Rabies-Susceptible Mammal Import Licenses for 2013

APHA-issued licenses for importing rabies-susceptible mammals, excluding cats, dogs, and ferrets, into approved English quarantine facilities in 2013. The dataset includes the number and species of animals, country of origin, English port of entry, and license issue date. Data is provided by the UK Government Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in non-traditional pet or exotic animal imports based on species and country of origin data.
• Study the geographic distribution of quarantine entry points in England based on port of entry information.
• Model potential rabies introduction pathways based on the volume and origin of susceptible mammal imports.
• Audit regulatory compliance and license issuance timelines for animal imports based on the APHA license date.

Strengths

• Covers a specific regulatory domain for a full calendar year (2013).
• Includes key regulatory dimensions: species, origin country, port of entry, and license date.
• Provided by an official government agency (APHA) under Crown Copyright.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes potential data duplication with a related 2013 dataset.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK.

Collection Method

Licenses issued by APHA for import into approved quarantine facilities.

Time Range

2013

Freshness

Data covers the year 2013; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

Imports into England, with specified countries of origin.