UK Rabies-Susceptible Mammal Import Licences for 2014

England's import licences for rabies-susceptible mammals other than cats, dogs, and ferrets in 2014. The dataset, issued by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), includes the species, number, origin country, port of entry, and licence date for animals imported into approved quarantine facilities. It is published by the UK Government Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in non-traditional pet or wildlife imports based on species and country of origin data.
• Mapping points of entry for biosecurity risk assessment based on the listed ports.
• Studying the administrative workflow of animal import controls based on licence issuance dates.
• Identifying potential data quality issues for record linkage based on the noted duplication with another 2014 dataset.

Strengths

• Provides specific temporal coverage for the year 2014.
• Includes multiple structured facets such as species, country of origin, and port of entry.
• Originates from an authoritative government agency, APHA.

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), United Kingdom.

Collection Method

Licences issued for the import of animals into quarantine facilities.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data covers 2014; last update metadata is unknown.

Geography

England, with countries of origin worldwide.