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Official sources
The sources our guides rely on. Where a guide relies on a source, it links to it directly.
- The Royal Kennel Club: XL Bully guidance for owners
- Blue Cross: XL Bully ban explained
- Dogs Trust: American Bully XL ban, what owners need to know
- Belfast City Council: XL Bully exemption certificates (Northern Ireland)
- BSAVA: Microchipping legislation in the UK
- Blue Cross: Microchipping your dog or cat
- Cats Protection: compulsory microchipping of cats in England
- NRLA: Pets in rental properties under the Renters' Rights Act
- Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, section 3 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Animals Act 1971, section 2 (legislation.gov.uk)
- GOV.UK: Controlling your dog in public
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council: Lucy's Law
- Consumer Rights Act 2015 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Be Consumer Wise: The 30-day right to reject
- Be Consumer Wise: Buying from a private seller
- GOV.UK: Taking your pet abroad
- European Commission: Bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country
- Pet Abduction Act 2024 (legislation.gov.uk)
- DAERA: New pet abduction offences in Northern Ireland
- GOV.UK / CMA: What vets need to do following the CMA's final report
- British Veterinary Association: the CMA investigation
- PDSA: Animal PoisonLine
- RSPCA and partners: dogs die in hot cars (PDSA leaflet)
- Animal Welfare Act 2006 (legislation.gov.uk)
- The Royal Kennel Club
- International Cat Care
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