Rehoming Wildlife Authorisation
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A Rehoming Wildlife Authorisation enables the authorisation holder to acquire and possess wildlife for the purpose of rehoming it. Only a registered veterinarian operating out of a commercial clinic is eligible to apply for a Rehoming Wildlife Authorisation.
This page provides information about applying for a Rehoming Wildlife Authorisation. If you are a wildlife licence holder looking for information about rehoming (selling or giving away) your wildlife, a guide is available online at Rehoming wildlife.
Visit Rehoming wildlife
Who can apply
Only a registered veterinarian operating out of a commercial clinic is eligible to apply for a Rehoming Wildlife Authorisation.
The Conservation Regulator reviews rehoming wildlife authorisation applications to ensure that wildlife is only accepted, held and re-homed by people with suitable experience and qualifications. The Conservation Regulator will make sure they have appropriate facilities, resources and procedures to support quarantine, veterinary care, good animal welfare and fair rehoming.
How to apply
All authorisation applications must include a wildlife management plan. A guide to preparing a rehoming wildlife management plan(opens in a new window) has been developed to assist you in your application.
The rehoming wildlife management plan must include:
- Relevant qualifications and experience
- How any employees or volunteers involved in the handling and care of wildlife will be trained and supervised
- Which species you are equipped to accept
- That you have appropriate experience and facilities to accept those species
- Quarantine arrangements
- Health screening and veterinary care
- Wildlife receipt processes
- Rehoming mechanisms
- Support and care post adoption.
Visit Rehoming wildlife management plan preparation guide(opens in a new window)
Apply for authorisation
Your application will be assessed by a Conservation Regulator officer who will inspect your property to confirm that you are eligible and that your facilities are appropriate. Please allow up to six weeks for your application to be processed.
To ensure your application is processed as quickly as possible:
- Make sure your application is complete, including a rehoming wildlife management plan that meets all of the requirements in the guide to preparing a rehoming wildlife management plan
- Provide as much detail as possible to support your application, including photos if they are relevant.
Apply for authorisation
Updated 26 August 2025
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