ANIMAL HEALTH REGIONAL OFFICE
- CROWN BUILDINGS, PENRALLT
LL55 1EP CAERNARFON, GWYNEDD
Phone: 01286 674144
E-mail: Send messageanimalhealth.defra.gov.uk
Short profile:
We have a rich and eventful history as the State Veterinary Service. Our origins can be traced back to the 1860s when a veterinary department was set up as a temporary measure to deal with an outbreak of the cattle plague, rinderpest. This then led to the formation of a Government veterinary service, a service which has continued in one form or another ever since.
Detailed description:
In April 2007 the State Veterinary Service, the Dairy Hygiene Inspectorate, Egg Marketing Inspectorate and the Wildlife Licensing and Registration Service, came together as Animal Health to provide animal health, welfare and conservation expertise under one roof. In July 2010, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced that Animal Health would merge with the Veterinary Laboratories Agency.
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