The council will inspect your premises before giving you a licence. They may carry out additional inspections any time after it’s granted. You must prove that you can meet the licence conditions. These include showing that the animals are: kept in suitable accommodation given adequate food, drink and bedding visited and exercised regularly protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease protected in case of an emergency, like a fire looked after by people who are trained to care for the animals You’ll also need to: keep any records ready for inspection, for example a register of animals boarded, like dates they arrived and left display the licence number in any advertising display the licence clearly on the premises