Animal welfare data
Keeping or training animals for exhibition
Please note that we are only able to give a total number of licences in force as of the current date. We can’t give a total number for years past due to system limitations.
1 October 2018 to 31 December 2019 (South area only)
| Licenses | South Northants area |
|---|
| Number of licences issued | 2 |
| Number of licences renewed | 0 |
| Number of licenses varied | 0 |
1 January to 31 December 2020
| Licence | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northamptonshire area | Total |
|---|
| Number of licences issued | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Number of licences renewed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of licences varied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 January to 31 December 2021
| Licence | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northamptonshire area | Total |
|---|
| Number of licences issued | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Number of licences renewed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of licences varied in the 12 months up to date | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 January to 31 December 2022
| Licence | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northamptonshire area | Total |
|---|
| Number of licences issued | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of licences renewed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of licences varied in the 12 months up to date | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 January to 31 December 2023
| Licence | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northamptonshire area | Total |
|---|
| Number of licences issued | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of licences renewed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of licences varied in the 12 months up to date | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 January to 31 December 2024
| Licence | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northants area | Total |
|---|
| Number of licences issued | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Number of licences renewed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Number of licences varied in the 12 months up to date | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 January to 08 October 2025
| Licence | Daventry area | Northampton area | South Northants area | Total |
|---|
| Number of licences in force as of 8 October 2025 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Number of licences issued | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of licences renewed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of licences varied in the 12 months up to date | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Additional Information
| Number of Animal Welfare Improvement Notices issued | 5 (all in 2025) |
Last updated 11 November 2025