Vaccination checks done verbally at drop-off, with no signed record when a cat develops illness mid-stay or another guest is exposed
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Cattery Startup Guide
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Opening a cattery in England means working under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018 with local authority licensing, formal welfare standards, regular inspections, and boarding insurance — all before the first cat arrives. (Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have related but separate frameworks.) This guide covers business registration, the licensing application and inspection process, welfare-grade pen design, vaccination and health record requirements, pricing per night and peak periods, and the first-90-days checklist for going from application to operating boarders.
Covers Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018, local authority licensing, premises and welfare standards, insurance for boarding, and inspection-readiness
Includes a first-90-days checklist for the practical move from initial application to opening with paying boarders
Addresses the real decisions: pen design and welfare standards, vaccination requirements, pricing per night and peak periods, and the inspection-grade record keeping a council expects
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- Business Overview
- Startup Cost Breakdown
- Regulatory Requirements
- Insurance Requirements
- Essential Equipment & Tools
- First 90 Days Launch Timeline
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Useful Links & Resources
- Marketing Your Business
- Financial Setup
- Finding Your First Customers
- Scaling & Growth
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Built around the work you do every day.
Running a cattery means caring for animals and managing a business at the same time. LaunchKit provides professionally designed business documents, financial tracking forms, a pricing calculator, and a startup guide — all designed around the records commonly needed by UK cattery businesses.
The pack is shaped around day-to-day situations such as:
Per-night vs peak-season vs multi-cat pricing inconsistent, and underlying earn-per-pen hard to read
Vet authority on emergency care handled informally, with no signed cap when an emergency vet bill lands and the owner queries the limit
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