Is the porcupine a nationally protected animal? The answer is here

The porcupine is a nationally protected animal, and it also belongs to the national third-class protected animals. Because wild porcupines are increasingly depleted and facing extinction, China's forestry department has listed the porcupine as a protected species, and hunting is prohibited.

1. What procedures are required for artificial porcupine breeding?

Breeding porcupines requires obtaining the “Wildlife Domestication and Breeding Permit” and the “Wildlife Business Permit” from the forestry department. Without these two certificates, their sale and transportation are illegal. Once caught, the animals will be confiscated, fines will be imposed, and the offender may even be sentenced to prison. Moreover, farms selling special animals must also have the “Animal Epidemic Prevention Qualification Certificate” issued by the animal husbandry department. Otherwise, it violates regulations, the products cannot be used for breeding, and there will be problems with future production and sales as well.

2. How do you obtain the certificates for artificial porcupine breeding?

1. The applicant submits an application to the county forestry bureau, reporting the porcupine breeding scale, technology, funds, market analysis and other related content in a feasibility report, while also providing proof of the legal source of the porcupine breeding stock and photos of the breeding site.

2. Then the county forestry bureau's Wildlife and Plant Protection Management Station conducts an on-site verification. If the verification confirms that conditions are met, the applicant fills out the application form for domesticating and breeding wild animals and for selling, purchasing, and utilizing wild animals or their products (in duplicate).

3. Then the county forestry bureau's Wildlife and Plant Protection Management Station submits the application, application form, feasibility report and other related materials to the municipal forestry bureau's Wildlife Protection Section for review and approval.

4. After the municipal bureau approves, it issues the “two certificates.” In addition, after the two certificates are processed, one should also go to the local industry and commerce department to apply for an individual business or private enterprise business license.

Nowadays, artificial porcupine breeding requires the relevant certificates before breeding is allowed!