Membership Categories
Animal Behaviour and Training Council membership is open to all professional organisations with a stake in the ethical training of, and bringing about behaviour change in, animals kept in association with humans in the UK.
There are a number of different categories of membership of the ABTC.
Practitioner Organisation
Practitioner organisations are those that directly represent practitioners of animal training and behaviour therapy. Each Practitioner Organisation has one vote at general meetings. Membership fee is £275 annually.
Please click here for Practitioner Organisation Membership Form Part 1
Please click here for the Practitioner Organisation Application Guidance
Please click here for Assessment Guidance for Practitioner/Assessment Organisations
Please click here for a list of ABTC Practitioner Organisation Members
Advisory Organisation
Advisory organisations are those that are animal welfare related stakeholders but do not directly represent practitioners. Each Advisory Organisation has one vote at general meetings.
New applications from organisations (other than Charities who have special arrangements) who have practitioners offering training or behaviour services to the general public, but are not on the ABTC register, cannot be accepted.
Membership fee is £220 annually.
Please click here for the Advisory Membership Application Form
Please click here for a list of ABTC Advisory and Supporting Organisation Members
Supporting Organisation
Supporting organisations are similar to Advisory organisations although they have a much reduced membership fee and although they may take part in discussions and consultations they do not have any voting rights.
New applications from organisations (other than Charities who have special arrangements) who have practitioners offering training or behaviour services to the general public, but are not on the ABTC register, cannot be accepted.
Membership fee £80 annually.
Please click here for the Supporting Membership Application Form
Please click here for a list of ABTC Advisory and Supporting Organisation Members
Individual
ABTC trustees are automatically made individual members and have one vote each at general meetings. Other individuals can only be members by invitation of the ABTC and they must have a particular skill or specialist knowledge that will benefit the work of the Council. Individual members that are not trustees do not have voting rights.
Applications are always welcome.
Membership Renewal
Membership is renewed annually and is conditional upon member organisations continuing to meet the ABTC membership criteria and payment of their annual renewal fee.
Please note these categories and processes are subject to review and revision.
