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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.

Membership fees for 2026:

Membership categories                   Annual fees              Application fees

Supporting Member                               £115                     £115

Advisory Member                                   £220                     £280

Practitioner Organisation Member      £280                     £280

Assessing Organisation Member          £280                     £880 (plus £610 every 3 years at review)

To apply for membership:

All organisations should complete Stage One Application Form. 
Practitioner Organisations will then need to complete Stage Two Application Form.
Assessing Organisations will then need to complete  Stage Two Application Form and Stage Three Application form plus Appendix One and Two.

You will find the links to the Application Guidance Notes and the forms that you need to complete under the different categories, below.

 

 

Advisory Organisation

Advisory Membership – Open to professional groups/organisations involved in animal welfare but not directly representing practitioners.

Application fee is £280

Membership fee is £220 annually. 

Please click here for the Stage One Application Form

Please click here for the Application Guidance Notes

Please click here for a list of ABTC Advisory and Supporting Organisation Members

Supporting Organisation

Supporting Membership – Open to professional groups/organisations involved in animal welfare but not directly representing practitioners. This includes charitable organisations.

Application fee is £115

Membership fee £115 annually.

Please click here for the Stage One Application Form

Please click here for the Application Guidance Notes

Please click here for a list of ABTC Advisory and Supporting Organisation Members

Practitioner Organisation

Practitioner Organisation Membership – Open to organisations representing practitioners in animal training or behaviour therapy. These organisations can register their ABTC-assessed practitioners on the ABTC National Registers of Practitioners.
Please complete Stage One application form; once agreed you will be asked to complete Stage Two application form.

Application fee is £280

Membership fee is £280 annually

Please click here for the Stage One Application Form

Please click here for the Stage Two Application Form

Please click here for the Application Guidance Notes

Please click here for a list of ABTC Practitioner Organisation Members

Assessing Organisation

Assessing Organisation Membership – Open to organisations assessing practitioner standards for ABTC registration.
Please complete Stage One application form; when agreed you will be asked to complete Stage Three application form and appendices.

Application fee is £880 

£610 every three years at review

Membership fee is £280 annually

Please click here for the Stage One Application Form

Please click here for the Stage Three Application Form

Please click here for the Application Guidance Notes

Please click here for Stage Three Application Form Appendix One

Please click here for Stage Three Application Form Appendix Two

Please click here for a list of ABTC Practitioner Assessing Organisation Members

NB If you are applying for both Practitioner Organisation and Assessing Organisation memberships then both fees will apply.

This makes a total of:

Application fee £1,160

Annual membership fees of £560

£610 every three years at review.

Please submit Stage One application form; once agreed you will be asked to complete Stage Two, Stage Three and appendices.

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. 

Page updated 23 October 2026