Additional IAABC membership levels include primary enrollment in one of our 6 divisions: Dog, Cat, Parrot, Horse, Working Animal and Shelter.
Members may participate in and join any and all division lists, groups and activities in addition to those associated with their chosen primary division.
SPECIES DIVISIONS: Cat, Dog, Horse, Parrot
The species divisions allow members to focus on the education, current practices, protocols and care, matters of interest and discussions related to that particular species.
Each species division is hosted by the Division Chair, and members interact via email lists, Facebook groups and LinkedIn.
SPECIALTIES DIVISIONS: Shelter, Working Animals
These divisions focus on the education, current practices, protocols and care, matters of interest and discussions related to the field.
Shelter: The Shelter Division is designed to provide a place where current and future shelter workers can get quality education, information, community and support, with the goal of improving the lives of those working in shelters, as well as the animals and adopters they serve. A Shelter Library is being built through contributions from members of all divisions and is available from within your user accounts. Shelter-focused handouts for professionals and clients, articles and videos will all be added on a continuing basis. Material from the library will be for distribution and public use for our members and their clients and organizations.
This Division is the only one to offer 2 levels of membership:
- Shelter Behavior Affiliate (SBA): Must pass an application requiring fundamental knowledge of shelter work and behavior/training. This is an Accreditation, not a Certification.
- Certified Shelter Behavior Professional (CSBP): Very high level, in line with our other full certifications (This won't be available for about a year as we develop the application.)
Working Animals: The Working Animals Division focuses on the education, current practices and protocols, matters of interest and discussions related to working animals. Behavioral and ethical issues, care and consideration, problem solving and training solutions common to service, therapy and other working animals are discussion and education topics addressed in this division. The goal of the division is to address, prevent, mitigate or resolve the behavioral issues facing many working animals, while offering support and education to those working in the field.
All members have access to educational and networking opportunities via our general and species-specific discussion groups. Each member may use the IAABC logo specific to their membership level. Certified and Associate Certified members are listed in our Consultant Locator.