Purpose of the Animal Behaviour Training Council

The Animal Behaviour Training Council has been established to serve the following specific aims:

1. To set, oversee and monitor standards of professional competence in the practice of behaviour therapy and training of animals.
2. To coordinate and harmonise the activities of organisations directly engaged in the promotion of such standards within different areas of this sector.
3. To provide information and a point of contact for other agencies more widely connected with animal welfare.
4. To promote high quality, relevant behaviour and training education.
5. To lobby for improvements in animal welfare related to behaviour and training.
6. To promote humane practice in the training and behaviour therapy of animals.
7. To promote ethical research into human-animal interactions, animal behaviour and psychological welfare.