avsab.org

AVSAB position statements are published on avsab.org, and the site provides a direct entry point labeled "View Position Statements" on its homepage. They are written for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, graduate-level animal behaviorists, and anyone who needs the organization's professional stance on a behavior or welfare topic. Use them as a reference point for clinical practice, client discussions, or animal welfare debates — not as a substitute for individualized veterinary advice.

What the AVSAB website offers

The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior describes itself as a community of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and graduate degree-level animal behaviorists dedicated to improving the lives of animals and people through an understanding of animal behavior. Its homepage groups the main resources into three actions:

• Become a Member — for professional veterinarians, veterinary technicians, doctorate-level animal behaviorists, researchers, and students.
• Find a Behavior Consultant — an online public directory the site describes as the largest online database of veterinarians with a focus in animal behavior.
• View Position Statements — the section holding the society's formal positions on animal behavior topics.

The position statements sit alongside the public directory and membership information, so you do not need to navigate a member-only area to reach that entry point from the homepage.

Who should read them

How to get there

1. Go to avsab.org.
2. On the homepage, locate the "View Position Statements" link among the primary calls to action.
3. Open it to browse the statements.

The expected result is a list of the society's positions you can read directly. Because the site is in English, the statements are in English as well.

Related resources on the same site

If your question is practical rather than positional, two other homepage entries may fit better:

• Find a Behavior Consultant — search the public directory if you need a veterinarian with a focus in animal behavior rather than a written position.
• Membership — joining gives access to online forums, member and group interaction, job openings, research opportunities, and scholarships, according to the site. Members also receive a 30% discount on Dr. Katrin Jahn's "Psychoactive" veterinary psychopharmacology course, an RACE-approved course listed at 8.5 CE credits and covering neurotransmission, long-acting medications such as SSRIs, TCAs, MAOIs, and SNRIs, short-acting medications such as SARIs, gabapentinoids, alpha-2 agonists, and benzodiazepines, plus practical applications.

Practical notes

• The homepage does not state a price for reading position statements, and nothing in the available material indicates whether any content is restricted to logged-in members. Treat access conditions as unconfirmed unless the page itself says otherwise.
• Position statements reflect the society's professional view at the time of publication. For a specific patient or case, combine them with your own clinical judgment and current veterinary guidance.
• If you cannot find a statement on your exact topic, the public consultant directory is the more appropriate next step for case-level questions.

AVSAB (the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior) maintains a public online directory of behavior consultants that you can search directly on its website. Use it if you are a pet owner looking for a veterinarian or behavior professional with a focus in animal behavior, or a referring veterinarian seeking a specialist for a patient. The directory is described by AVSAB as "the largest online database of veterinarians with a focus in animal behavior," and access to the search is open through the site's "Find a Behavior Consultant" / "Search Consultants" function.

Who is listed in the directory

AVSAB describes its membership as veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and graduate degree–level animal behaviorists dedicated to improving the lives of animals and people through an understanding of animal behavior. The public directory is presented as a resource of behavior consultants, and AVSAB states it is the largest online database of veterinarians with a focus in animal behavior.

That means the directory is oriented toward professionals with a veterinary or advanced behavioral background, not a general list of trainers. If your case involves a medical or psychopharmacological component, this is the relevant pool to search.

How to search the directory

1. Go to avsab.org.
2. Locate the "Find a Behavior Consultant" link (also labeled "Search Consultants" in the site's directory section).
3. Enter your search criteria to pull matching consultants from the database.
4. Review the results and contact the consultant directly to discuss your case.

The expected result is a list of behavior consultants you can then screen for fit — species focus, location, and availability are things to confirm with the individual consultant, since the site excerpt does not specify filter fields.

What else the site offers

Beyond the directory, AVSAB publishes position statements — useful if you want to understand the organization's stance on a behavior topic before or after choosing a consultant. The site also runs a blog with articles, and members get access to job openings, research opportunities, and scholarships.

One current example of member-only content: AVSAB announces a 30% discount for members on Dr. Katrin Jahn's "PSYCHOACTIVE" veterinary psychopharmacology course, an RACE-approved course worth 8.5 CE credits, covering neurotransmission, long-acting medications (SSRIs, TCAs, MAOIs, SNRIs), short-acting medications (SARIs, gabapentinoids, alpha-2 agonists, benzodiazepines), and practical applications. This is relevant mainly if you are a veterinary professional rather than a pet owner.

Membership vs. using the directory

Membership is aimed at professional veterinarians, veterinary technicians, doctorate-level animal behaviorists, researchers, and students. If you only need to locate a consultant, start with the directory; consider membership if you want the professional community, forums, and member benefits.

Practical notes

• The directory lists consultants, but the site excerpt does not state fees, response times, or whether consultants accept remote/virtual cases — confirm these directly.
• If you are a veterinarian making a referral, the directory gives you a searchable pool to identify a colleague with a behavior focus.
• Signing up for the newsletter is a low-commitment way to follow announcements, including member discounts and new blog content.

AVSAB (avsab.org) is a professional association of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and graduate-degree-level animal behaviorists. Its stated purpose is to improve the lives of animals and people through an understanding of animal behavior — strengthening the human-animal bond and enhancing patient welfare. The site is most useful if you are a veterinary professional or student looking for a professional community, a behavior consultant directory, or position statements; it is not a general pet-owner advice site.

Who AVSAB serves

According to the organization's own description, membership is open to:

• Professional veterinarians
• Veterinary technicians
• Doctorate-level animal behaviorists
• Researchers
• Students

The common thread is a professional or academic interest in animal behavior, not general pet ownership.

What the website offers

A community for members

AVSAB describes membership as access to a community of animal behavior professionals and students, including online forums, members and groups. The stated benefits include job openings, research opportunities, and scholarships. The site lists membership categories and a "See All Benefits" page alongside a join option.

Public behavior consultant directory

The site hosts an online directory of behavior consultants, described as the largest online database of veterinarians with a focus in animal behavior. Visitors can search the directory without being members. For practitioners, the directory is also presented as a way to grow a practice and increase visibility.

Position statements

AVSAB publishes position statements, which are linked from the homepage. These are the organization's formal stances on animal behavior topics — useful if you want the professional consensus view rather than individual opinion.

Blog articles

The homepage surfaces "Latest Blog Articles," giving a sense of current topics and organizational activity.

Newsletter

A newsletter sign-up form (name and email) is available on the homepage.

Current announcement: member course discount

The site currently highlights a discount for AVSAB members: 30% off the "Psychoactive" Veterinary Psychopharmacology course by Dr. Katrin Jahn. The course is described as RACE approved for 8.5 CE credits and covers:

Discount details are accessible to members through a members-only page, so the 30% rate is a membership benefit rather than a public offer.

How to decide whether to use the site

• If you are a veterinarian, technician, behaviorist, researcher, or student: the membership community, job and research listings, and member discounts are the main draw.
• If you need to find a behavior consultant: use the public directory search — no membership required based on the site's description.
• If you want the profession's official positions on behavior topics: read the position statements.
• If you are a pet owner seeking general advice: the site is oriented toward professionals; the consultant directory is the most directly useful feature for you.

The site does not state pricing for membership on the pages reviewed here, so check the join page for current dues and category requirements before committing.

AVSAB's site features a "Latest Blog Articles" section alongside its main resources, and the content you'll find there centers on animal behavior, veterinary practice, and association news. The homepage also carries an announcements area that surfaces member-relevant items like course discounts and events. If you're looking for peer-oriented writing on behavior topics rather than client-facing pet advice, this is the general shape of what the blog and news sections offer.

What the blog and news sections actually contain

Based on the site's own framing, AVSAB describes itself as a community of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and graduate-degree-level animal behaviorists "dedicated to improving the lives of animals and people through an understanding of animal behavior." That mission statement is the best guide to the blog's editorial angle: content written for and by behavior professionals, not general pet owners.

The homepage structure points to a few distinct content types:

• Latest Blog Articles — a dedicated section for ongoing written posts
• Announcement! — a highlighted area for time-sensitive association news
• Position Statements — formal documents linked from the main navigation
• Public Directory — a searchable database of behavior consultants

The blog sits within this ecosystem rather than standing alone, so posts tend to connect to the society's broader work in behavior consulting, membership, and professional education.

Topics the content tends to cover

Given the organization's focus, blog and news content clusters around a few recurring themes:

The homepage's announcement example illustrates the last category well: a discount on a veterinary psychopharmacology course offered to AVSAB members. That course covers neurotransmission, long-acting medications (SSRIs, TCAs, MAOIs, SNRIs), short-acting medications (SARIs, gabapentinoids, alpha-2 agonists, benzodiazepines), and practical applications. It's described as RACE-approved for 8.5 CE credits. This is the kind of professional-development item that shows up in the news and announcement stream.

Who the content is written for

The blog and news content is aimed at AVSAB's membership base, which the site defines as:

• Professional veterinarians
• Veterinary technicians
• Doctorate-level animal behaviorists
• Researchers
• Students

If you fall outside those groups — for example, a pet owner looking for help with a specific behavior problem — the blog is still readable, but the more directly useful resource is likely the Public Directory, which the site describes as "the largest online database of veterinarians with a focus in animal behavior." That directory is the tool for finding a consultant rather than reading about behavior in the abstract.

How to use the blog alongside other AVSAB resources

The blog is one entry point among several. A practical way to navigate the site:

1. Start with Latest Blog Articles for current posts and association updates.
2. Check the Announcement area for time-limited items like course discounts or events.
3. Read Position Statements when you need the society's formal stance on a behavior topic.
4. Search the Public Directory when you need to locate a behavior consultant rather than read about the field.

Each serves a different need. The blog informs; the directory connects; the position statements formalize.

What to expect — and what not to

The blog functions as an informational and community channel, not a clinical reference or a client-education library. Expect professional-oriented posts, member news, and event notices. Don't expect a comprehensive, indexed archive of behavior protocols — for that, the position statements and the consultant directory are the more structured resources.

If your goal is simply to keep up with what the animal behavior veterinary community is discussing, the blog and announcement sections are the right place to start. If your goal is to act — find a consultant, join the society, or access a course — follow the corresponding links from the homepage instead.

AVSAB membership is aimed at people who work with animal behavior professionally or are training to do so: professional veterinarians, veterinary technicians, doctorate-level animal behaviorists, researchers, and students. The main benefits are access to a professional community and its forums, exclusive career and research opportunities, and member-only discounts on continuing education. If you are a pet owner looking for help with your own animal, membership is not the relevant feature — the public consultant directory is.

Who can join

The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior describes itself as a group of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and graduate degree level animal behaviorists dedicated to improving the lives of animals and people through an understanding of animal behavior. Its membership welcome explicitly covers:

• Professional veterinarians
• Veterinary technicians
• Doctorate level animal behaviorists
• Researchers
• Students

If your role falls outside these categories, the site does not present a membership path for you.

What membership gives you

A professional community and forums

Membership gives you the opportunity to learn from and contribute to a community of animal behavior professionals and students. According to AVSAB, interacting with its online forums, members, and groups is how you develop new ideas and strategies you can implement in your veterinary practice. This is the core of the offer: peer exchange with people who handle behavior cases, rather than a library of static content.

Exclusive opportunities

AVSAB states that members get access to opportunities found only on its website, including:

• Job openings
• Research opportunities
• Scholarships
• Other member-only listings

These are described as exclusive to members, so they are not visible or available without joining.

Member discounts on continuing education

AVSAB currently advertises a member discount on an external course. Dr. Katrin Jahn offers her "Psychoactive" veterinary psychopharmacology course to AVSAB members at 30% off. The course is RACE approved for 8.5 CE credits and covers:

Members access the discount details through a dedicated page on the AVSAB site. Note that the discount applies to a third-party course, not to AVSAB membership itself.

What is free without joining

AVSAB maintains a public directory of behavior consultants, described as the largest online database of veterinarians with a focus in animal behavior. Anyone can search it to find a consultant. The site also publishes position statements that are viewable without membership.

So if your goal is to find a behavior consultant for a case, start with the public directory. If your goal is to be part of the professional community, contribute to discussions, and see member-only listings, membership is the relevant step.

How to decide

Join if you are a veterinarian, technician, doctorate-level behaviorist, researcher, or student who wants ongoing peer exchange on behavior cases, access to job and research listings, and member pricing on CE courses like the psychopharmacology course above.

Do not join if you only need to locate a behavior consultant or read AVSAB's position statements — both are available publicly. The site does not state membership pricing or payment details on the pages reviewed here, so check the membership page directly for current cost and terms before deciding.