RPBA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yes, as long as you agree to follow our code of ethics, best practice animal welfare standards and your state’s legislation regarding pets and breeders.

Members must declare that they comply with their state’s legislation regarding pets and breeding.

Members must declare that they do and will always follow best practices and uphold animal welfare standards for their animals.

For more information and to become an RPBA member, please go to: https://responsiblepetbreeders.com.au/membership/

Please note that we do not accept breeders with more than 10 breeding bitches or queens. And we do not accept breeders who have been found guilty of any animal welfare or cruelty offences.

Yes, we do! We are an inclusive club and we believe that both pedigree and non-pedigree breeders should follow the same level of care and consideration. Responsible Pet Breeders Australia is all about the responsible and ethical upbringing of all breeds.

After your membership application has been approved, you will receive an email with your membership number – be sure to check your junk mail folder as well. You can also find your membership number in the RPBA Members Only Section once you have been approved

It will also be visible live under our Member list. Just click on the relevant tab at the top of the home page ‘dog breeders’ or ‘cat breeders’.

Yes, RPBA was founded in and is based in Sydney, Australia. Our team are predominately based in Sydney. We have customer support people working 7 days a week to help ensure that we can provide the best customer service experience. This means that we can endeavour to provide email support for new members every day of the week including on public holidays.

We recommended that you cross-reference and check our member database before finding a pet to ensure that they are a member of RPBA.

This can be done by clicking on the relevant tab at the top of the home page ‘dog breeders’ or ‘cat breeders’ and searching under our RPBA members list. You can also verify a member number by checking the Verify Breeder page.

And through contacting us via email we can help verify.

For the safety and privacy of our members, we cannot hand out their contact details.

As such, please provide us with as much information as you can on the breeder and we can cross-reference our records to let you know if it matches. As much of the following as possible would be useful (full name, RPBA membership number, email, phone, address, link to website etc). If you are unsure, reach out to them and ask them to provide the information that would be registered with us.

Contact us immediately with more information so that we can investigate further. We take non-compliance very seriously. Please ensure you contact us with the issue and include where the member breached the RPBA Code of Ethics and Standards.

RPBA members are committed to helping any of their owners in the re-homing of an animal. If the owner contacts the RPBA member, they will assist in re-homing that animal at any time during its lifetime.

Access is only available for RPBA members with current memberships. Once your membership has been approved you will be sent an email with the instructions to log into the Members Only Section.

Please check to ensure you have sent us all the relevant information to approve your membership. Double-check your payments are still up to date. If you still cannot log in, please send us an email and we can double-check things on our end.

RPBA strives to be the gold standard for breeders across Australia. As such we are constantly working to improve our member offerings, as well as some exciting new partnerships and member offerings in the coming months. Watch this space…

We accept both pure and crossbred animals. Whilst we do have an open membership policy, we do ask that our members adhere to the Code of Ethics and are making educated choices in the breeds they are crossing.

RPBA offers extensive resources and educational materials for first-time breeders.

Our templates cover everything from pre-mating all the way through to your litter going to their new homes.

Some of the resources for first-time breeders include:

• Educational videos
• Over 100 educational medical templates
• Pre-mating checklists
• Temperature checks
• Weight charts
• Stud directory
• Breeder handbook
• Discounts and partnerships
• & so much more!

Breeder templates are available to all of our members. Simply log into the RPBA Members Only Section and access the breeder templates.

Always meet in person and be fully satisfied before handing over any money. By providing RPBA with as many details as possible about the breeder (their full name, address, email, phone number and/or links to websites or ads), we can confirm if the details you have provided match our records.

Breeder templates are available to all of our members. Simply log into the RPBA Members Only Section and access the breeder templates.

Always meet in person and be fully satisfied before handing over any money. By providing RPBA with as many details as possible about the breeder (their full name, address, email, phone number and/or links to websites or ads), we can confirm if the details you have provided match our records.

RPBA offers members access to a video series that will assist them in better understanding the breeding experience and whelping process. There will also be exclusive access to breeder communities to ask experienced breeders and veterinary professionals.

1. Login to RPBA using the same email address associated with your original account.
2. Click on the link in the yellow box.
3. Select your preferred payment frequency (significant discounts with 3 & 5-year plans).

Notify [email protected] so we can promptly reactivate your account.

Payment can be made via credit card, debit card or via PayPal or Stripe.

Check that you have the correct and up-to-date details on PayPal. It may be as simple.