Probationary Members
If you own dogs, care for dogs or are thinking of getting started with breeding dogs, Responsible Pet Breeders of Australia encourages you to become an RPBA member. RPBA offers support and discounts for our registered dog breeders, and helps to promote the ethical treatment of animals. After applying to become a registered dog breeder with RPBA, you will become a probationary member for no longer than 12 months.
All members of RPBA must uphold the RPBA Code of Ethics and standards, as well as abide by state legislation for the care and raising of their animals.
It usually only takes a couple of days before a membership application is approved by our membership team. However, we ask that you give us up to two weeks to process your application. Your membership details will be uploaded as one of our registered dog breeders in our database which may be searched online.
You may become an RPBA full member by completing the veterinarian audit. A veterinarian audit form may be obtained via email once you become a probationary member. You will have a licensed and practising veterinarian of your choice visit your premises and fill out the veterinarian audit form. They will complete the form and you may send it back to us via email afterwards.
We encourage you to complete the veterinarian audit form as soon as possible so that we can begin the approval process to upgrade you to RPBA full member. If done within the probationary membership period, we will upgrade your membership at no extra cost. You have until 3 months after the probationary membership period is over to complete this process.
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