Become a Member & Benefit!

We are a community for individuals and organisations wanting to shape a better world for working animals. As a member, you will have access to industry-led continuing professional development opportunities, education on industry benefit from best practice and recognised standards, and access to collaboration and connection opportunities across Australia with other likeminded individuals.

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Membership Benefits

Join Australia’s peak body for the working animals sector and have your say about this fast-growing sector. We provide a platform for individuals and organisations working in this industry to communicate and collaborate with the chief aim of supporting one-another to increase industry standards.

We provide:

  • A united voice for the working animals sector advocating on behalf of members for greater recognition and support,
  • Delivery of a consistent codes and standards within the sector,
  • Providing education to members of the public to enhance recognition, increase standards and decrease discrimination,
  • Connecting service providers with training and continuing professional development opportunities,
  • Connecting clients with pre-vetted service providers to provide better access to working animal services.

The working animals sector encompasses a range of professionals in the following areas:

  • Assistance Animals
  • Therapy Animals (including animal-assisted therapy, animal-assisted learning and animal-assisted activities)
  • Detection Animals
  • Education Animals
  • Animal Actors
  • Any other animal with a job.

Membership with WAFA provides you with access to a variety of resources to support your needs as a handler, trainer, professional or community member. Ranging from our free supporters membership to our platinum accreditation level, our clients receive access to key resources and services tailored to meet their needs.

Membership is subject to:

  • Agreeing to abide by the WAFA constitution and all WAFA codes and standards,
  • Being accepted by the WAFA managing committee, and
  • Membership is non-refundable once approved by the committee.

WAFA members are:

  • Individual members who are handlers, trainers and professionals providing paid or unpaid services in the working animals industry,
  • Member organisations who provide services in the working animals sector,
  • Members of the community who are interested in maintaining an affiliation with WAFA

Our Members

We offer a range of membership types to accommodate people from all parts of the Working Animals community. You may be a current or prospective Assistance Animal handler, a student or professional animal trainer or allied health or other industry professional. We also offer membership to researchers, government and non-government bodies, and a variety of community stakeholders and interested parties.

 

Community and business members are encouraged to complete our free, accredited unit of study on Assistance Animal Public Access Rights leading to accreditation as an ‘Assistance Animal – Knowledge Assessed’ business premises. However, ‘Assistance Animal Friendly’ accreditation is available to all members for display on their website their physical premises.

We currently offer two different types of formal membership and one free introductory membership:

Introductory WAFA

Membership

Free / Annual
The perfect starting point for...
  • People wanting to learn about animal Access Rights
  • Individuals wanting to learn more about working animals
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How to become a member?

Signing up as a member
with us is very simple Step’s

  • 1. Click on the relevant membership (above), click sign up today
  • 2. Fill in the sign up form,Pay your Membership fee
  • 3.Welcome to the Working Animals Federation family!
  • 4. Once your registered we will invite you to complete a member profile and you'll gain access to our members portal.

Agree to the following terms and conditions

  • Our standards
  • Consider undertaking accreditation that aligns with my membership
  • Ther general terms & conditions and privacy policy of the working animal Federation of Australia
Got Questions? Contact us today.





    NEW Benefits, the Working Animal
    Federation of Australia aims to introduce:

    National free training on Assistance Animal public access rights

    Education and research across the industry

    Discounts on working animal courses, accreditations and products