CAB Assessment Details

The Clinical Animal Behaviourist role involves the clinical application of the science of animal behaviour, and the modification of the behaviour of animals that are demonstrating all types of undesirable, inappropriate, problematic or dangerous behaviour, including those with a potential link to pathologies that require diagnosis in collaboration with a veterinary surgeon.

This standard involves understanding how to evaluate, prevent or address inappropriate or problematic behaviours within individual animals, through the development of suitable environments and management/treatment regimes that are likely to be effective, based on best practice and scientific evidence. These may be for training rehabilitation or prevention purposes, when caring for the animal or when assisting and advising another person or organisation on undesirable behaviour in their animal/s.

The CAB Standard is suitable for those working assessing animals’ behaviour and producing behaviour modification plans, such as self-employed behaviourists. For a more detailed overview please refer to the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC) CAB standard.