Our friends a the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies are committed to providing the highest quality education in natural medicine for animals drawing on the expertise and knowledge of leading veterinarians and educators across the world. 
Established in 2006 by Veterinarians, CIVT is the  world’s first online College teaching Integrative Veterinary Medicine.  

​They provide:

  • Comprehensive evidence based education with a good balance of science and tradition
  • International Faculty
  • International Student body from over 29 countries
  • Short courses, Certification and Graduate Programs in Chinese Veterinary Herbal Medicine, Western Herbal Medicine, Veterinary Complementary Medicine, Veterinary Naturopathy, Holistic Nutrition, Evidence Based Complementary Medicine, Environmental Medicine and more
  • Postgraduate and professional development training for veterinarians
  • Courses for RVT, veterinary technicians and veterinary nurses
  • Courses for people with a passion for animals and natural health
  • Online classrooms and face to face classes
  • Full Membership for veterinarians
  • Associate membership for animal health professionals

Many of our VBMA Board Members and VBMA Members serve as CIVT Faculty Members. Click the links below to view course selections.
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CIVT ​COURSES FOR VETERINARIANS

CIVT ​COURSES FOR ANIMAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

​VBMA ENDORSES QUALITY HERBAL PRODUCTS
​VBMA recognizes that the herbal product industry has faced quality control and regulatory challenges, and we recommend supporting those companies attempting to self regulate in a meaningful way. Companies that manufacture herbal products marketed for humans should be members of the American Herbal Products Association, an industry organization which explores issues, interacts with regulators, and establishes policy.  Veterinary product companies should be members of the National Animal Supplement Council, an organization which develops policies and procedures on adverse event reporting and quality control.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR PET OWNERS
The VBMA does not endorse any products sold on the internet for self prescribing to animals. We believe in the interests of safety that any herb should always be prescribed by a qualified practitioner. There are companies using our name with the suggestion that we endorse their recommendations or products. We specifically DO NOT support any website that unethically sells herbs to the public for non prescribed use in animals.  If you are in any doubt as to the authenticity of a claim made on a website about VBMA, please contact us at [email protected]. You may use the 'find a veterinarian' link on our site menu to find a qualified practitioner near you.
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