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Your membership helps strengthen the field of animal-assisted therapy while providing you access to resources, connections, and updates. Join the growing community of professionals and organizations committed to learning from one another, sharing best practices, and elevating the field as a whole.

NATAO MEMBERSHIP

$250/annually $100 / first year

Join Now and Save $150 on Your First Year

Essential features for organizations advancing Animal Assisted Therapy

  • Animal Therapy Discussion Forum
  • Knowledge Repository
  • Research Library of Curated Papers
  • Includes three individual accounts per organization
Apply as a TAO
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GOLD MEMBERSHIP

$1,000/annually $750 / first year

Join Now and Save $250 on Your First Year

Support NATAO’s mission and receive all the benefits of membership plus exclusive features

  • Receive recognition in NATAO materials & social media
  • Early access to new features
  • Potential discounts and future premium-level member events
  • Includes two additional logins
  • Option to downgrade membership with annual renewals
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FOUNDING MEMBER

$1,500/ first year $1,000 / annual renewal

Limited-time Enrollment. Ongoing Benefits with Active Membership

Support NATAO’s mission and receive all the benefits of membership plus lifetime Founding Member benefits while membership remains active

  • Receive recognition in NATAO materials & social media
  • Early access to new features
  • Includes two additional logins
  • Potential discounts and future premium-level member events
Apply as a Founding TAO
Apply as a Founding Affiliate

Members may join either as a Therapy Animal Organization (TAO)* or as a NATAO Affiliate. Membership will auto-renew annually until canceled.

Therapy Animal Organization (TAO)* membership is for organizations that manage teams consisting of human and animal who provide comfort and friendship to individuals. TAOs must have four or more therapy teams and carry liability insurance to qualify.
NATAO Affiliates are organizations or individuals that have an active interest in or work in a field related to animal assisted activities or therapy.

* Membership requirements apply

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