People write to this domain asking how to become “an animal chiropractor.” The honest answer is longer than a Facebook comment. You first become a veterinarian, a registered chiropractor, or a registered osteopath. Then you complete a dedicated postgraduate animal programme — historically the RMIT Graduate Diploma or Master of Chiropractic Science (Animal Chiropractic), now the Graduate Diploma in Animal Biomechanical Medicine delivered through Box Hill Institute.
That pathway is the only one Animal Biomechanical Professionals Australia treats as full membership. Short animal-massage certificates, online spinal courses, and weekend “animal adjuster” badges are something else. We describe both in RMIT, Box Hill, and animal biomechanical medicine training and careers in animal chiropractic in Australia.
If you already practise, working with your regular veterinarian is the piece about referral letters, records, and the restricted acts of veterinary science you do not perform. The editorial standards apply to how we write about all of this.
