The American Animal Hospital Association
About AAHA
The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is an international association of more than 32,000 veterinary care providers who treat companion animals. Established in 1933, AAHA is well known among veterinarians and pet owners for its standards for hospitals and pet health care. Over 3,000 veterinary hospitals voluntarily participate in the AAHA hospital evaluation program. Trained consultants regularly visit these hospitals to ensure compliance with AAHA's standards for services and facilities.Individual veterinarians can also be members of AAHA. Of the approximately 400 veterinary hospitals in B.C., only 22 are AAHA certified.
AAHA reminds pet owners that they can help pets live healthier and longer lives by taking their pets to the veterinarian for annual physical exams, vaccinations, and dental care as well as providing pets with fresh water, a balanced diet, and exercise.
The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is the world leader in establishing high practice standards for animal hospitals. All of the teaching hospitals at colleges of veterinary medicine in Canada (and most in the U.S.) as well as many specialty referral practices maintain AAHA accreditation. Our facilities, and practice methods are inspected by the AAHA on a timely basis. Adherence to these standards by a pet hospital is voluntary, and is an indicator to you, the pet owner, that quality work is being done "behind the scenes" and we do not compromise the pet health care standards in order to cut costs.
