Membership
Benefits of Membership
Being a member of the Association of Dogs and Cats
Homes (ADCH) is
a unique way of networking with like-minded organisations,
large and small.
To qualify
for membership, an organisation must comply with all
of the following:
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Be
a registered charity or a not for profit organisation,
or have an appropriate and relevant status and
objectives in their country of origin.
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Be involved
in, or actively supportive of, the rescue and/or
rehoming of dogs and/or cats.
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Conform
with, aspire to, or actively promote, the Association’s
Code of Practice and any future ‘good standards’
publications produced.
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Comply
with all current animal welfare related legislation.
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Have
its own premises, rent premises or aspire to have its
own premises; or use or promote facilities, or premises,
which meet the standards required by the Association.
The Association has two levels of membership Full and
Associate:
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Full
Membership is limited to those organisations that can
meet the membership qualifications as laid out in our
Constitution, can commit and demonstrate active
participation and involvement in the activities of the
Association and are required to maintain a minimum
participation of at least 50% of meetings in any 12
month period. The annual membership fee is £50.
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Associate
Membership is open to those organisations that can meet
the Membership qualifications but are unable to commit
to active participation and involvement in the
activities of the Association. Associate Membership is
also open to Local Authority Animal Wardens (so as to
facilitate better working relationships) but as the
Association is primarily about supporting the work of
charities and not for profit bodies, they are not able
to become full members. Associate Members are not
allowed to use the ADCH logo, and can only refer to
themselves as Associate members of the ADCH. The annual
membership fee is £25.
Both categories of membership will have access to the
Members Forum and be able to attend the annual ADCH
conference. |
