Options for Animals is a company who's owners are devoted to our animals' rights to access quality integrative health care. Established over 24 years ago, with a primary focus on Animal Chiropractic, Options For Animals is the oldest and most experienced animal chiropractic teaching institution in the world. We are dedicated entirely to providing preeminent animal healthcare by offering the most comprehensive and qualified education available. Our strategy is three-pronged; providing training to veterinarians and chiropractors who wish to be future providers, offering continuing educational opportunities to current providers of animal chiropractic, and by informing our community, government and other professions about the benefits of chiropractic care for their animals. 
As the field of animal chiropractic continues to evolve, more people are attracted to our interdisciplinary approach and stimulated by the intellectual challenge this growing field delivers. Options For Animals honors this progressive approach to education while maintaining our commitment to the foundational principles of our beginnings. Founded by Dr. Sharon Willoughby in 1988, our philosophy is embedded in the integration of veterinary medicine and chiropractic.
Our main campus is situated on 10 acres of scenic farmland in Wellsville, Kansas, conveniently located 35 miles southwest of Kansas City, MO. We remain the only campus in the world built exclusively for integrative veterinary and chiropractic animal training, as all classroom and laboratory instruction are suitably provided on premises. Over the last decade, there has been a tremendous transformation and expansion here at Options, and we’ve grown into an international teaching institution. We now have affiliate campuses with the International Academy for Veterinary Chiropractic in Sittensen, Germany and at the Anglo-Europea
n College of Chiropractic in Bournemouth, England. As all courses are taught in English, we can now provide our students with a broader opportunity to advance and develop their education. Additionally, we’re now providing access to research and outreach, including our recent collaboration with the International Academy for Veterinary Chiropractic in Germany and the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
With over 2000 veterinarian and chiropractic graduates, in over 28 countries on six continents, our curriculum remains the most qualified and comprehensive program in the world. Our graduates develop techniques and critical thinking skills to improve their awareness, broaden their insights, and prepare them for a rewarding future as leaders in the animal chiropractic profession.
Our profession is developing, so we continue to improve our program and create new opportunities. We persist in our efforts as we strive for excellence. As our founder once stated, "We will accomplish this with teaching based on love, the spirit of discovery, and a commitment to give. We will bear the burdens of the pioneer so that the path will be clearer and straighter for those that follow. We know that the foundations we create will influence animal chiropractic care for the generations of animals and humans to come. We understand that our time here is but brief, yet the ultimate truth in chiropractic is universal, enduring and significant."
