Membership of the Association is open to large national and multinational organisations devoted to veterinary dermatology.

The AAVD was founded in 1964 in order to further scientific progress in veterinary and comparative dermatology.
The ACVD is the official specialty organisation accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association and charged with maintenance of high standards of postgraduate training in veterinary dermatology.
The AiSVD is a veterinary dermatology group established in 2003 and currently has members from South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Phillipines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India and Japan.
Founded in 1986, the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology (CAVD) promotes the advancement of Veterinary Dermatology with a singular united voice in Canada.
The Association for Veterinary Dermatology, India (IAVD) was founded in December 2019. It Comprises veterinarians and subject matter specialists, biomedical scientists and physicians in allied specialties who are interested in biology and diseases of animal skin, started with the aim of promoting education, research, and animal care.