In all honesty it doesn't matter that much to me. I care more about my vet than I do the techs. I most certainly wouldn't want a tech doing anything that would be considered illegal such as performing surgery, but for most things I trust someone that has had the proper training. I do realize that a tech that has gone to school usually will have a better understanding of animal care, but I'm not sure that I think that makes them more capable of performing their duties. A registered tech can take the temperature or draw blood just as well as one that is unregistered, these are skills that are learned by practice and experience. When it comes to the important things I trust that my vet will be handling these procedures.

However I did leave my last vet because I didn't like his techs, I found them unfriendly and rude and did not enjoy dealing with them. They didn't seem like they cared about me or my animals so I found a new vet. I'm not sure if his techs are registered or unregistered, but they are friendly explain things to me so that I can understand what is going on. They also were great when Corkscrew was sick this past summer and I was in and out of the vet almost every week. They were very calm and patient with my little monster and I felt that they did a great job at performing their duties as a tech.