Pet Schooled

Steve Fisher speaks about what lead him and other key farmers to no longer work with Keith Hill, and what it has been like battling Keith Hill's lawsuit and continuous false accusations launched against them. 

Jacqueline Hill finally speaks about her decision to step away from the company she founded. 

The raw pet food sector was shocked when Jacqueline Hill and Roxanne Stone, the original founders and operators of Answers Pet Food, resigned and disassociated entirely from the company they helped build into a success. As the company's revenue began to plummet with CEO Keith Hill at the helm, Keith launched an aggressive attack against Jacqueline Hill and Roxanne Stone, as well as against the independent farmers who wanted to expand their business opportunities beyond Keith Hill. Most of what has happened has been a mystery, until now. 

Susan Thixton On The Secrecy Of AAFCO Part 2

Today's conversation features Kate Eydelnant, who owns Bobcat Raw Cat Food in Houston Texas. The topic of conversation is manufacturing during the ongoing COVID pandemic. 

Jennifer Boniface has successfully run her company, "Aunt Jeni's" for over 20 years. Over the past year and a half, Jennifer has found herself part of the FDA's continued efforts to enforce by what they call their "opinion", instead of actual regulation or law. (FDA is not suppose to regulate based on their opinion , nor are they suppose to regulate based on a compliance policy). Jennifer decided to stand up for herself, not knowing how the FDA would retaliate against her moving forward. This is her story. 

For almost a decade, Roxanne Stone has been attending AAFCO meetings. In today's conversation, we talk to Roxanne about her expriences attending these meetings, the concerns regarding this private organization, and how AAFCO has attempted to ban hers and others from having a voice in what ultimately becomes the animal feed system. 

We speak with Stephen Calsbeek who is one of the owners of Farm Hounds. This company brings regenerative farming treats to the pet market, and today we speak to Stephen about this approach to agriculture, and his working relationship with White Oak Pastures and other regenerative farms. 

We are joined by Jenni Harris from White Oak Pastures. While filming for the Pet Schooled course with Will Harris on regenerative farming, we spoke to his daughter Jenni about their daily practice of farming with purpose. 

Inna Shekhtman is the owner and CEO of Red Dog, Blue Kat located in Canada. 

Richard Squire had a rich entrepreneurial history before launching his company "Suzie's CBD." After a back operation that lead to a life threatening opioid addiction, Richard knew he had to get his life back on track. Listen to Richard's incredible story, and how his vision continues to live on today. 

Part 2 of our conversation with Daniel Shulof. While filming with Daniel Schulof for his pet schooled course, director Kohl Harrington took the opportunity to speak with Daniel one on one. Join us as Daniel discusses his years of extensive research into the pet obesity epidemic, all which is featured in his wonderfully written book, "Dogs, Dog Food, and Dogma." Topics in this episode also include: FDA regulatory issues, potential FDA corruption involved targeting market competition, and producing a dry pet food with the lowest amount of carbohydrates possible.