Raw & Natural Feeding Summit schedule

Dr. Ian Billinghurst is a nutritionist, agricultural scientist, veterinary surgeon, acupuncturist, and nutritional consultant. He is the author of "Give Your Dog a Bone", "Grow Your Pups With Bones", "The BARF Diet" and “Pointing the Bone at Cancer”. His first three books discuss the basic principles of canine (and feline) nutrition using raw, whole, and commonly available foods. His fourth book looks at nutrition and cancer. He conducts clinical and literature research into nutrition, writes and lectures on evolutionary nutrition, and has produced his own brand of pet foods. He is widely regarded as “The Father of RAW Feeding”.

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Dr. Christian Vergara Pacheco, a veterinarian and the President of the Raw Feeding Veterinary Society, holds the distinction of being the first veterinarian in Chile to educate fellow colleagues professionally on the subject of raw food for pets. His work primarily revolves around pet nutrition and conducting research on the microbiome. With a focus on promoting raw feeding practices, Dr. Vergara plays a vital role in advancing the understanding of optimal pet nutrition and the intricate relationship between gut health and overall well-being.

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Emily Stein, Ph.D., founded Primal Health (TEEF for Life) in 2017 to focus on improving the dental health of both humans and animals by producing oral microbiome modulation products. She has spent 12 years developing Selective Microbial Metabolism Regulation Technology (SMMRT™) at Primal Therapies, Inc., which is focused on using metabolic influencers to re-engineer disease-causing bacterial biofilms into those that are health-promoting, to decrease inflammation and to improve outcomes. She holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied inter- and intracellular signaling pathways involved in stress response and community development in bacteria, and received her B.S. in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Iowa, where she studied the interaction between M. tuberculosis and innate immune cells.

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Presentation I Monday July 14, 2025 @ 6:00 AM ET

Dr. Nicole Rous is an integrative vet from Melbourne, Australia, owner of Mont Albert Veterinary Surgery, and a natural pet health and lifestyle brand, Shy Tiger. She is passionate about empowering pet owners through education to help their pets live their best lives. Dr. Rous frequents her social media platforms to share raw and honest educational tips on fresh feeding and natural health alternatives.

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Dr. Ian Billinghurst is a nutritionist, agricultural scientist, veterinary surgeon, acupuncturist, and nutritional consultant. He is the author of "Give Your Dog a Bone", "Grow Your Pups With Bones", "The BARF Diet" and “Pointing the Bone at Cancer”. His first three books discuss the basic principles of canine (and feline) nutrition using raw, whole, and commonly available foods. His fourth book looks at nutrition and cancer. He conducts clinical and literature research into nutrition, writes and lectures on evolutionary nutrition, and has produced his own brand of pet foods. He is widely regarded as “The Father of RAW Feeding”.

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Mariah Pierson has been passionate about animals since childhood, fostering small wildlife, owning exotic pets, and dedicating her life to their wellness following a personal pet loss. Her career spans volunteering at an exotic pet store as a child, working at a pet daycare and boarding facility, and acquiring broad experience in the veterinary industry, which ignited her interest in raw diet and nutrition, and the understanding of some veterinarians' resistance towards it. Mariah combined her research in canine, feline, mustelid, and erinaceidae nutrition with her veterinary experience to start Paws of Prey, a YouTube channel she runs with her partner to share her knowledge, and earned a certification in canine nutrition in 2021 with plans to further her education in animal nutrition.

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Brad Clinthorne is an animal lover, nutrition enthusiast, avid gardener, and family man. He entered the pet industry in 2012 and fell in love with helping pets live their best lives through nutrition and pet-parent education. He joined Steve’s Real Food in 2021 to help a larger group of pet parents discover the difference real food can make.

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Angela Ardolino is a certified holistic pet health coach, cannabis and mushroom expert, and educator who has been caring for animals for over 20 years. She has always been an animal lover and owns and operates Fire Flake Farm, her animal rescue farm, and two locations of a natural pet salon and shop, Beautify the Beast. Knowing our animals deserve the best, Angela has made it her mission to educate and empower pet parents to holistically heal and support their pets with the best whole plant and mushroom medicine. She used her education and expertise to found CBD Dog Health, which offers a sustainable line of high-quality, all-natural, full-spectrum hemp products for your pet’s health and wellness, and launched MycoDog, a sustainable line of mushroom extract and adaptogen tinctures designed for dogs.

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Julie Anne Lee, DCH, RcsHOM, has been the owner and practitioner of some of North America's busiest and long-standing holistic veterinary hospitals and clinics. This includes founding the first licensed strictly holistic veterinary clinic in Canada. She developed and taught a three-year post-graduate program for veterinarians at the College of Animal Homeopathic Medicine and also presented lectures for the American Homeopathic Veterinary Association on homeopathy and functional pathology, the British Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons Association on treating chronic disease, the Canadian Society of Homeopaths on clinical comparisons of the treatment of human to animals, P.E.I Veterinary University on the gut microbiome, and many more over the last 20 years.

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Dr. Katie Woodley is the proud owner and holistic veterinarian of The Natural Pet Doctor. Her mission is to ensure that all pet parents have access to herbal medicine, supplementation, and nutritional advice throughout their pet's lifetime that helps them thrive rather than just survive.

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Ruby Balaram is the CEO and Founder of Real Dog Box - a monthly dog treat and chew service. She is also the Director of Feed Real Institute, specializing in canine nutrition research and education. Ruby oversees operations at the Real Dog kitchen in San Diego, CA, as well as their canine nutritionists and storytellers, and implements policies to promote Real Dog's company culture and vision!

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Ronny LeJeune is the lead certified canine nutritionist and the owner of Perfectly Rawsome, which is an online resource for fresh food diets. She is also a certified professional dog trainer at Optimal Canine where her focus is obedience, sports performance, and fitness training.

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Dr. Amaya Espíndola, MRCVS, is a multifaceted artist excelling in veterinary medicine, music, coaching, and entrepreneurship. Having settled in Mallorca, Spain, for the past ten years, she passionately explores the captivating world of cats, employing unconventional methods to shape her expertise. Dr. Amaya Espíndola's mission centers around fostering a fresh comprehension of feline behavior and well-being by reviving their innate wild instincts, and she strives to enlighten pet owners on how this profound bond can enrich our daily lives.

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Dr. Richard Patton is a highly accomplished individual with a strong academic background, holding a BS from Penn State, an MS from Purdue, and a PhD from Virginia Tech. With an impressive portfolio of approximately 25 scientific publications, his expertise spans across various disciplines. Having worked in 28 countries, Dr. Patton has gained extensive international experience. He is particularly renowned for his invaluable guidance and consultation in animal nutrition, assisting individuals in making informed decisions regarding the optimal feeding practices for their beloved pets.

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Dr. Cathy Alinovi is a holistic veterinarian, pet lover, frequent media guest, and nationally-celebrated author. Her mission then was simple: to make the world safe for dogs. Her mission now is providing healthy options for pets, allowing them to live longer and with a better quality of life—it is not much different and is just as powerful!

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Dr. Kelly Halls founded Bentons Road Veterinary Clinic in 2015 with the view to providing ethical pet health care advice. From there the practice has evolved to be a leader in the field of fresh food nutrition and true integrative practice to encourage our pets to be the healthiest they can be. The clinic now provides advanced surgical, dental and medical treatments in combination with nutritional, herbal, acupuncture and Chinese medicine approaches.

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