Richard Patton

PhD

Richard Patton PhD has spent more than 40 years as an animal nutritionist, working in 25 countries and formulating diets for nearly every kind of animal. Based in New Mexico, Dr Patton has consulted for agriculture enterprises, zoos, foreign governments, Fortune 500 companies, local and regional feed mills and pet food companies. An adjunct professor at Penn State for 15 years, he has 25 scientific publications, two patents, one book (on pet nutrition) and numerous popular press articles. Dr Patton’s role in the marketplace is to serve as a translator of technical insight for the benefit of the animal and the animal owner. He is the author of “Ruined by Excess, Perfected by Lack,” a second edition of which was published by Dogs Naturally in 2017 and reprinted in 2018.