Dr Richard Patton has spent 40 years as an animal nutritionist, worked in 25 countries and formulated diets for nearly every kind of animal. 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.