Circa 2000: Jade & The Raw Pet Food Diet
As an avid pet lover, Stacy began her interest in pet nutrition when her dog Jade, a 6-year-old German Shepherd, was diagnosed with Addison’s Disease (an auto-immune disorder) in March of 2000. It was that research, to help Jade live with the disease, that led her on a journey of changing her own way of thinking about pet nutrition, food, health, and longevity.
Stacy started preparing dog food at home with a few well-known authors’ books on pet nutrition as her guides. That led to making food for the pets of several friends and family, whose interests were piqued when they saw the success of raw feeding. Word continued to spread and soon there was a waiting list of people wanting fresh food for their pets. She took on the help of an animal nutrition scientist and, in 2001, was able to ensure that the accepted nutritional profiles for dogs and cats, as determined by the Association of Animal Feed Control Officials, are met, or exceeded in each recipe.