Who is the founder of My Perfect Pet?Updated 17 hours ago

Before founding My Perfect Pet, Karen Neola had a successful 25-year professional corporate career in science, engineering, and R&D. Her love for animals was a fabric of her life and was well known among her friends and associates.

Karen's other activities included involvement in various animal care and rescue organizations, nutrition, and the founding of River Rock Ranch, known throughout as “Karen’s reject animal farm”, thanks to the countless strays she brought home. She was also a successful showing member of the National Pygmy Goat Association, winning several grand champion awards. It was a lifetime of love for animals and devotion to their health and well-being.

Then, in 2007, heartbroken at the loss of her yellow lab Hunter, Karen changed her life direction. Within weeks of his passing, the headlines announced the largest pet food recall in history, and it was her wake-up call to what was really in the food she was feeding her pets. She embarked on a mission to improve pet health and longevity through better diet and nutrition, and to develop a pet food formula that used only fresh, whole, natural, and safe ingredients – for her own pets. Karen dedicated herself to research and development, working with nutritionists, veterinarians, breeders, pet stores, and restaurant food suppliers to create the perfect blend of all-natural, fresh, restaurant-quality ingredients that provide maximum nutrition with the least processing and no harmful preservatives.

While her plan for years was to retire from the corporate world and spend more time in community service with her pets and enjoy more time on warm tropical beaches, Karen instead found herself driven by passion to educate pet owners on how to make better food choices for their pets, and form a company that puts pet health over profits. She was born with several food allergies herself and found pet food to be a natural blending of science, nutrition, and love for pets.

Karen has been recognized as a “Woman of Influence” in the pet food industry and is an active member of Love On A Leash, a national therapy pet organization. In addition to managing My Perfect Pet, she conducts regular talks for local dog trainers and clubs on the topic of "Understanding Pet Nutrition".