Speakers

Julie Anne Lee, DCH, RcsHOM, founded 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.

Julie Anne 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 25 years.

Growing up helping in her mother's animal rescue planted seeds early on of what would rapidly and passionately grow into Julie Anne Lee's life purpose; a deep caring and protection for animals and their health while educating the public and veterinarians.

Julie founded Adored Beast Apothecary where she formulates and does research. Lee provides educational services through public lectures and veterinary mentorship programs, veterinary courses, and consulting services that advocate homeopathic, holistic, and ethical treatment of animals. She is a microbiome expert.

Dr. Odette Suter, DVM, CVSMT, CVA, COT, MA, graduated from veterinary school in Switzerland in 1994. Early on, she recognized the limitations of conventional medicine and questioned its role in true healing. Her unconventional upbringing combined with her own healing journey has led her to explore many avenues to discover and treat the underlying cause of disease of her animal patients.

She researched holistic and functional medicine, including Chinese Medicine, Veterinary Spinal Manipulation and Chiropractic Neurology, Applied Kinesiology, NAET, Animal Communication, Nutrition, and learned these modalities are so important for our pets.

Dr. Suter is the owner of Peak Animal Health Center where she offers intensive training programs, combining holistic treatment and teaching to educate clients on creating longevity for their animals. Her passion for teaching led her to write the international best-selling book "What Your Vet Never Told You - Secrets to Supporting Peak Health for Your Animal".

Rita Hogan is a clinical canine herbalist with over 20 years of experience specializing in Holistic Canine Herbalism. She is an educator, speaker, writer, formulator, and herbal medicine maker. Rita uses a combination of diet, flower essences, herbs, and phytoembryonic therapies in her full-time practice based in Olympia, Washington. Connect with Rita at https://www.canineherbalist.com/

“You can’t out supplement a poor diet”

— Dr. Katie Woodley

“A Healthy Dog is a Way of Life”

— Rita Hogan

“Everything we do in life, our lifestyle choices, health, and wellbeing, what we think, what we eat, what we feel and believe; our relationships with ourselves, each other or our pets and animals are all related to how we define ourselves and the world around us.”

— Dr. Barrie Sands

“ Your pet’s journey begins with identifying and addressing the root causes of illness, so that healing can occur and good health can arise and sustain itself naturally. Your goal is to find imbalances BEFORE symptoms appear.”

— Dr. Odette Sutter

“Yes, we know what the ancestrial diet of the dog should be but how do we make it better?.”

— Billy Hokeman, food nutritionist

“Preventative and integrative veterinary medicine aims to support the animal’s health through diet, nutrition, and lifestyle practices that allow our pets to be more resilient to disease and live better quality lives. In other words, providing our pets with the tools to thrive, rather than to just survive.”