The Conscious Pet owner is founded and operated by Ethan and Taylor Hunt. Taylor is currently enrolled at the University of Georgia in their Veterinary College after working in vet med for multiple years. She cannot wait to finish vet school and getting to help owners and their pets live healthy lives together. Ethan holds a degree in animal behavior, and has worked professionally with both exotic and domestic animals for over a decade in various roles. Ethan has worked for the North Georgia Wildlife and Safari park for 13 years where has filled many roles such as animal care lead, animal training coordinator, and is currently the guest experience director. While being employed at the park, he has also founded, operated, and sold Ark Animal Behavior Group, and assisted with multiple Non-profits such as Shelter dogs for Veterans, a 501-c3 that trains dogs housed in shelters as service dogs for Veterans free of charge. As the owner of Ark, Ethan provided consulting on various behavior issues with many species ranging from dogs, to parrots, to cows, all the way to primates and crocodilians. Ethan became best known for his work with aggressive and fearful animals resulting in him advising political groups, and the Georgia State Congress on policies around potentially aggressive breeds. During their professional careers, they observed multiple trends that concerned them. Most animals in shelters, or suffering from preventable medical conditions are not from bad homes, they are from ill informed homes, so they began A Conscious Pet Owner with the hope of helping others nurture and care for animals with knowledge, while connecting on a deeper level with those animals with compassion.