Who We Are
FurPetVo offers practical, real-life tips and training advice to help you care for your pet. Each month, over 10 million users turn to furpetvo.com for trustworthy, actionable guidance—so they can provide the best possible life for their companions. Our 20-year-strong library features more than 4,000 in-depth articles covering pets of all kinds: from cats and dogs to betta fish and pot-bellied pigs.
Our content is crafted and regularly updated by a dedicated team—including certified professional trainers, Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs), and Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVMs). Every article reflects years of hands-on experience, clinical insight, and compassionate expertise. At FurPetVo, we’re deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion—not just in our team, but across every story we tell and every resource we create.
Veterinary Review Board
Finding accurate, reliable veterinary advice online can be overwhelming—especially when misinformation or personal opinion masquerades as fact. To cut through the noise, FurPetVo launched its Veterinary Review Board: a trusted collective of board-certified veterinarians who rigorously evaluate our health and medical content.
Our goal is simple: to give you well-researched, science-backed information you can rely on—so you feel confident making decisions that keep your pet happy, healthy, and thriving.
The Veterinary Review Process
You may notice a special badge on some FurPetVo articles. That badge means a member of our Veterinary Review Board has personally reviewed and edited the content—verifying its accuracy, relevance, and alignment with current veterinary standards.
Meet Our Veterinary Review Board
Our board brings together decades of clinical expertise, public health leadership, and specialized knowledge across species and care settings. Here’s a closer look at some of the veterinarians guiding our mission:
Nick Saint-Erne, DVM
With 35 years of experience treating dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, rodents, reptiles, fish, exotic pets, and zoo animals, Dr. Saint-Erne practices at the Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital and serves as a consulting veterinarian for multiple zoos and aquariums in Arizona. Beyond clinical work, he’s owned pet stores and authored training materials and pet care handouts for a major national pet retailer. He’s also collaborated with the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen pet store welfare standards and reduce zoonotic disease risks.
Nelva J. Bryant, DVM, MPH
A retired LCDR in the U.S. Public Health Service with over 27 years of experience, Dr. Bryant now focuses on improving pet travel through animal welfare advocacy, education, and veterinary oversight. Her deep expertise spans veterinary pathology, infectious and zoonotic diseases, CDC dog importation regulations, international animal transport laws, and airline live-animal policies—making her a leading authority on safe, humane pet transportation worldwide.
Monica Tarantino, DVM
Dr. Tarantino brings extensive clinical experience in small animal medicine, behavior, and preventive care. She combines frontline practice with a passion for clear, empathetic communication—ensuring complex veterinary topics are accessible to every pet parent without sacrificing scientific integrity.
