Jane R. Bicks,
D.M.V. 
Dr. Jane Bicks is the Executive Director of New Product Development &
Education for HealthyPetNet where she oversees all product development and
supervises a board of veterinarians and pet industry experts who ensure
HealthyPetNet's cutting-edge formulas meet the highest standards for quality and
effectiveness. She is one of the pioneers of veterinary nutritional/alternative
medicine and is recognized nationally as a foremost authority in the natural
treatment of animals. 
Dr. Jane served as the President of the Veterinary
Medical Association of NYC and has been honored many times by her own veterinary
profession. Among her many awards and acclamations are the Outstanding Service
to Veterinary Medicine Award, three Presidential Citations, The Morris Animal
Foundation (supporting the continuance of Diane Fosse's Lowland Gorilla Project
and studies of all animals) and the Veterinary Medical Society's Merit Award.
Dr. Jane has also been involved with many Advisory Boards including the Advisory
Board of the Cornell University Feline Health Center, Canine Companions for
Independence and Pet Owners with AIDS/ARC Resource Services assisting stricken
individuals so they may keep their beloved pets in their time of greatest need.
In 1994, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani appointed
Dr. Jane to help set up the largest animal shelter in the world, the Center for
Animal Care and Control. She has been associated with the ASPCA, Bid-O-Wee Home,
St. Hubert's, the American Humane Society and various regional and national
animal shelters and rescue services.
Since the early 1980's, Dr. Jane has authored three
national books promoting the responsible care and treatment of pets. Her books
include Revolution in Cat Nutrition (Rawson Associates, New York, 1986), Dr.
Jane's Thirty Days to a Healthier, Happier Cat (Berkley Publishing, New York,
1997), and Dr. Jane's Guide to a Healthier, Happier Dog (Berkley Publishing, New
York, 1999).
Dr. Jane has appeared as a veterinary expert on CBS's 48
hours, ABC's Good Morning America, Fox's Good Morning New York, WNET's Romper
Room and Reading Rainbow, CNN, PBS, Lifetime, The Discovery Channel, TV Food
Network and numerous radio stations including WABC/NY, WNBC, WNYC, WQXR and
National Public Radio. At present, she is a veterinary expert on the new Animal
Planet series, Petsburgh.
She was formerly the President of Dr. Jane Enterprises,
Ltd., where she developed a line of holistic pet care products that were
marketed throughout the United States. Dr. Jane was previously the regular host
of the QVC Pet Shop and the Home Shopping Network's Pet Solutions by Dr. Jane
where she sold her own line of pet products while promoting the importance of
appropriate animal care and responsible pet ownership.
Dr. Jane is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Parma, Italy.