About Pet Life TV

Pet Life TV celebrates the human-animal bond by exploring pet lifestyle, health and wellness. Pet Life TV is produced by Tricycle Studios.

Join us each episode as our host, Kristen Levine, takes us on a journey discovering the world of pets and their human companions. Each episode is inspired by one word personified by pets. That word becomes the show’s theme, i.e. love, touch, live, laugh, feel, need, comfort, faithful… we will explore health and wellness, pet fun facts, useful tips and discover the irreverent lifestyle unique to living with pets.

The Growing Pet Industry is one Trend you Can Bank on

It’s an animal planet:

78 million cats in the U.S.
65 million dogs in the U.S.
80% of people call themselves “pet parents”
spending in ’06 is estimated to be $38.4 billion (more than doubled from $17 billion in 1994!)
In 2006, Americans' spending on pets is projected to be higher than ever:
$15.2 billion for food
$9.3 billion for supplies and over-the-counter-medications
$9.4 billion for veterinarian care
$1.8 billion for live animal purchases
$2.7 billion for other services
source: American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA)
“We have only begun to see the tip of the spending iceberg.” – Pam Danzinger, author of the 2003 survey, Why People Buy Things for their Pets.

Source: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine (July 2004)

Kristen Levine

Host/Executive Producer

Kristen Levine has been a pet lifestyle expert for nearly 20 years. She is fascinated by people’s love affair with pets. As a syndicated newspaper columnist, radio/t.v. pet reporter, and owner of Fetching Communications, she has worked alongside thousands of animal professionals from veterinarians to trainers to animal welfare workers—and more importantly, pet lovers. Her vast knowledge of pet lifestyle issues and her ambition to celebrate these loving bonds, makes her the purrfect Pet Life TV host. Kristen has two Labrador retrievers, two miniature donkeys, and several goats.

Randy Rosenthal

Director/Executive Producer

Randy has been creating media that motivates for over 20 years. He has built his career by focusing on universal human hopes, fears and joys. Randy creates programs that people care about. He has garnered many regional and national awards. He practices yoga and is a certified hypnotherapist.

Angela Ellis

Videographer/Editor

Angela is a digital video artist and nonlinear editor. Starting her career as a graphic artist for a big corporation, she bucked the system nearly a decade ago to follow her passion for moving image as the ultimate medium. Her motivations in life are true creative expression and personal growth. She will one day direct her own films. Angela lives with a fat, floppy-eared white rabbit named Sara, and two “tuxedo” cats – Spence and Miss Cleo.

Tona Bell

Executive Producer

Tona has been a trusted producer for over 15 years. Her background in advertising, marketing and pr has helped many national as well as small emerging companies achieve success. When she isn’t feeding stray cats, she is tending to her 4 house lions: Tara (Bynkibear), Twelve Oaks, Josephine (Jo Bear) and Lucky Lekhaim.

Chris Lane

Producer

Besides being an unusually nice guy, Chris defies stereotype by not only having 20+ years as a computer developer, but also plays guitar in a band and flies helicopters to relax. He was born in Spain and was a wiz kid for Sperry/Unisys until they asked him to make smart bombs. Chris lives with several birds and cats who all get along quite well.

Teresa Lightfoot

DVM, Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practioners – Avian, Consultant

Dr. Lightfoot has worked with animals for 26 years. After owning her own practice for many years, she is now an avian specialist at Florida Veterinary Specialists. She has authored over 100 articles on avian and exotic species and is an editor for the upcoming Avian Compendium Text and the European-based Exotic Pet Medicine Text. She is an editor of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery and a reviewer for Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine and Exotic DVM. She lectures frequently on avian and exotic medicine and surgery both nationally and internationally. Dr. Lightfoot is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Association of Avian Veterinarians Gold Star Award in 1998, the Florida Veterinarian of the Year award for 2000 and the 2001 Exotic Veterinarian of the Year awarded to her by the International Conference on Exotic.

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