Freeze-dried Treats for Dogs & Cats — Ava’s Pet Palace

When Ava Dorsey was just six years old, she imagined something bigger than herself: a business that creates and delivers nutrition for dogs and cats. Instead of drawing castles or fairy tale characters, she pictured pet food as clean and honest as the meals shared at home.

By age eight, that vision had a name — Ava’s Pet Palace. What began as a child’s sketch soon grew into a brand now recognized nationwide, carried in Erewhon Market and independent pet stores across the country.

That early imagination came with a promise Ava never abandoned: no junk.

From the start, she wanted these treats made with limited ingredients, always organic or natural. Today, that standard defines every recipe from Ava’s Pet Palace. Salmon puffs, turkey poppers, beef liver bites, and duck egg sprinkles all share the same purpose — proving that clean nutrition can be flavorful, fun, and trusted by pet parents who value transparency in every label.

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But for Ava, food has always been part of a bigger picture. She built her company around the values she grew up with: responsibility to the planet, care for the community, and love for pets.

That’s why every product comes in recycled packaging, ships carbon-neutral, and helps support rescues and shelters. All these further deepen her mission, showing how steady representation and impact can be baked into every step of growth.

Carrying that spark from childhood into the present, Ava continues to lead with the same drive that first inspired her.

What began as a dream has become a movement that reaches beyond the treat aisle. Ava’s Pet Palace now stands as proof that passion can shape innovation, values can guide progress, and pets everywhere deserve nothing less than real food made with love.