As our memories of the last COVID 19 disappear, the potential for another pandemic looms and pets could play a role in transmitting it. Bill Gates said he believes another pandemic is likely within the next 25 years based on a growing body of scientific evidence.
At the same time, researchers suggest that our dogs and cats could be an overlooked source for pathogens crossing from wildlife and livestock to humans. Those species-hopping diseases could become the next pandemic.
Frightening? Yes, and we already had a warning of it with in April 2020 where a published paper showed how raw fed dogs could fuel our next pandemic due to E.Coli antibiotic resistant bacteria. Read the full article here.
Avian influenza is very very worrying and it is growing. It is already spreading among people, livestock and wild animals around the world with little being done to stop it. Epidemiologists worry that avian influenza could mutate and become more virulent.
The best way to ensure that our pet dogs and cats do not fall victim to Avian influenza, is to stop feeding a raw food diet immediately and consider a sustainable and balanced plant-based diet for life.
Read more about risks of dogs and cats spreading Avian Influenza via pet food here.
“We’re very clever and extremely resourceful – and we will find ways of preserving ourselves, of that I’m sure. But whether our lives will be as rich as they are now is another question.”
– Sir David Attenborough
Exposing Butternut Box Dog Food
Did Butternut Box introduce a plant-based fresh dog food option in 2022 simply to gain B-Corp Certification?
Fermented Protein Pet Food – the Future?
Is precision fermentation our future way to feed not only our pets, but ourselves too? Yes it most certainly is!
Cultivated Chicken Dog Food in Pets At Home!
Cell-based meat and vegan ingredients represent the future of pet food. These are the only ingredients that are good for pets, ‘food’ animals and the planet.
Using microbial protein for the very first time in dog treats!
This first-of-its-kind protein is derived from bacteria that have been consumed by humans for centuries in foods such as kimchi, kefir, and sauerkraut
BVA says it is possible to feed dogs plant-based
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has ended its opposition to (nutritionally-sound) vegan diets for dogs
Who is MARS Petcare?
How did they go from producing Snickers, Mars, Bounty bars, Pedigree, Royal Canin and Whiskas to be the fourth largest privately held company in the US?
Plant-based vs Insect-based dog food
Insect Protein-Based Diets as Potential Risk of Allergy in Dogs, and Much Higher Cost
The Great Protein Debate – Beef or Beans?
Dr Sue Paterson, RCVS President and Senior Vice President of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatologists interviews Dr Arielle Griffiths about Sustainable Pet Foods
University of Liverpool Vegan Dog Food Study
Prof Alex German holds the position of Royal Canin Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Liverpool
The longest, most comprehensive peer-reviewed study so far!
Domestic dogs maintain positive clinical, nutritional, and haematological health outcomes when fed a commercial plant-based diet for a year. Peer reviewed and published in PLOS ONE
Reasons Why Dog Owners Stop Feeding Raw Meat-Based Diets
The latest paper from April 2024 makes an astounding 85 papers against the use of raw feeding in our dogs
UK’s first meat cultivated cat food to launch!
The world’s first cans of cat food made with cultivated chicken to be sold in 2024 at Pets At Home!
