Many job seekers today are evaluating practices based on their ‘greenness’ (environmental and social sustainability). Veterinary employees are more likely to be satisfied with their jobs if they are working for a practice that is perceived to be “green.” This results in greater retention of staff and a happier work environment.
There has also been a rise in owners choosing to transition their dogs to a plant-based diet prior to travelling abroad due to new regulations that came into effect in January 2022. These new regulations state that the personal imports of any meat and milk or their derivatives into the EU are no longer allowed. This includes any meat-based pet foods or treats.
Owners need to be made aware of this fact by vets at the practice when pet passports and vaccinations are discussed prior to travel. It would benefit a practice to have a supply of plant-based dog food available to benefit travelling pets as well as those dermatological or animal-protein intolerant cases requiring an alternative truly novel protein diet that they can be maintained on indefinitely.
Cats dying after eating Avian-Influenza-contaminated raw pet food!
Does vegan cat food provide the solution?
Could our dogs or cats trigger an avian influenza pandemic?
As our memories of the last COVID 19 disappear, the potential for another pandemic looms and pets could play a role in transmitting it
Plant-based vs Insect-based dog food
Insect Protein-Based Diets as Potential Risk of Allergy in Dogs, and Higher Cost
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!
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?
The truth about ‘RSPCA Assured’ farms
The footage obtained from these farms, including distressing images of decomposing pigs, dying chicks, and salmon with missing eyes, is simply indefensible
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
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