Prof Andrew Knight’s study published by Plos One, and by far the largest of its kind; surveyed 4,060 pet owners with the following results:
– Plant-based pet foods appear to be enjoyed as much as meat-based diets.
– Study shows no difference for animals between plant-based and meat-based diets.
– Plant-based pet foods do not compromise animal welfare, provided other determinants of welfare, such as nutritional requirements, are adequately provided.
Poppy transitioned from a raw diet to a 100% plant-based diet and the video shown is proof of how much she loves her food!
As long as a diet is nutritionally complete with all the correct balance of nutrients, dogs can thrive as plant-based diets can be made to be as palatable to dogs as meat-based pet foods.
Raw dog and cat food fuelling spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The very real and always present danger of this latest study yet again finding antibiotic-resistant bacteria in raw commercial cat foods!
UK Petfoods MUST Keep Up!
Using animal byproducts in meat and fish-based pet foods is NOT sustainable!
Cats dying after eating Avian-Influenza-contaminated raw pet food!
Does vegan cat food provide the solution?
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!
Plant-based vs Insect-based dog food
Insect Protein-Based Diets as Potential Risk of Allergy in Dogs, and Higher Cost
Who is Mars Petcare?
Mars Petcare is a subsidiary of Mars Inc that originally started out selling confectionery such as Bounty bars, M & M, Milky Way. With a focus on sales of foods that people will keep buying due to the addictive nature of sugar, they moved into the pet food market...
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
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
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
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