We applaud all the new companies looking at alternative protein sources to feed our production animals and our pets. We have chosen not to include insect-based dog food diets in our list of foods that we recommend for dogs, purely on the basis that they have been shown to not be hypoallergenic compared to plant-based dog food diets.
Dogs with the most common allergen that we see – an allergy to house dust mites, have shown to react to the chitin in dog food that uses insect-based foods.
Another addition that is included in insect-based diets, is chondroitin, as shown with the ingredient list here of Yora dog food –
40% Insect (Insect Meal 26.2%, Freshly Prepared Insect 8.3%, Insect Oil 5.5%), Oats (19%), Potato (19%), Maize, Peas, Brewer’s Yeast, Seaweed (2%), Linseed, Tomato Pomace, Minerals, Vitamins, Beetroot (0.5%), Chicory Pulp, Pumpkin, Carrot, Glucosamine (575mg/kg), Chondroitin (575mg/kg), Kale, Parsley.
Chondroitin is made from avian cartilage primarily which would immediately result in dogs with chicken intolerances having a reaction when fed Yora insect food due to the presence of chicken protein in the insect-based food. If fed a true hypoallergenic plant-based diet, these concerns are removed.
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
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
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!
Plant Ingredients in Dog Food
An enormously positive article about the use of plant-based proteins in pet food written by PhD Veterinary Scientist Jelena Suran in February 2024
Hills Pet Food Vets Sued
Colgate-Palmolive’s Hill’s pet food unit has been hit with a proposed class-action accusing it of conspiring with vets to disparage grain free and plant-based diets
Purina HA tins OR Give A Dog A Bean?
Let’s look at the ingredients in Purina HA tins with hydrolysed soya and pure sugars
History Of Vegan Dog Food
Vegan dog food in the UK has a fascinating history and such an exciting future!
HOWND named to World’s Most Ethical Businesses list
“Being named one of the Top 200 Ethical Companies with a rating of 98 out of 100 is a reflection of the heart and soul we pour into being ethical in our choices every day”
Will we see empty supermarket shelves of pet food in 2024?
As each country prepares to reach their zero carbon emissions agreement, we have meat-based pet food manufacturers panicking as Category 3 animal fat is also very valuable to the renewable diesel market
Hills Enters Cultivated Pet Food Market
Meatly to sell ‘first-ever’ cultivated pet food at Pets At Home
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