Hi - thanks for this, Michael. Our extremely-healthy lurcher has been vegan for several years now, and our vet in France who hadn't heard of vegan dogs and was sceptical, compliments me each time I take him for an annual check on his weight (perfect), skin, teeth, muscle mass and evident health and happiness. He loves his home-cooked food (organic and much from our veg garden). I should say that he does have supplements, notably taurine. I highly recommend Dr Arielle Griffiths, 'the' vegan vet in the UK, who also offers online courses. For computer-problem reasons I can't go out of this comment to her link but she 'Just Be Kind'.
I have recently read that some commercial well-known dog food brands made in Asia also not only use other dogs and cats in their food, but the euthanizing drugs are also still present in the corpse.
At some stage I will be writing a bit on my Substack blog about switching a dog to a vegan diet.
I want to get my car vegan food but haven’t been able to find it. I asked a question about it on a vegan Instagram and got a lot of responses telling me how stupid I was for thinking a cat could go vegan
Feeding a cat a vegan diet isn’t stupid. It’s just a question of doing it responsibly. There are nutritionally complete vegan cat foods formulated to meet all their needs, including taurine and vitamin A. It’s a growing area of interest for those wanting to align pet care with their ethics. Finding a supportive community can help navigate this decision, so don’t let a few rude responses discourage you. 🌱🐾
Here's a link that should help you find the right food for your beloved companion:
Thank you for this article. This particular issue has been on my mind - and conscience - for decades. I thought I would add this recent link:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/04/lab-grown-meat-britain-eu-us
Excellent article thank you!
Hi - thanks for this, Michael. Our extremely-healthy lurcher has been vegan for several years now, and our vet in France who hadn't heard of vegan dogs and was sceptical, compliments me each time I take him for an annual check on his weight (perfect), skin, teeth, muscle mass and evident health and happiness. He loves his home-cooked food (organic and much from our veg garden). I should say that he does have supplements, notably taurine. I highly recommend Dr Arielle Griffiths, 'the' vegan vet in the UK, who also offers online courses. For computer-problem reasons I can't go out of this comment to her link but she 'Just Be Kind'.
I have recently read that some commercial well-known dog food brands made in Asia also not only use other dogs and cats in their food, but the euthanizing drugs are also still present in the corpse.
At some stage I will be writing a bit on my Substack blog about switching a dog to a vegan diet.
Thank you for mentioning Dr. Griffiths. Here's another resource: https://vegan-dogfood.co.uk/about/
I want to get my car vegan food but haven’t been able to find it. I asked a question about it on a vegan Instagram and got a lot of responses telling me how stupid I was for thinking a cat could go vegan
Feeding a cat a vegan diet isn’t stupid. It’s just a question of doing it responsibly. There are nutritionally complete vegan cat foods formulated to meet all their needs, including taurine and vitamin A. It’s a growing area of interest for those wanting to align pet care with their ethics. Finding a supportive community can help navigate this decision, so don’t let a few rude responses discourage you. 🌱🐾
Here's a link that should help you find the right food for your beloved companion:
https://www.felineliving.net/vegan-cat-food
thank you so much!!