Dogs Can Thrive on a Vegan Diet!

Butterflies (www.veganpoet.com and www.thevegantruth.blogspot.com)shares how to feed a dog vegan. Her vegan canine companion who is 11 years young and fed a vegan diet for 10 of those years, swims in the river and smiles for the camera.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• vegan
• dog
• canine
• veganism

[weirdfetishes5]

i know there are certain foods that are bad for cats and dogs which is why i held bk from making my cats their own food.. what would you suggest for cat owners? i heard of vegecat :) its expensive tho :(

[TheVeganPoet1]

@weirdfetishes5 - I think cat caregivers who are vegan should give their cats some vegan food, to help lessen the demand for animal products. I have given them squash, mashed tofu with oil, nutritional yeast, kelp or seaweed and a dash of salty flavour.

[TheVeganPoet1]

I follow my conscience more than what I read. I don't go and get "pets" as someone suggested I go out and get a rabbit or a natural herbivore. I rescue nonhuman animals that come across my path. If they want to live with me (and there are many benefits to them in this case) they have to eat a plant-based diet.

[markgil42]

great video! we have had vegan dogs (rescued pit bulls) for 15+ years and they have all been very happy and healthy. dogs are omnivorous and do not require meat to live and thrive. wish more pet owners were as compassionate as you are.

[RummyMummy]

@abbyful i dont think you actually read my post above, my dogs health has IMPROVED since going veg. so we will have to agree to disagree. obviously you are unaware of the horrors of the meat industry, and what is actually in commercial pet food and the poor standards of meat for human consumption. so you can go ahead and do what you think is right for your pet, and me for mine. best wishes...

[43110s]

Great video! So nice to hear you talk about your vegan dog and about your thoughts around veganism. A little puppy came to me, and I wanted him to be as healthy as possible so I thought after a lot of research that raw meat and bones was best, but I feel so uncomfortable to buy meat and support such a terrible industry that the meat industry is, so now I am thinking of feeding him vegan. First I must do a lot of research. But if dogs live long as vegans too and are healthy, I will go for it.

[Danielvegan1]

Awesome.....very knowledgeable and passionate about being vegan and your so loved companion!

[jbkgjbkg]

@TheVeganPoet1 I think that vegans shouldn't even consider buying a predator in the first place.

[yellowbootsandsnowsh]

id like to try vegan, -- both of my dogs are rescues-- and have bad allergies-- my research, and my vet believed it was from too much carbohydrates-- oats and sweet potatoe-- i was feeding her -- any suggestions would be appreciated--

[yellowbootsandsnowsh]

amazing! 10 years on a vegan diet-- i think that answers my question -

[MrAbinico]

You people are evil to treat natural carnivours, cats and dogs, like this. Don't push your ideology on these innocent creatures who defenseless against your idiot beliefs. If you can't live with the fact that dogs and cats eat meat, then don't become a dog/cat parent. I have saved a number of dogs and cats that were considered terminally ill by simply changing their diet to include proper amounts of raw meats, muscle and organ - the results are incredible.

[ojideagu]

@TheVeganPoet1 You cannot bond with the dog if it eats meat? Then you are denying and rejecting its true nature. That is very sad in my opinion.

[ojideagu]

@RummyMummy If it's against your morals to buy meat, don't get a dog, simple. If it's against your morals to buy meat, don't get an animal that likes and thrives on meat.

[ojideagu]

@TheVeganPoet1 Why do they have to eat a plant based diet? Why are your imposing your morality on an animal that has no choice? That is animal cruelty. Dogs love meat, that is a fact. Put meat on a plate and vegan food, and you will see what it wants to eat.