My head has been spinning and it's worse rn. Ive been trying to go vegan/ vegetarian and looked up how to be vegan if you have a dog who eats meat. And it had like two sides, some said switch to vegan dog food to stop farm animal suffering and then others said they let their dogs eat dog food because they are meat eaters. I'm so confused on what to do, my head feels so foggy and my head is racing

Vegan here! Honest opinion, if a person has a dog, I believe they should be fed meat, and that someone shouldn’t have a dog if they disagree with dogs eating meat. I have friends who are experts in dog nutrition(actual experts, like their job is pet care), and one of them is vegan and they still feed their dogs meat. You could research and try to find a more “ethical” dog food as opposed to some cheap stuff?

Hi I’m vegan and pretty educated on this subject. Dogs are omnivores, like humans. It is possible for them to vegan, and much more easily than cats, for whom males can absolutely not be vegan and females with much difficulty. HOWEVER, it is difficult because there are lots of vitamins, as with humans, that come most easily from meat (such as B12 for us). And though we can measure how we ourselves are feeling to see if the diet were on is good, it’s not really possible to judge how your dog is feeling. I would look into research to see if you could find a brand that covers all the nutrients your dog needs, or perhaps mix a vegan dry brand with an occasional non-vegan wet brand to reduce impact. But whatever you do, know that if you are caring about your dogs best interest and being thorough with your decision making, then that is the best you can do!

Hi! Being vegan yourself is awesome, but please don’t make your dog eat a vegan diet. Dogs naturally eat meat- that’s the diet that their bodies are adapted to. It’s impossible for them to get the nutrients they need without meat. If you are concerned about the ethics behind the dog food I suggest looking into smaller brands of dog food like Darwins or something like that. They’re usually produced with less animal suffering. You can always talk to a vet about this too!

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