I didn't mean literally, I just meant that they don't really compare to a natural animal's diet, like a vegan diet doesn't.

I don't agree to it, I think that being a pet owner means doing the best by your pet, even if its not your most fav thing, and I don't think that feeding a animal like a dog on a vege diet is the best, they are designed to eat all sorts, they are scanvengors, but I don't think that means that they are suited to a all vegan diet, and tbh it annoys me that people do this.

Does everyone who'd replied on here feed raw or do some of you feed commercial diets? Considering the majority of kibbles etc. contain grains and other ingredients that wouldn't feature in a carnivore's diet. Not that I'm criticizing kibble, I've fed it and would probably feed it again if raw wasn't an option for my dogs in the future.

Hi all. I have been hearing lately about vegan diets for dogs becoming more popular. I've heard that they can thrive on a plant diet, while cats don't do so well on it. I've also been reading that many dog foods (even the most "high quality" ones) contain the meat from rendered & euthanized animals. I don't know how true any of this is, and I'm not looking to change my dogs' diet really, but I was just very curious about all of this. Do any of you have your dogs on a vegan diet, or do you know of any dogs who have tried it??? What are everybody's oppinions on this??? Thanks for your input!!!

I know lots of raw "extremists" who would use many of the same arguments seen on this thread - dogs are carnivores, they have canines for a reason, they don't enjoy munching on a carrot, etc. to argue against kibble as a whole, vegan or not, so I find it interesting to see these reasons. Does everyone who'd replied on here feed raw or do some of you feed commercial diets? Considering the majority of kibbles etc. contain grains and other ingredients that wouldn't feature in a carnivore's diet. Not that I'm criticizing kibble, I've fed it and would probably feed it again if raw wasn't an option for my dogs in the future.

I don't know the science behind vegan diets and I would not recommend them if, as someone suggested, there's evidence to suggest it could cause issues like heart problems, but I would not judge someone for it unless I went out and did the research to prove there was a valid objection to it. I personally don't see why a vegan would go out and adopt a pet that should be eating meat but I imagine a vegan carefully researching a suitable vegan dog food probably puts a lot of thought into nutrition and monitoring the dog for issues, and their dog may well be healthier overall than someone feeding their dog on a cheap food like Bakers or Pedigree. There's so little meat in some of the cheaper commercial brands out there that I bet half of them are practically vegan diets!
I would stress the importance of researching a dog's diet and the longterm effects whether you feed raw, kibble, wet food, vegan food or any other option but I wouldn't immediately say it was cruel to feed a dog vegan food.