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Article: pet food sustainability

Article: pet food sustainability

Billy Nicholles and I considered the environmental impacts of vegan vs. meat-based pet foods, in a Plant-Based News article. We considered the meat- and plant-based ingredients within commercial pet foods, and the role of animal byproducts. We even considered emerging...
Article: climate change and diet

Article: climate change and diet

In Oxford Open Climate Change, we proposed that the pressing nature of irreversible climate change requires rethinking our food systems. Said the Editor, “This is a compelling piece of work, and I anticipate that it will make a valuable contribution to the field.”...
Article: pet food environmental sustainability

Article: pet food environmental sustainability

This article in The Conversation summarised the environmental benefits, food energy savings (additional people who could be fed) and number of ‘food’ animals who would be spared from slaughter annually, if the world’s pet dogs and cats were transitioned on to...
Article: vegan pet health

Article: vegan pet health

In this article Billy Nicholles and I rebuted common critiques of vegan pet diets, notably by veterinary nurse Robyn Lowe of Veterinary Voices UK in her 2023 blog: Vegan diets are healthier and safer for cats and dogs – or are they?     Nicholles B and...
Article: vegan dog health

Article: vegan dog health

By 2024, 10 scientific studies had demonstrated good health outcomes in dogs fed vegan or vegetarian diets, and the British Veterinary Association had endorsed nutritionally-sound vegan dog diets. Yet no studies had calculated the size of the health benefits that...