Article: pet food – nutritional soundness

Article: pet food – nutritional soundness

Based on laboratory analyses of both vegan and meat-based pet foods, some studies have suggested pet food samples of either type to be nutritionally sound, while others have demonstrated nutritional flaws. However, a more systematic evaluation of the nutritional...
Article: pet food – digestibility

Article: pet food – digestibility

One of the most common arguments against feeding dogs and cats vegan or plant-based diets is that they can’t digest plant ingredients because they evolved from carnivores. This perception isn’t helped by the number of pet foods marketed as grain-free,...
Article: pet food – summary VFL 2026

Article: pet food – summary VFL 2026

A summary of the key implications of nutritionally sound vegan dog and cat diets, for pet health, palatability, farmed animal protection and environmental sustainability.     Knight A (2026). Should dogs and cats go vegan? Vegan Food & Living, April....
Article: pet food – EA case

Article: pet food – EA case

Effective altruism’ (EA) is a philosophy and social movement focused on identifying the most effective ways to help others. It uses evidence and reason to guide decisions about how money, time, and resources should be spent to maximize positive impact. Issues are...
Article: chicken slaughtering

Article: chicken slaughtering

Most chickens slaughtered in the UK are now gassed to death using high concentration CO2, including from RSPCA-certified farms. When undercover footage of gassed chickens emerged, an RSPCA spokesperson stated in The Independent that “the birds in the footage were...