Doctor Andrew Knight published an article on 15 September 2024 on Vegan versus meat-based dog food: Guardian-reported health outcomes in 2,536 dogs, after controlling for canine demographic factors.

Here’s a short summary of his findings about vegan dog food diets.

  • Dogs fed vegan diets had the best health outcomes. This trend was clear and consistent.
  • Health disorder rates: conventional meat – 49 %, raw meat – 43 %, vegan – 36 %.
  • Illness indicators were 14.4 %–51.3 % less common among vegans vs. conventional meat.
  • Six specific disorders had 50 %–61 % lower odds among vegans vs. conventional meat.
  • Vegan dog food is consistently associated with lowered risks of certain health disorders.

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