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Pet Food Nutritional Guidelines
The health of vegan cats | sustainablepetfood.info The health of vegan dogs | sustainablepetfood.info 2010: Raw or undercooked animal-source protein in cat and dog diets | American Veterinary Medical Association 2021: FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs | European Pet Food Industry Federation
Pet Food Recalls
Pet Food Industry Reports
2021: Rendered Products Market Size, Share & COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Source, By Type, By Grade (Food Grade, Feed Grade, and Industrial Grade), and Regional Forecast, 2022-2029 2022: Global Vegan Dog Food Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029 2023: Global Pet Food Market Trend Report 2023 - 2028 2023: Rendered Products Market Size, Share & Segmentation by type, By Grade, by Application, by Regions and Global Forecast 2023-2030 2023: US Pet Food Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028
Pet Food News
2003: The Border Collie breed, Bramble’s secret to living over 25 years with vegan diet! | FreshWoof.com 2007: Unraveling the Pet-Food Mystery | Time.com 2012: Data for the Carbon Footprinting of Rendering Operations | Wiley.com 2013: A Dog-Eat-Dog World Does your pet’s food contain dead pets? - Zoo animal, Sick livestock, Dogs and Cats from Shelters | Slate.com 2015: Looking For The Safest, Healthiest Pet Food? Good Luck With That | huffpost.com 2015: Premium pet food is really expensive—and not actually better for your pet (Secrets inside the rendering industry) | QZ.com 2016: The Truth About Why Dead/Diseased Animals Goes To Pet Food | truthaboutpetfood.com 2016: What’s Really for Dinner? The Truth About Commercial Pet Food | webcitation.org 2017: Dog food recalled after euthanasia drug found in can. One dog dead | washingtonpost.com 2017: ON THE MONEY What is really in the food your dog or cat is eating? | cnbc.com 2018: Dog Food Recall: FDA Finds Deadly Pet Euthanasia in Several Common Brands | NewsWeek.com 2018: Scientists criticise trend for raw meat pet food after analysis finds pathogens | theguardian.com 2021: Could A Vegan Diet Actually Be Better For Dogs Than Meat? | PlantBasedNews.org 2021: Dog food sold across Europe contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including 'superbugs' found in hospital patients | EurekAlert.org 2021: Raw Meat In Dog Food Is An ‘International Public Health Risk’, Experts Say | PlantBasedNews.org 2021: Vegan pet food as healthy for cats and dogs as meat, says veterinary professor | TheGuardian.com 2022: Like a dog with a bean ... vegan diets found to aid canine health | TheGuardian.com 2022: Bill passes banning dog, cat remains from being sold as pet food; heads to governor’s desk (Ohio is now one of the very first states to address this issue in pet food that occurs nationwide) | Fox8.com 2022: FDA ends DCM updates; No causality data with dog foods | PetFoodIndustry.com 2022: New Pet Food Trends in 2023 and How to Prepare for Them | apecusa.com 2022: The hidden reason processed pet foods are so addictive | BBC.com 2023: Raw pet food, cattle linked to drug-resistant salmonella outbreak affecting mainly kids: PHAC | ctvnews.ca 2023: Several Pet Food Brands Recalled Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination in 2023 | greenmatters.com 2023.11: Pet Food Recall: Salmonella Outbreak Sickened 6 Children And 1 Adult—These Brands Are Affected | forbes.com 2024: British Veterinary Association Ends Longstanding Opposition To Plant-Based Diets For Dogs | Plantbasednews.org
Pet Food Research papers and studies
2001: The effect of texturized vegetable protein from soy on nutrient digestibility compared to beef in cannulated dogs | Oup.com 2008: Effects of six carbohydrate sources on dog diet digestibility and post-prandial glucose and insulin response | Wiley.com 2008: Polluted Pets - High Levels of Toxic Industrial Chemicals Contaminate Cats And Dogs | ewg.org 2009: An experimental meat-free diet maintained haematological characteristics in sprint-racing sled dogs | NIH.gov 2009: Comparison of micronized whole soybeans to common protein sources in dry dog and cat diets | sciencedirect.com 2013: Diet Shaped Dog Domestication Genomic analysis reveals that dogs and humans walked similar evolutionary paths | Science.org 2013: Digestibility and metabolizable energy of raw soybeans manufactured with different processing treatments and fed to adult dogs and puppies | NIH.gov 2013: The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet | Nature.com 2014: Natural pet food: A review of natural diets and their impact on canine and feline physiology | Oup.com 2014: VEGAN NUTRITION OF DOGS AND CATS (104 pages of PDF) | Vetmeduni.ac.at 2016: Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (2): common food allergen sources in dogs and cats | NIH.org 2016: Vegetarian versus Meat-Based Diets for Companion Animals | MDPI.com 2017: Canine Food Preference Assessment of Animal and Vegetable Ingredient-Based Diets Using Single-Pan Tests and Behavioral Observation | Frontiersin.org 2017: Environmental impacts of food consumption by dogs and cats | Plos.org 2018: Effect of an extruded animal protein-free diet on fecal microbiota of dogs with food-responsive enteropathy | NIH.org 2018: Get the Facts! Raw Pet Food Diets can be Dangerous to You and Your Pet | FDA.gov 2018: Plant-based diets for dogs | avma.org 2019: Apparent and true digestibility of macro and micro nutrients in adult maintenance dog foods containing either a majority of animal or vegetable proteins | NIH.org 2019: Domestic dogs maintain positive clinical, nutritional, and hematological health outcomes when fed a commercial plant-based diet for a year | bmj.com 2019: Effect of ancient grains and grain-free carbohydrate sources on extrusion parameters and nutrient utilization by dogs Get access Arrow | Oup.com 2019: Pet Obesity Report 2019 | ukpetfood.org 2020 Master's Thesis: Vegan diet and its effects on the dog’s health 2020: Cats Have Increased Protein Digestibility as Compared to Dogs and Improve Their Ability to Absorb Protein as Dietary Protein Intake Shifts from Animal to Plant Sources | NIH.gov 2021: A cross-sectional study of owner-reported health in Canadian and American cats fed meat- and plant-based diets | biomedcentral.com 2021: Mineral analysis of complete dog and cat foods in the UK and compliance with European guidelines | Nature.com 2021: Nitrogen output in the urban environment using a vegetarian canine diet | Plos.org 2022: Environmental impact of diets for dogs and cats | Nature.com 2022: Owner perception of health of North American dogs fed meat- or plant-based diets Author links open overlay panel | Sciencedirect.com 2022: Vegan versus meat-based dog food: Guardian-reported indicators of health | Plos.org 2023: Domestic dogs maintain positive clinical, nutritional, and hematological health outcomes when fed a commercial plant-based diet for a year | Biorxiv.org 2023: The Impact of Vegan Diets on Indicators of Health in Dogs and Cats: A Systematic Review | MDPI.com 2023: Vegan versus meat-based cat food: Guardian-reported health outcomes in 1,369 cats, after controlling for feline demographic factors | Plos.org
Pet Food Articles
100 Vegan-Eating Dogs; An encyclopedia of Vegan Dog Nutrition | TheVeganTruth.blogspot.com Are Domestic Cats Obligate Carnivores? | veganfta.com Good Nutrition for Healthy Vegan Dogs | GentleWorld.org My 35 Years of Experience Proves that DOGS CAN EAT VEGAN! | TheVeganTruth.blogspot.com Pros and Cons of a Vegan Diet for Dogs | vpets.com.au Vegan canine diets | sustainablepetfood.info Vegan Cat Food and Vegan Cats: Weighing Risks & Rewards | vegan.com Vegan Cats 101: nutrients, not ingredients is what really matters | vecado.ca Vegan Dogs – A healthy lifestyle or going against nature? | tufts.edu What every pet owner should know about food allergies | tufts.edu
Pet Care and Nutrition Books
2008: Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food by Ann N. Martin 2009: LIKE AN ANIMAL: When Being Human Is Not Enough by Jane M. Broccolo 2017: Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats (4th Edition) 2018: The Complete Holistic Dog Book: Home Health Care for Our Canine Companions (2nd Edition) 2023: The Plant-Powered Dog: Unleash the Healing Powers of a Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet to Help Your Canine Companion Enjoy a Healthier, Longer Life by Diana Laverdure-Dunetz