Vegan, Vegetarian or Meat

[Seaweed]

OFS, thank you for letting us know, thats really interesting, it's good to hear your dogs are enjoying their food, please do let us know how things are going over the months ahead.

[ofs]

Thanks Seaweed and congratualtions for this  thread .  I never thought  that my dogs ever consider not eating meat  but  we did a  slow transition and now they love their food. 
Another article that you could find interesting http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/vegan_dogs

[Tinyplanets]

Thanks for your input ofs. it is really useful for you to share your experiences. As seaweed says it would be great if you can continue updating about how your dogs are doing on their diet as time goes on.

[Seaweed]

An article by v-dog, the vegan dog food company regarding the Los Angeles Animal Services considering a vegan diet, it seems a decision is to be made in February.
https://v-dog.com/blogs/v-dog-blog/vegan-dog-food-in-los-angeles-city-shelters

[ofs]

I found an interesting article from what I think it is an independent and objective opinion about the topic http://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2016/07/vegan-dogs-a-healthy-lifestyle-or-going-against-nature/

[Seaweed]

Thanks for the link OFS, I will have a look. You will be interested to know that there is some interesting news on the vegan dog food front, Lukullus have launched a 100% vegan cold pressed dog food called Lukullus "Veggie."
Available in 5 kg, shelf life 8 months, from Zooplus http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/pet_supplies_specials/new_products/dog_food_treats/dry_food/655098#ingredients
Bitiba http://www.bitiba.co.uk/shop/dogs/dry_dog_food/lukullus/lukullus/655312#analysis
Ingredients:
49% vegetable mix (dried, ground peas, dried, ground carrots, beetroot, parsnip, leek, celery, chicory), 21% sweet lupin (dried, ground), hemp (dried, ground), corn germ, 5% linseed, 5% oil mix (rapeseed, nut, wheat germ), 5% fruit mix (apples, pears, blackcurrants, aronia berries, rose hips, blueberries), beet pulp, algae mix (ascophyllum nodosum, schizochytrium), 2% milk thisle seeds, 1% herbs (dried), mineral clay, silica (diatomaceous earth), yucca schidigera (dried, ground)

[ofs]

Thanks Seaweed. I have already ordered 20 kg of Lukullus Veggie for my dogs; itś really good to have good options in the market as I have always had my preferences on cold pressed food for dogs

[Seaweed]

OFS would you be so kind as to give us some feedback on Lukullus Veggie once you have used it over a period of time.

[ofs]

OFS would you be so kind as to give us some feedback on Lukullus Veggie once you have used it over a period of time.

Yes, of course

[Tinyplanets]

I will look forward to hearing how you get on with this ofs.

[Seaweed]

An article "Dogs can get by just fine on a vegetarian diet" from the Los Angeles Times, relating to a proposal for the Los Angeles Animal Services to change over to a plant based diet.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-dawn-dogs-vegetarian-20171227-story.html

[Seaweed]

Raw feeder Kimberly Gauthier of Keep the Tail Wagging® talks to vet Armaiti May, DVM (vegan) which touches on The Los Angeles Animal Services shelter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH6vXM8V5NE
Can a Dog Thrive on a Vegan Diet? (Kimberly Gauthier)
https://keepthetailwagging.com/can-a-dog-thrive-on-a-vegan-diet/

[ofs]

An interesting video by  Susan Pitcairn  https://youtu.be/UAlNSJGgQhU

[Seaweed]

Vegan diets for dogs is on the rise.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/02/the-owners-putting-pets-on-vegan-diets-we-feed-our-animals-without-exploiting-others

[ofs]

Another article http://www.wildearthpets.com/blog/you-can-feed-your-dog-meat-free