A response to a recent study by Daina et al. (2023) asserting nutritional inadequacies in vegan pet diets based on the analysis of only three specific diets — a sample insufficient to draw the sweeping (and incorrect) conclusions made. Also summarises the current health evidence concerning vegan (nutritionally-sound) diets for dogs and cats.

 

 

Harsini F, Knight A and Smith B (2024). Should dogs and cats be fed vegan diets? Front. Vet. Sci. 11:1430743. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1430743.