Pet nutrition blogger Rodney Habib openly contrasts the vegan pet food movement compared to meat-based diets citing nutritional and sustainability issues. Veterinary teams may get caught up in some of this conversation. Consider this article for a team discussion in practices. Representatives can engage using this and provide support from company technical service groups or speakers for lunch and learns.
Source: Dogs Naturally, November 2015.
The driving force claimed by green processed food manufacturers is to move away from toxic 4-D meat based kibble to a “clean” vegetable-based protein source of kibble. For the average pet parent, this seems like a great idea. Realistically though, according to current data, one would only be leaving a toxic meat problem to risk a potentially more toxic plant problem.