With modern recipes, can a carnivorous pet live a happy and healthy life on a vegan diet? More and more pet owners think they can.
The wild ancestors of our dogs and cats were all meat eaters - but that was centuries ago.Advertisement, climate researcher Sadhbh O’Neill said it is one way a family can reduce their carbon footprint.
“It might seem slightly bonkers but in fact if we’re considering the climate impact of our own diets - which is associated mostly with livestock and meat production - then we’ll definitely have to consider the impact of pets,” she said. “They contribute, depending on which country and the size of the animal, between 10% and 20% of the livestock emissions.Ms O’Neill admitted the idea of vegan dogs and cats “does sound a bit bonkers” but said humanity has to take“The reality is that if we’re interested in cutting down our emissions, in terms of our diet, livestock emissions are the biggest contributor,” she said.
“So, it takes a lot of land and resources to produce beef, particularly, about 27 kgs of carbon per kilogram of beef - and that’s a lot.” Ms O’Neill said the impact of beef in particular on the world’s carbon footprint is “very significant and it’s growing”.“We don’t have enough resources and land in the world to supply everyone with a meat-based diet and their pets as well.”Vegan pet food is now big business and there is growing demand for it from animal lovers who want to own a pet“The question is, is your pet willing to be adventurous and try cuts of meat that are not prime cuts?” Ms O’Neill said.
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