Research
- Vegetarian Dog Survey Study. http://www.helpinganimals.com/h-vegcat-survey.html
- A review of some studies http://www.vegepets.info/pages/meat_based_commercial_diets.htm#AppendixStudies
- Brown, W. Y., Vanselow, B, A., Redman, A. J. & Pluske, J. R. (2009). An experimental meat-free diet maintained haematological characteristics in sprint-racing sled dogs. British Journal of Nutrition, 102 (09) November 2009, pp. 1318-1323. Click here for abstract.
Articles
- Raising vegetarian pets by Tanya Procyshyn http://umanitoba.ca/manitoban/2005-2006/1019/917.raising.vegetarian.pets.php
- Vegetarian Companion Animal Diets by Andrew Knight BSc. (Vet. Biol.), BVMS, MRCVS http://www.vegepets.info/pages/vegetarian_companion_animal_diets.htm
- Health Hazards of Meat-Based Commercial Diets for Cats and Dogs by Andrew Knight BSc. (Vet. Biol.), BVMS, MRCVS http://www.vegepets.info/pages/meat_based_commercial_diets.htm
- Vegetarian Canine Diets by Andrew Knight BSc. (Vet. Biol.), BVMS, MRCVS http://www.vegepets.info/pages/vegetarian_canine_diets.htm
- International Vegetarian Union fact sheets: http://www.ivu.org/faq/animals.html
- Dogs - A Vegetarian Diet? http://www.vegsoc.org/info/dogfood1.html
- Veg Dogs and Cats article by Farm Sanctuary. http://www.vegforlife.org/dogscats.htm
- What Can I Do? article by AnimalAwareness.org http://animalawareness.org/pages/what_petfood.html
- Veggie Dogs article by Vegan.org http://www.vegan.org/going_vegan/veggie_dogs/
- Meatless Meals for Cats and Dogs by HelpingAnimals.com http://www.helpinganimals.com/h-vegcat-meals.html
- Wakefield, L. A., Shofer, F. S., & Michel, K. E. (2006). Evaluation of cats fed vegetarian diets and attitudes of their caregivers. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 229(1), 70-73. (although on cats, cats are even more anatomically/physiologically carnivorous than dogs and the article demonstrates that even cats can thrive on a veg diet.
Web Sites
- VegePets.info A great web site with lots of useful information all around, presented by Dr. Andrew Knight, Veterinarian http://www.vegepets.info/
- It's a Vegan Dog's Life. http://www.vegandogslife.blogspot.com/
Books
- Vegetarian Dogs Toward a World Without Exploitation by Verna re-Bow and Jonathan Dune. This small book is geared toward recipes with some basic information on nutrition.http://www.vegetariandogs.com/
- Obligate Carnivore: Cats, Dogs, and What it Really Means to be Vegan by Jed Gillen. Review. This book is particularly good at making the ethical arguments and for dispelling the myths associated with a vegan dog diet. The book is not geared toward recipes. The new second edition is now available! Purchase book: Vegancats.com
- Vegetarian Cats and Dogs by James A. Peden. This substantial book outlines both basic nutrition and recipes for a nice well rounded work. http://www.vegepet.com/literature.html
- A Basic Course in Vegetarian and vegan Nutrition by George Eisman, M.A., M.Sc., Registered Dietitian. This book is geared toward human nutrition but being a basic nutrition text it is applicable in many ways to other animals in many ways. Because it is an exceptional source of information on basic nutritional principles I have included it. https://secure.vegsource.com/~farmsanc/item.cgi?rm=edit_item&item_id=9909
- Wake up to Spice Human Vegan e-cookbook. Great recipes.
Exceptional E-mail lists
- Vegan Dog Nutrition http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/vegandognutrition/
- VeggiePets http://groups.yahoo.com/group/veggiepets/
- Vegan Dog Nutrition Association on Facebook
- http://vegandogs.ning.com/