I'm a veggie but I'm so fed up with vegans who are usually so self-righteous and stubborn, thinking they know everything and nobody can prove them wrong.

I don't have a problem with humans who choose to be vegan. I DO have a problem when they force their high and mighty views on everyone else, and ESPECIALLY when they force it on their pets! My friend is a vegetarian (borderline vegan) and she has no problem feeding her cats meat. She sometimes even gets in non vegetarian products for when I visit.

That poor, beautiful dog looks so desperately sad. The owner needs to get Maggie to a vet asap and discuss what dogs can and cannot eat to be healthy.

Well, not knowing anything about the topic of pets and vegan food (I feed mine food suggested by the vet), I could see straight off the bat that this pupper is a miserable and unwell lil guy. What the hell is wrong with the owner?

I m a vegetarian as well. I'm so tired of people giving us this stupid image. I have 3 dogs, and they eat the best dog food ever, with meat or fish inside. I even buy them some ham sometimes for big occasions, bones and stuff. Being a vegetarian is my choice and mine only. There is nothing more stupid than imposing your diet, especially on "someone" (a pet) that has absolutely no choice and doesn't care nor have consciousness about all of that. Your labrador seems everything but excited. If you really care about animals, and I think that's the main purpose of vegetarians, please don't destroy your dog with fancy tofu human meals.

That dog looks sad AF, not excited. I have a dog that gets excited about dinner. He does the Snoopy "It's dinner time" dance every time. He eats grain free MEAT based dog food. He does eat fruit and veggies as treats, but if you can't accept that a dog is a meat eater, don't get one. And guess what? If you die and your corpse is left there for awhile, your dog will eat you. Would a vegan do that?

that dog looks hella sad :(

Unrelated to the vegan topic, but Onision and Lainey are terrible examples of everything. Just do a search on YouTube for them and you'll see why. He destroyed a protected wetland behind his house, for heaven's sake.

One of the weirdest things I find about all this is that "vegan" didn't start out being extreme vegetarianism; it started out as being "minimal impact and exploitation on the environment". Which means it allowed for sensible eating and sensible treatment of pets and other animals. I think that message being lost over time has completed deluded the people who do these kinds of extreme diets.

There are animals that are 100% vegan and they can be just as amazing to be with as Dogs and Cats. If you are going to own a pet and you want it to be healthy, you must feed it a diet that it has been bred to handle. You would not feed a snake a carrot, or a bunny a side of beef. You feed the animals the appropriate diet and they will thrive. Otherwise you are hurting the animal for your own satisfaction and that is cruelty to the animals.

I'm a vegetarian and yet my 12 year old dog is running around like a puppy while enjoying a can of her favorite meat, chicken, and assorted vegetable blend. And I have no problem with this. Dogs are carnivorous just like their evolutionary ancestors, even though we humans have introduced vegetables and many other foods into their diet they still need a good diet to stay healthy and live their best and longest life.

Just feed your pet the right food, it's really not that hard. I know that might sound condescending but I mean come ON, you want your friend to be happy right? If you want a vegetarian pet so badly then give your dog to someone who will actually take care of it and then go get yourself a turtle or a rabbit.

Even the Dalai Lama feeds his cat on a meat-based diet. If he can understand that animals need meat, then why can you not understand? Do you think you're smarter than the Dalai Lama?

I think if anyone knows where this woman lives they should call animal control an have them do a wellness check. That dog does not look healthy it looks malnourished and that's abuse.

Rice and sweet potatoes?! These people just copy and paste their vegan diet to their pets. Humans and dogs have a very different digestive tract and different dietary needs. Now I don't own a dog, but if I had one and I HAD to feed them vegan, I would go for protein rich foods like seitan and the like. Things that are most comparable to meat. Not the starchy stuff. And if I see that it's not working I simply wouldn't continue.

And, if you're a "integrist" vegan, why do you even HAVE a dog ?!? Using an animal -and being not EVEN able to take good care of him- for your own pleasure, that's NOT vegan at all, darling....

Wow, there are people out there so pretentious about being a vegan they have to push their lifestyle on the pets AND blog about it?? Wow!!! People that stand up for this woman saying having a vegan dog is just fine are probably the same people that are anti-vaccine--they'll deny ALL scientific evidence and preach otherwise because "online research" and "this meme says so".

1 Dogs and cats are obligate carnivores. They MUST eat meat. 2 Cats and dogs are both VERY good at concealing pain. _________ Not feeding them meat is animal abuse.

didn't she research first or ask a vet before feeding the dog with vegies? I know I feed our dogs with them but in small quantities and let them eat grass outside but not in the way that I force them to become herbivores when it's clear that they are carnivores.

This practice makes me super mad. Vegan dogs? C'mon. My cats often eat better quality food than I do because they can't buy their own food or choose to eat c**p while understanding that it's not good for them. And, as their guardian, it's my responsibility to make sure they have the best quality of life they can. It's a simple as that.

I´m so sad because I think that woman will not change her opinion :( I hope she will give that dog meat.....it´s not ok to force your animal (dog,cat..) to a lifestyle that is not normal to them like give only veggie food. STOP

Oh for heaven's sake if you don't want a carnivorous pet get yourself a sheep.

Being Vegan means caring about animals apparently so the owner clearly isnt vegan

My doggo came to me from a vegetarian household. He was 5 yrs old. 1. He was about 8 kilos under weight. (18.5 lb) 2. He was so skinny you could see every rib & spine knobble. 3. He had chronic diarrhea. 4. His fur was falling out in handfulls. (Non moulting season) When I got him home I only had cat food he ate 3 packets of soft food & half a bag of dry food he literally inhaled it. Went shopping for dog food. He seemed to be drinking an inordinately large amount of water. 3 plus litres a day. Oh oh I thought, they got rid of him coz he has diabetes, Giardia, worms? His vaxxes were utd. It took 6 months to cure the diarrhea. He was so hungry, anemic, malnourished he was filling his belly with water as a food substitute. Fast forward 10 months, he's 26 kg, thick glossy coat, he loves his dinner litterally bounces off the walls with excitement when I'm dishing up, loves his morning kibble,