Can cats & dogs be vegan? That's the question we're tackling in this week's episode, so strap in and get ready to find out whether you should give your pet a more planet conscious diet, or just trade them in for a rabbit...



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References & Further Reading

https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1136/vr.m663

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/veggie-cat-food/

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Omnivorous-dog-traits-revisited-Dogs-are-classified-as-omnivores-based-on-traits-that_fig1_268743597

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5035952/

https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-021-02754-8

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0265662

https://www.livescience.com/pets-plant-based-diet

https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-vegan-pet-food-can-cats-and-dogs-be-happy-and-healthy-without-meat/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/05/09/the-single-reason-the-biggest-animals-are-herbivores/?sh=784d55731e00

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-biology2/chapter/herbivores-carnivores-and-omnivores/

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/herbivore

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/carnivore

https://www.petmd.com/cat/nutrition/evr_ct_cat_nutritional_needs_different

https://www.brauer.com.au/health-library/nutrient-bioavailability-what-it-is-and-why-its-important/

https://www.ciwf.com/farmed-animals/pigs/#:~:text=Pigs%20are%20naturally%20omnivorous%20and,are%20used%20to%20hunt%20truffles.

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/are_you_absorbing_the_nutrients_you_eat

https://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-panda-diet-bamboo-protein-carnivore-20190503-story.html

https://physicsworld.com/a/eye-shape-reveals-whether-animal-is-predator-or-prey/#:~:text=The%20study%20reveals%20that%20herbivorous,tend%20to%20have%20vertical%20pupils.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Hq8eVOMHs