You have no idea what the "natural" diet is for dogs. They are technically omnivorous, which means they can eat meat and/or plants. But they do not actually need meat to be healthy. Personally, I would not feed dogs a diet that did not at least include eggs, however. They do need high quality protein of some sort. I err on the side of caution by feeding fresh potatoes, sometimes peas and carrots, occasional kidney or garbanzo beans, leftover salad without onion (which is a poison for dogs). I actually feed my dogs some trout and deep sea fish human grade canned dog foods along with premium vegetarian kibble and holistic salmon kibble because I want them to be extremely healthy and live a very long time. I am waiting for more research on vegetarian pet foods to be conducted. Even though I wish no fish had to sacrifice its life for my dogs, at least deep sea fish live free until they are caught, and have some quality of life.
As more and more dog owners become vegetarians and vegans, I am sure there will be a lot of focus on this issue, many studies, and some good compromise will be made. As you can see from the 27-year-old vegan dog in England, vegetarian dogs can be very healthy. Certainly more healthy than dogs fed dead diseased dead dogs, road kill and other highly processed waste foods!
But you simply assumed something because you wanted to criticize me. Since you have no knowledge, why would I be interested?
I am happy that you feed wild birds. That is a wonderful thing to do. Of course I am sure you are feeding them organic bird seed. I love it when they come to the window and flap their wings--it is such a joyous thing to do in winter when berries are few and far between. |
