Animal Person

JANUARY 20, 2010

We have a request, and it's an issue I've written about a handful of times but never had this particular question answered by readers: How do you talk with your vet--who is against feeding your dog vegan food--about your choice to do so? I'm fortunate to have a regular (non-specialist) vet who has no problem at all with a vegan diet for dogs.

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Vegan Vet Greyhounds Meat 100

Animal Person

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Our guest this weekend, Jackie, is transitioning to veganism. The texture apparently is "slimy" (which is true, mid-cook, which it wasn't when she tried it. This led me to research taste and taste buds a bit and unsurprisingly discover that they change with time. She eats cow cheese daily.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken. The breast milk of vegan mothers is fully nutritious for infants, and contains the full compliment of energy, protein, and vitamins, needed for the rapid growth of life's first half year.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated that vegetarians, and especially vegans, have far lower rates of heart disease, cancer, stroke, hypertension, and diabetes compared to meat-eaters. As I have noted elsewhere, with minimal effort, people can learn to cook delicious vegetarian meals. They are alive and well.

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