Jan 17 2009
Vegetarian dogs live longer and human vegans speak out
I came cross this instigating post from Today.com stablemate Realnoooz about dogs living longer on a plant-base diet.
Today, I received a newsletter from an health advocate, Frederic Patenaude who mentioned that one of the oldest living dogs, named “Bramble,” had been a vegan. I was a little curious, because actually most animals and dogs are carnivores. Then I found that there are quite a few animal lovers and veterinarians who recommend a vegetarian diet as it seems to increase the vitality and even the intelligence of these pets. Now this particular dog Bramble was a “chocolate labrador” from Britain who lived to be 189 human years, or 27 dog years, as the saying goes. (Guiness World Records)
Realnoooz makes some recommendations in terms of nutritional supplements and to get more information and more links go directly to the post here.
Back to human vegans, Eric Prescott, of An Animal Friendly Life fame is interviewed by Animal Voices radio about his documentary featuring vegans making a positive statement about their chosen diet, “I’m Vegan”. The objective of the film is to dispel myths and stereotypes about vegans, despite the cultural currency the term has been gaining. In terms of format, “I’m Vegan,” is described as a “series of short documentary profiles that aim for long-term impact as an online series normalizing veganism…intended to serve as a form of ongoing advocacy.” You can find the interview here.
