Can dogs safely eat a vegan or vegetarian diet?Updated 6 months ago

Yes, meat-free diets are perfectly safe for dogs so long as they have been formulated by experts to be nutritionally complete and contain all the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that dogs need.

Dogs (and humans) are omnivores and require nutrients rather than specific ingredients. There are many possible ingredient combinations that provide a healthy nutrient profile, and there are no essential nutrients provided by meat and animal-derived products that can’t be replaced by a plant-, fungi-, or synthesized version.

We have compiled a compendium of nutritional research and publications exploring plant-based canine diets here.