Vegusto Dog

Are you looking for a purely plant-based (vegetarian/ vegan) dog food? Then this is the right place to be. Our range of pet food includes our own homemade products as well as selected products from other producers. All of our products are 100% vegetarian (vegan), completely free of animal based ingredients and cruelty-free. There are not only ethical reasons behind feeding your dog vegan, but also obvious health benefits for offering dogs a plant-based diet. This is due to more and more dogs suffering from skin problems because of the high amount of animal protein, antibiotics and hormones contained in commercially available dog food. The animal rights organization PETA verified the health benefits for this type of nutrition by a study with the following results: the longer a dog is fed on a purely vegetarian diet, the lower its risk to get sick from infections or from cancer. The link to the above mentioned study is the following: http://www.helpinganimals.com/pdfs/Dog_Health_Survey.pdf The most common argument against vegetarian dog nutrition is probably that a dog supposedly is not able to survive on a plant based diet arguing that the dog is a descendant of the wolf. Unlike the wolf however, the dog has adjusted in its course of evolution to be more and more domesticated and adapted himself more and more to the human nutrition and thus progressed, by the inherent ability to digest vegetable food, from carnivores to omnivores. In natural surroundings, nearly all carnivores instinctively also eat herbal foods as this is important for their survival. For example, carnivores primarily tend to eat the innards of prey animals along with the partially digested plants. If you closely examine the composition of meat-based dog food, you will notice that it is not made of meat only, but artificially enriched with all essential nutrients dogs need, the reason being that dogs won’t be sustained of meat alone over a certain span of time. Besides, vegetables and cereals should be generously included in their food as they contain many essential nutrients. To ensure an all-embracing supply of essential nutrients over a long period of time, the composition of the dog food needs to be nutritionally well-balanced. This is to say, energy, mineral and protein requirements need to be met, vitamins must be supplied and all ingredients have to be available in an optimal balance. To ensure an adequate supply of all essential nutrients our Vegusto-Dog food is based on supplements recommended by veterinarians and developed by the American James A. Peden, who has been using them since 1986. If you decide to feed your dog a vegan diet, we highly recommend Peden’s book ‘Vegetarian cats and dogs’. The author explains the nutritional needs of cats and dogs, portrays the advantages of this kind of diet, reports on experiences and provides easy recipes. Please find the German version of the book at our web shop (ISBN 3-926914-40-8). For an English version (ISBN 0-941319-03-2), please contact your local book shop. As a matter of course, all our Vegusto dog food is free of genetically modified organisms and artificial colourants and preservatives. We only provide products that are not tested on animals. Please always keep Vegusto pet food refrigerated. You can also freeze Vegusto’s dog food without the loss of quality.