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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Should your dog go vegan? A new study from the United Kingdom has found vegan diets could be just as nutritionally fulfilling for ...

As the perception of plant-based diets slowly shifts away from the image of a lettuce leaf on a plate, it’s no surprise to find that the popularity of this style of eating is now crossing over into ...

In today’s brave new world of pet food - full of raw-meat diets and homemade alternatives - one surprising category is ascendant: plant-based pet food. For years, a growing number of pet owners have ...

In today's pet food market, there are products to match nearly every lifestyle, value system, and price point pet owners demand, including vegan formulations. New research shows at least two ...

People make decisions about what to eat based on their beliefs and backgrounds, including health, political, environmental, cultural, or religious ideals. For some people, that carries over into what ...

Diets high in meat, eggs, and dairy products incur significant environmental costs. But a new study has revealed that, in ...

Like many pet owners, Zoe and her husband feed their cat a scoop of dry food every day. But unlike most pet owners, the kibble they give their kitty isn’t made of meat—instead, it’s entirely ...

A new analysis estimates a variety of potential benefits for environmental sustainability—for instance, reduced freshwater consumption and greenhouse gas emissions—that could result from switching all ...

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