A 10th Study In Favour Of Plant-Based!!!

Yet another published paper providing evidence that a nutritionally sound plant-based dog food diet WILL benefit your dog and result in a healthier, longer life.

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Rejoicing man and his dog celebrating more studies showing dogs will be healthier being plant-based

The longest, most comprehensive peer-reviewed study so far has demonstrated that dogs fed nutritionally-sound plant-based diets maintain health outcomes as well as dogs fed meat.

This is yet further proof that by choosing sustainable and kind plant-based....we are ALL doing the right thing!

The groundbreaking study by 2 top veterinary scientists Drs Tona and Annika Linde, shows how 15 adult dogs fed complete plant-based foods in their own homes over a year maintained clinical, nutritional, and haematological health outcomes.

Read the published study here with important features highlighted. 

This study is the most comprehensive and longest known canine plant-based nutrition investigation to date and provides clinically relevant evidence-based nutrition data and new knowledge on outcomes in clinically healthy dogs who thrive without consumption of animal-derived ingredients.

We have had NO equivalent studies showing any health outcomes with dogs fed raw foods or insect-based dog foods so these results are particularly significant for plant-based dog nutrition.

Read more here about the Researchers and their paper.

“The good thing about SCIENCE is that it’s true, whether or not you believe in it.”
– Neil Tyson

Results in the study after one year

  • Overweight or obese dogs achieved a healthier weight, whilst the remainder maintained normal weight.
  • No clinically significant changes occurred within blood and urine.
  • Blood levels of essential and non-essential amino acids and vitamins were all generally maintained.

What’s more, eating a plant-based diet may have addressed a nutritional deficiency!

  • In a few cases, previous deficiencies following a meat-based diet either improved or disappeared with the plant-based diet, including Taurine and L-Carnitine (important for cardiac health)
  • Vitamin D levels stabilised where before they were too low (indispensable for immunity and bone health)
  • Folate increased (required to produce red blood cells)

Thank goodness for these researchers doing such a valuable job of providing us with the evidence based medicine that we need!  

I was captivated from the start when interviewing Dr Tona and Dr Annika Linde speak about their groundbreaking research when they asked 15 families with meat-based dogs, to feed them a complete plant-based diet only and they would monitor the health of these family dogs over a year.

Their results are astounding - just listen to inspiring vet and empath and University lecturer Dr Tona (and we love his choice of background image!)

 

Watch a Netflix documentary about this study by clicking on the link below

Documentary about vegan dog food study California University

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I feel SO fortunate to have been invited to speak at a Vegan Dog Conference in The Netherlands in October 2025 where I will be speaking alongside not only Prof Andrew Knight, but also Dr Tona. I will finally get to meet yet another true pioneer in this space - hooray!!!

Dr Arielle and Ruff

“I believe in a kinder, healthier way to feed our dogs that does no damage to our environment, harms no animals and uses fresh, healthy plant-based ingredients for a balanced, wholesome and delicious diet”
"If nobody changes then nothing changes but if somebody changes, then everything changes"
- Dr Arielle with Ruff Plant Powered family dog 

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