This is how many pet owners want to make their dogs and cats vegan

This is how many pet owners want to make their dogs and cats veganThis is how many pet owners want to make their dogs and cats veganYou love your dog or cat, and want the best for them. But would you switch Fido over to a vegan diet? But do they want to eat a plant-based diet? And are you sure thats good for them?A study published in the journal PLoS One found that 35% of pet owners expressed interest in switching their animals over to a vegan diet. Of that group, more than half (55%) had certain rules that would have to be met first a vegan diet would have to meet their pets nutritional needs theyd want approval from their veterinarians, and theyd want to make sure vegan pet food was easily available.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreOf all the pet owners surveyed, just under 6% were vegan. Surprisingly, a full 27% of vegan pet owners had already turned their dog or cat into vega ns.The studys lead author Dr. Sarah Dodd, currently a Ph.D. candidate at the OVCs Department of Population Medicine, was surprised to hear this number.That percentage, 27%, might sound like a small number, but when you think of the actual numbers of pets involved, thats huge, and much higher than we expected, she told Science Daily.Vegan dogs and cats accounted for 1.6% of the entire study.Still, Dodd expended the trend to grow.People have been hearing about how vegan diets are linked to lowered risks of cancer and other health benefits in humans, she told Science Daily. There is also growing concern about the environmental impact of animal agriculture.Little research has been done on the nutritional or health benefits or risks of plant-based diets for dogs and cats.This study shows there is a clear need for further research in this area, says Dodd.Percentage of pet owners who would consider feeding a plant-based diet if one were available which fit their criteria.You might also enj oyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people