{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"Aloo","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/Aloo\/","title":"Vegan dogs - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YtbeIjoJYz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-dogs\/\">Vegan dogs<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-dogs\/embed\/#?secret=YtbeIjoJYz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vegan dogs&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"YtbeIjoJYz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I love animals. That\u2019s why I don\u2019t eat them. I want the companionship from animals, but not to have to feed them the flesh of other animals- and therefore supporting the meat industry and the needless suffering of more beautiful creatures. You too, may feel the same.So let me share with you the story of my dogs. I adopted my first dog, Cooper, about 8 years ago from an animal shelter and started some research into feeding my boy a vegan diet. The first thing I concluded from my reading was that dogs are omnivores and naturally scavengers. It is not natural for them to eat products that have had pesticides, chemicals and hormones added. It seems amazing to me, that people think they should only feed them primarily meat, and that being from processed packages, which may also contain meats that are not considered fit for human consumption. Secondly and importantly, I found that nutritionally, dogs can obtain all the essential nutrients required without any animal products whatsoever. Every single essential amino acid, fatty acid, carbohydrate (for energy), vitamin, and mineral can be provided quite easily in a vegan diet in sufficient quantities and is perfectly bioavailable for them [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/picture-002.jpg"}