Vegan Dog Commercial Food Options

When searching for vegan dog foods, you will find that there is many options on the market (if you know where to look). Better pet centres will often have vegan/ vegetarian options, but also stores like Whole Foods, or natural food stores are a great place to look. For a list of brands to get you started, have a look at the following (all of which I got from the "Vegan Dog Nutrition" website):

• Evolution Diet vegan dog food http://www.petfoodshop.com/ and  http://www.evolutiondietstore.com)
  
• Natural Balance Vegetarian Formula For Dogs (kibble). http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/Vegetarian.html
• V-dog Crunch Nuggets. http://www.v-dogfood.com .
• Benevo Duo Vegan Dog Food: Canned (Their dry dog food has D3 rather than D2 making it not vegan but this canned product uses D2.) (UK): http://www.veggiepets.com/acatalog/benevo_duo_vegan_pet_food.html
• Natural Life Vegetarian Dog Formula. http://www.nlpp.com/vegetariandogfoods.htm . (Does not contain taurine or l-carnitine, which I suggest supplementing where absent.).
• PetGuard Organic Vegetarian Vegan Entree Canned Food for Dogs http://www.petguard.com/dog-products/canned-food/organic-vegetarian-entr-e-vegan . (Does not contain taurine or l-carnitine, which I suggest supplementing where absent.).
• Evanger's Super Premium Vegetarian Dinner (Canned) http://www.evangersdogfood.com/dog/20101.html . (There were some safety questions with their certification a while back. (Does contain taurine but not l-carnitine, which I suggest supplementing where absent.).
• Yarrah Organic Vegetarian Dog Food http://www.veggiepets.com/acatalog/yarrah_organic_vegetarian_dog_food.html. (Does not identify the specific vitamins or minerals. May not contain taurine or l-carnitine, which I suggest supplementing where absent.)
• Ami Complete Vegan Dog Food http://www.chowitaliano.com/dogfood.aspx and http://www.amipetfood.com/ (from: http://www.veggiepets.com/acatalog/ami_dog_food.html :
• Lively Doggie Vegan Dog Food http://www.thecelestialshop.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=657 .
• SunnyPaw Heavenly Sweets Natural Snackshttp://www.SunnyPaw.com
• Wow-Bow. http://www.wow-bow.com/fromourbakery.html/ . (Treats)
• Max & Ruffy's vegan dog treats http://maxandruffys.com/

MAYBE Vegan Dog Foods*

• Techni-cal Natural Blend Vegetarian. http://www.royalcanin.ca/products/tc/nb/vegetarian_en.php.
• Wenaewe Vegetarian http://www.dellanaturapet.com/provegetarian.html and http://www.wenaewe.com.uy/en_vegetarian.html
  
• Benevo Dog Organic Vegetarian: Dry Kibble (UK)http://www.benevofoods.com/benevo_dog.htm (Uses D3 rather than D2 and I have not been able to confirm it is a vegan source.)
• AvoDerm Natural Vegetarian Adult Dog Food http://www.breeders-choice.com/dog_products/avodermdog_veg.htm (The company assures me the vit D3 and A are derived from plant sources. Although low on the list, this food contains onion powder, which is not a desirable ingredient for dogs.)
• Zen Vegetarian Dry Dog Food http://www.addictionfoods.com/canada/prod_dog_zen.php . (Looks good but have not heard much about it. Had D3, but they assure the public it is vegan (?). (Does contain taurine but not l-carnitine, which I suggest supplementing where absent.).
  
• Vegetarian Formula Adult Dog Food http://www.breeders-choice.com/dog_products/avodermdog_veg.htm (The company assures me the vit D3 and A are derived from plant sources.)

NOT Vegan Dog Foods*

* Marketed as "Vegan" or vegetarian foods that are NOT vegan or NOT balanced and complete.

• Humane Choice by the Humane Society of the United States. http://thehumanechoice.com/index.htm. [Contains vitamin D3, B12 and A, which they admit "may" come from animal sources. Cannot be considered vegan.]
• Natural Balance Canned Vegetarian Dog Food. http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/UPDCanned_Veg.html. (They advertise as vegan but it contains vitamin D3, which is not vegan. They claim to be switching over to vegan D2 now, so check the package for D3 versus D2 to confirm whether it is vegan. Still, they have been marketing a "true vegan" food and knowingly using nonvegan D3. Pretty underhanded.)
• Wysong Vegan Dog http://www.wysong.net/products/vegan-natural-healthy-dog-cat-food.php (This product is meant to be fed with all meat diets and is NOT balanced and complete, nor is it vegan appearently as the taurine is derived from bull testicles!)
  
• Nature's Recipe Allergy (Vegan)http://www.naturesrecipe.com/recipe_detail.aspx?id=424 (The vitamin A is from retinol and the vitamin D3 is from lanolin. These are NOT vegan sources and this food is therefore NOT vegan.)
• Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Vegetarian Formulahttp://www.royalcanin.us... (prescription diet available only in the USA. Vitamin A and D from animal sources)

Vegan Supplements

• L-carnitine and Taurine http://www.carnitine-taurine.com/ (if your commercial diet does not contain both of these supplements, I would recommend supplementing with it)
• L-carnitine and Taurine http://www.ecrater.com/p/6996232/l-carnitine-pure-bulk-powder-454g-10?keywords=l-carnitine (if your commercial diet does not contain both of these supplements, I would recommend supplementing with it)
• Green Mush. Click here.