Title:
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Plant-based diets for dogs and cats – an investigation of pet feeding practices, motivations and concerns |
Author:
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Dodd, Sarah
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Department:
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Department of Clinical Studies |
Program:
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Clinical Studies |
Advisor:
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Verbrugghe, Adronie |
Abstract:
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This thesis is an investigation of the prevalence of meat-avoidance amongst pet
keepers, the prevalence of plant-based feeding practices, and the motivations and concerns
of pet keepers regarding animal- and plant-based pet foods. A questionnaire was
disseminated online to English-speaking pet keepers (n = 3,673), and descriptive statistics
were utilised. Few pets were fed strictly plant-based diets (1.6%; 59/3,673). One
dog was kept by a vegetarian, otherwise vegans were the only pet keepers who fed
plant-based diets to their pets, with 27% (58/212) doing so. Consideration of animal
rights and lack of concern regarding plant-based diets being unnatural were most significantly
associated with vegan pet keepers feeding plant-based diets to their pets (OR
9.12 and 14.27 respectively, p < 0.05). A large proportion (45%; 269/599) of pet keepers
reported desire for evidence regarding nutritional adequacy of plant-based diets for
pets; more research in this area is clearly warranted. |
URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10214/14158
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Date:
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2018-08 |
Rights:
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Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada |
Terms of Use:
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