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  Dogs are Individuals

  First, I am a vegan. One of my greyhounds thrives on a home cooked vegan diet (I'm not thrilled with all of the soy, corn and wheat in vegan options available at the store). The other does very well on the BARF diet (which actually stand for "bones and raw food" and is grain free). He also does well on other grain-free options as he doesn't tolerate too much quinoa, brown rice, millet or any other grain. Many dogs don't tolerate grains, but some do fine with them.

  After a handful of years of trying various foods (none from the regular grocery store, by the way), I've come to the conclusion that I cannot advise anyone that any particular diet would be best for their individual dog.

  Other than "feed actual food" as advice (rather than the crap most commercial pet food provides), my advice is to try raw if you can deal with it (there's also raw kibble--and soak any kibble before serving), try grain free, try high-end, wholesome foods like those from The Honest Kitchen, and pay attention to (and record) the reaction of your dog to what you're feeding her until you find the food that's best for her, then get her bloodwork done in 6 months and make sure she's getting everything she needs.

  I'd love to say there's a one-food-fits-all answer, but in my experience, it's simply not that easy.On Is organic pet food worth the trouble? posted 1 year, 1 month ago 12 Responses

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  Combatting Speciesism Using Sexism?

  As a woman and a vegan, I am continually amazed and offended that PETA uses sexism to combat speciesism. Though exploiting women to underscore the exploitation of nonhuman animals may be richly ironic, its net effect is to set women back and disrespect us.
   On From Population to PETA posted 2 years, 2 months ago 101 Responses