Vegan actor Paul Wesley best known for starring in The Vampire Diaries has said that his heart broke after learning about how conventional meat-based dog food is made.
During an appearance on the Plant Based News PBN podcast with Robbie Lockie Wesley said that he first discovered the truth after seeing a statistic stating that one in two dogs over 10 will die of cancer. I love my dog he has like my son he said. What are dogs consuming? They are consuming processed meat.
The two then went on to discuss whats in dog food with Lockie pointing out that its the worst kind of meat thats scraped off the bottom of the slaughterhouse floor. That to me was jarring Wesley said And I thought what can I do to help my dog? Wesley then revealed that he decided to invest in a plant based dog food company called Wild Earth. He added So thats what I feed him. It just broke my heart its awful.
Wesley also discussed the issue of speciesism saying My dog has a soul. I see him he has very sensitive we have a connection we communicate. And dogs. I do not understand how I could be viewed as a psychopath if I were to eat a dog and yet if I were to eat a pig I am just a normal guy. I do not understand the logic. Many proponents of traditional meat diets for dogs argue that they eat animals in the wild. While this is true the argument rests on the assumption that pet food you buy in shops is similar to the prey that they catch themselves.
Dog food however is often made from meat thats deemed unfit for human consumption. According to reports dog food is made from slaughterhouse waste including organs heads hooves beaks and feet of livestock. It has also been claimed that dog food is often made from the 4Ds of meat from dead dying, diseased and disabled animals. Some dog food is also said to contain roadkill as well as grain and corn with high levels of pesticides.
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