Recent studies in the last 3 years point to the contrary. That is misrepresenting the situation as synthetic taurine, B12 and vitamin A can be provided in a plant-based diet through the form of reputable kibble brands.

Sources:

-https://sustainablepetfood.info/

-https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-021-02754-8

-https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/vetn.2022.13.6.252

-https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0253292

-https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/1/52

-https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0284132

-https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402411609X

-https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/6/9/57

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Curiously clicked on the very last link at random and this is an excerpt of what I am reading:

In 1994, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) reported results of a systematic survey of the health of 300 vegetarian dogs sourced from 33 states within the U.S. and Canada via PETA’s newsletter [54,55]. Dogs ranged in age from young puppies to 19 years old, and included a wide range of breeds, males and females, both neutered and entire. Of these, 65.3% (196/300) were vegan, with the remaining 34.7% (104/300) simply vegetarian. They had been maintained on these diets for anywhere from less than two, to over nine years, with an average of 5.7 years. The precise diets used, and their level of nutritional adequacy, are unknown. Over 80% of dogs maintained on vegan or vegetarian diets for 50% to 100% of their lifetimes were reported as being in good to excellent health (Figure 1).

Bolded the absolutely laughable parts. The other "studies" mentioned in that article are about the same: Voluntary participation in a non-compensated study (leads to self-selection bias), owners simply reporting everything is fine (how do they know? perceived fur shininess is baloney), blood tests inconclusive.

The best you can pull from that article is that switching to a vegetarian diet for your cat/dog is likely not immediately endangering them. So it's more "do so at your own risk" instead of "it's recommended" and I don't see how that is in the best interest of your pet, I'm sorry.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So you’re cherry picking right there.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It was the first article I openend and it was a nothing burger, so I guess. And based on your response I'm not gonna dissect the other links because you just want to be right about your personal choice anyway.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And based on your response I'm not gonna dissect the other links because you just want to be right about your personal choice anyway.

That’s literally projection, you’re doing everything you can to deny the scientific evidence to keep up the status quo to back to your obsolete beliefs.

[–] Aux@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

Kibble brands are McDonald's of pet food. Everything they do must be avoided like cancer. Everyone who spreads their misinformation must be cancelled.