Hopefully you have watched the fascinating Gamechangers documentary on Netflix that took the UK by storm at the end of 2019. The very motivated athlete James Wilks proved how beneficial a plant-based diet was to the recovery and performance of top athletes. His filming over many years and research into this topic has really proved to be a ‘Gamechanger’ and makes for ‘positive viewing’.
(I do confess to not being able to watch certain documentaries for their very graphic and disturbing content – visually it affects me for days afterwards seeing animals being tortured; but Gamechangers is quite different and so motivating).
Well…….we are so proud to say that our little unit that we hire to hold all the high quality dog food and supplements, is owned by none other than the wonderful and very dignified Gary Wilks – James Wilks’ Dad who features in Gamechangers as a change later in life to a vegan diet when he suffered from a heart attack made all the difference.
We love seeing James’ Dad on a daily basis (his office is nextdoor to our unit), and I always make a point to ask how his inspirational son James is. He lives in LA (far from little rural Melton Mowbray!), and his success in promoting the plant-based movement continues as he gained the contract this year to have his film featured on China’s Netflix equivalent. That means adding it onto a viewing capacity of a few more million people – what a difference that will make to the wonderful message he is conveying!
It all started with a chicken called Coco…….
How one chicken we loved could turn a vet vegan
Let’s each plant a vegetable patch
With schools and universities now shut, this is the perfect time to plan your vegetable garden as a family and spend some quality, valuable moments together
Do I need to cook tofu to feed to my dog?
It can be fed raw or cooked and will be very tasty to your dog in either form as they will smell the high protein content in the tofu
Our Vegan Vet attends Petcare Convention in London
I spoke to other large retailers from Europe and beyond as well as the CEO of Pets at Home and figures that were mentioned were in the billions of pounds, not even in the millions, it blew my mind and frightened me
A vegan junk food addict
What would I binge on at times when I so badly needed that chocolate, or cheesy snack, or fat-laden pastry?
Co-op Incredible Burgers
Co-op Incredible Burgers are delicious….but they contain palm oil so are they sustainable?
I couldn’t resist buying a Bambone!
Surely just reducing consumer spending on our pet’s food and accessories would have a huge impact on the UK’s overall consumer spend!
A dream veterinary practice?
Is dreaming about the kindest, most sustainable and most ethical veterinary work environment asking too much?
Vegan Dog Food Makes The Front Page!!
We are so thrilled to see some acknowledgement and publicity of feeding a plant-based dog food diet in such a positive light!
Inspired by David Attenborough and dear Mr Green
When Mr Green walked into my consulting room today with his adored Oliver, I couldn’t help but class him as one of my great inspirations with his genuine concern
“If abattoirs had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian” – Paul McCartney
Sir Paul Mc Cartney is definitely a vegan and we commend him for it
Chris Packham is our Veganuary Ambassador
We are thrilled as a family to have Chris try our protein pack and Umami Recipe on his Poodles Sid and Nancy!
