I have had the pleasure of meeting both Melissa and Steve before when I spoke about how veganism and kindness were so inextricably linked at the Apollo theatre in April, and they came to listen to my talk. They were feeding their much-loved chocolate brown Labrador Bear a plant-based diet with help from the Just be Kind site, and they had just embarked on their journey of starting a vegan business with Vegan Muscle Gymwear.
They are a couple that I feel so happy to have met twice as goodness and kindness just radiates from both of them! They had their very first stand for their gymwwear business at the recent Vegfest in London and I was thrilled to meet them yet again. They are both the muscliest people that I have had the pleasure of being photographed with (apart from when I hugged James Wilks from Gamechangers fame🙂 Both proof of the power of health when on a 100% plant-based diet!
They live their new business tagline THE STRONG PROTECT THE WEAK. They chose to rescue battery chickens just a few months ago. They built an entire construction in their garden to house them, while still allowing them room to be free range. I was fascinated with their story of how these tortured hens arrived having never seen daylight or space or grass before (see the video below), and how they now had the most wonderful routine now of looking out for each other.
Steve told me how he watches them in the evening going into their roost one by one. He knows them all by name. They would enter alone, sing a little song, check that it was safe and then settle down for the night. The next hen would follow, enter, sing a little song, and settle for the night…and each one would do the same ritual every night! I LOVED hearing this. Perfect chicken behaviour as they work together to protect each other, but with the careful support and attention of this dedicated couple, they are now leading the happiest of lives:)
How we love this short video they sent us of their darling Bear…..we all agree with him hugely!!
“As a vet, I believe in a kinder, healthier way to feed our pets that does no damage to our environment, harms no animals and uses fresh, healthy plant-based ingredients for a balanced and delicious diet”
Arielle Vegan Vet
“If nobody changes then nothing changes but if somebody changes then everything changes!”
Arielle Vegan Vet
Fontaine was promised salmon and rice!
Always check dog food labels as the food only contained 5% salmon while vegan dog food contains 100% nutritious plants!
Arielle at the Zero Waste Shop
Lucy gives us such enormous hope for the future with everything that she is doing!
The first published proof of the benefits of plant-based in working dogs
All dogs remained in excellent physical condition with normal blood results throughout with no signs of anaemia at all!
Royal Canin, Mars, Purina and Vegan Dog Food
Royal Canin aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 and Mars and Purina invest in vegan dog food
Vet Stories in Vegan Life
Although I am an introvert and a very private person I do feel that my message I have to spread is so important so I’m happy to share my story as a vegan vet in the April issue of Vegan Life 2022
Vegan Vet Visits Crufts
I felt completely overwhelmed by the injustice of what I saw which left me reeling with anger
The realities of puppy farming
Perhaps you were one of the owners who bought a puppy in desperation during lockdown – you maybe had your heart set on having a Cockapoo puppy in your home
IBD and a vegan dog food diet
We import Green Crunch and Greta from Germany as it is a suitable hypoallergenic diet for dogs suffering from IBD
I cannot say which passion drives me more!
Today I really hit rock bottom and it made me question which of the passions drives me the most with everything that I do as a vegan vet running my JUST BE KIND dog food business
Chris Packham is my inspiration!
Science tells us that we need just 25 percent of people to change their thinking about something and then it cascades quickly
Alkaline urine and crystals on a plant-based dog food diet
Should I be worried about my dog’s urine and crystal formation on a plant-based alkalinising diet?
Simba’s New Year Weight Loss
Veganuary is a disaster on our waistlines if you are already vegan!
