# Canidae responds to LA shelters vegan dog food proposal | PetfoodIndustry

> The Los Angeles Board of Animal Services Commissioners voted to study a proposal to feed only vegan dog food in the city's six shelters. The proposal claims meat-based foods contain harmful meat meal and by-products, which Canidae disputes, saying its products contain chicken, turkey and lamb meal rather than meat meal or by-products.

- Date: 2017-12-18 · published 2017-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67622-canidae-responds-to-la-shelters-vegan-dog-food-proposal-petfoodindustry
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

The proposal affects a small pet food procurement contract and has negligible impact on feed ingredient demand or prices.

## Sources

- petfoodindustry.com: https://www.petfoodindustry.com/pet-food-market/article/15464445/canidae-responds-to-la-shelters-vegan-dog-food-proposal

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