Lewis Hamilton faces criticism after posting dog’s vegan diet on private jet

Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton faced criticism after posting about his bulldog’s vegan diet while appearing to sit first class in an airplane or private plane.

The driver has constantly supported animal rights and environmental issues, and now, his dog Roscoe is fully immersed in the vegan diet.

Hamilton took to Roscoe’s Instagram (yep, he has an adorable account) to share a picture of his pup sitting in front of a plate of dragonfruit, blueberries, strawberries, kiwis, and pineapples.

To the right of him, a plate of vegetables is off to the side.

“I loves beings a vegans. I gets all the vegetables ands fruits I wants,” Roscoe’s caption read, in part.

Despite people thinking that the presentation was cute and that Roscoe is living a healthier lifestyle than most humans, others thought that there were contradictory elements about the scene.

Given one reason people go vegan is for environmental concerns, munching a vegan diet in a private jet kind of misses the point.

“Doesn’t eat meat flies on a jet,” someone commented.

“He’s flying with a private jet and telling everybody that he would live so consistent. Excuse me,” another added.

Others wondered if this was the right diet for a carnivore.

“How can a dog be vegan? I know it’s popular to eat 100 per cent meat. But I never hear that a dog can be vegan?! I mean, what does he eat every day? Think not only fruit?” a third wrote.

“Is that true?? Can a bully really be vegan?!” someone else commented.

“Dogs are carnivores, though,” another said matter of factly,

Last year, Hamilton announced that Roscoe had gone completely vegan, which he said made him healthier.

Hamilton claimed that Roscoe had suffered from skin allergies and breathing ailments before turning to a plant-based diet. And now Roscoe is acting “like a puppy again.”

Certainly, it’s hard to negate the damage done to the environment at the hands of the meat industry. But, it’s not entirely clear as to whether or not it’s right to feed your dog strictly vegetables and fruits.

In an article from The Beet, studies have linked the consumption of animals in people to increased chances of getting cancer, and it may be similar for dogs. However, there aren’t many long-term studies yet.

“Many dogs are on high-meat diets, so there comes a time when you have to realize that something’s wrong,” Diana Laverdure-Dunetz, M.S., a vegan canine nutritionist and founder of Plant-Powered Dog, told the outlet. “The higher up on the food chain you (or your pets) eat, the more toxins consumed from food, and the more toxins accumulate in the body, “she continued.

She also noted that bioaccumulation, the toxins accumulating in their bodies, has vets believing this could cause chronic diseases in dogs, including “cancer.”

But Daniella Dos Santos, the president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), noted that within the Animal Welfare Act in the U.K., pet owners are required to feed their animals a balanced diet.

“If your personal belief system means you don’t want to eat any animal protein, that’s fine, but that diet is not designed to meet the welfare standards of your pet, Dos Santos told BBC Future.

She continued: “It is theoretically possible to feed a dog a vegetarian diet, but it’s much easier to get it wrong than to get it right.”