I placed my dog on a vegan diet - what could go wrong?

Lewis Hamilton's adored - and famous vegandog Roscoe has sadly died. The F1 champion, 40, posted on X: "Lost my best friend last night. Thank you all for the love you've shown him over the years. Roscoe forever."

- CHARLOTTE CRIPPS

The English Bulldog, 12, who starred on the front cover of Dogue in August, a special digital edition of Vogue magazine for dogs, accompanied Hamilton to numerous F1 races, and had 1.5 million followers on Instagram, was put down after he slipped into a coma after a fatal bout of pneumonia.

But his main claim to fame? He was vegan.

Hamilton, who has himself been vegan since 2017, switched his dog's diet to a plant-based one in 2020, to improve his health - with apparently remarkable results.

The quinoa and vegetables “literally changed his life”, revealed Hamilton on an Instagram video. “He’s like a puppy again at nine years old.”

Like Hamilton, I’m all for a vegan diet for my dog. My dog Muggles, 11, is currently in the process of switching back over to a vegan diet. We all want our dogs to have a record-breaking lifespan. Plus, it could help save the planet. I’m a vegetarian - as are my two children, Lola, nine, and Liberty, seven. I find it hard to justify Muggles eating meat.