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TORONTO — Many Torontonians are going vegan, and that includes the four-legged ones.

Vegan diets for dogs are becoming increasingly prevalent in Toronto as owners who follow the vegan lifestyle are implementing it on their pets.

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Ken Butland, 35, is a vegan who is passionate about his lifestyle and wanted to pass it down to his two dachshunds.

“My philosophy extends far beyond what I put in my mouth,” says Butland. “Anyone who’s dependent like a child or an animal, it’s my responsibility to make sure I’m not buying products that are dependent on exploitation to other animals.”

Butland says that Major Wigglebottoms IV and Willie Kerfluffington II quickly adapted to their new diet and now can’t get enough of it.

“You only have to spend a few seconds in the room, when they hear carrots being chopped up they’re like lightning,” says Butland. “We feed them green beans, raw carrots, raw cabbage, and they go crazy.”