Lewis Hamilton has spent more than a decade devoted to looking after his 12-year-old bulldog Roscoe. The F1 star, 39, has opened up about his beloved dog’s previous struggles, but a simple diet change has since overhauled his health woes.
The racing icon, who went plant-based several years ago, opted to put his canine on a similar diet. Lewis opened up about the change he has seen since removing meat from Roscoe’s diet.
“Roscoe is almost like a different dog to when I first got him,” he told People.
“I’m always looking for ways to look after his health and really just improve his quality of life, and his diet is just one part of that – but he has so much more energy and doesn’t struggle as much with the health issues he had before.”
He is such a big fan of dogs going vegan that he has become an investor in the plant-based dog food Bramble.
The dog fanatic went on: “I’ve had Roscoe with me for a long time, and the first eight years, he was on a normal diet for dogs that included meat.
“He always had health issues and would struggle with things like his breathing and his walking.
“I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to help him, so I did some research into things that might improve his health.
“I saw that having a plant-based diet was something that could be helpful as long as you were making sure the dog was getting all its nutritional needs met, so I decided to try it.
“Even his coat is softer, which is amazing because he loves to be petted.”
Lewis admitted that a plant-based diet has done wonders for his physique and health.
“Everyone is different, so I would never tell someone they should go plant-based, but for anyone looking to just feel or perform a little better, I do encourage them,” he told the publication.
