Good Morning Britain viewers were left raging as Chris Packham bragged about putting his dogs on a vegan diet — with many blasting him as “𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑒𝑙,” “𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙,” and saying he’s “𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑡!”

Good Morning Britain viewers raged ‘he has lost the plot!’ as Chris Packham bragged about his dogs’ vegan diet on Friday’s episode of the ITV show.

Kate Garraway, 58, and Ranvir Singh, 48, returned to our screens for the latest instalment to talk about the latest news and headlines.

Wildlife campaigner Chris, 64, appeared in the studio to talk about the choice of food for his dogs Sid and Nancy.

His adorable furry friends follow a vegan diet, and the NHS describe it as: ‘A vegan diet is based on plants (such as vegetables, grains, nuts and fruits) and foods made from plants.’

This means that his pooches will not consume meat, poultry, fish, dairy and eggs.

Chris told Kate and Ranvir: ‘What new research is showing is that plant-based diets are as good as nutritionally, or even better than meat-based diets.

Good Morning Britain viewers raged ‘he has lost the plot!’ as Chris Packham bragged about his dogs’ vegan diet on Friday’s episode of the ITV show

Kate Garraway, 58, and Ranvir Singh, 48, returned to our screens for the latest instalment to talk about the latest news and headlines

Wildlife campaigner Chris, 64, appeared in the studio to talk about his choice of food for his dogs Sid and Nancy

‘This is peer reviewed science that has been done in 2022, a systematic review of all the papers.

‘Then last year, the University of Nottingham, did a very similar study which showed those dogs that were on a plant-based diet were much better in terms of their general health.

‘It does need to be a well formulated diet though.’

Kate said: ‘That’s my worry you see, if people go for a cheaper one and it won’t be well formulated and they won’t be as conscious as you.’

‘I think it’s one of those things, in the past people would invent their own dog’s diets at home, but the diet we’re working with has been put together in a lab,’ Chris explained.

‘What’s critical to say, it’s not where the proteins, amino acids, the fats, the vitamins, the rest of the nutrients come from, it’s that they are in that diet.

‘So if it is properly formulated like this diet is, then the dogs should be as healthy or healthier.’

Those watching at home rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their views on it all.

His adorable furry friends follow a vegan diet, and the NHS describe it as: ‘A vegan diet is based on plants (such as vegetables, grains, nuts and fruits) and foods made from plants’

‘I believe dogs should have a diet of both meat and vegetables. I don’t think the long term effects of a vegan diet for dogs have been properly established.’

‘Stick a bowl of meat down and see if the dogs eat it then, you’re being cruel, let dogs be dogs ffs #gmb.’

‘@GMB i think Chris Peckham has lost the plot. Dogs need meat, regardless of nutrients etc. I agree that giving a dog plant based foods is cruelty and Chris Peckham needs a straight jacket if he thinks dogs prefer plant based foods to meat.’

‘@GMB any chance Chris Packham has shares in this plant based dog food business? Utter nonsense!’

‘Dogs being vegan is just wrong. #gmb.’

‘I dont eat meat thats my choice but my dog does. He would never choose a plate of veg over a plate of meat.’

‘Put a bowl of meat-based food next to one of plant-based food and see which the dogs choose. My Husky was once left alone (accidentally) in the kitchen with a buffet lunch. When we realised, the two slices of meat pâté had gone. The veggie pâté between was untouched #gmb.’

‘Not the poor dogs fault we’ve screwed the planet up . A vegan dog is just wrong #gmb.’

Many rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their thoughts on a dog having a vegan diet

Vet Dr Scott, 49, also appeared in the studio to give his take on the matter.

He said: ‘Anyone that chooses a vegan based diet is doing wonderful things for the planet because it’s a far smaller carbon foot print than if you are a meat eater.

‘That being said, I would agree, dogs by nature are omnivores, so they eat meat.’

Kate asked: ‘So dogs naturally, being omnivores, yes would have meat, but also have other things?’

Dr Scott continued: ‘Yes. A lot of the time actually, they eat some of the plants while they are digesting carcass of the animal that they have killed.’

Ranvir asked: ‘Is it right for dogs to be vegan?’

Chris chimed in: ‘Dogs were domesticated from wolves which are carnivores, but still consume vegetable matter, 33,000 years ago.

‘They are, as Scott says, omnivores, they are capable of digesting that.

‘But as I go back to the point, it’s not about the meat or the plant-based, it’s the nutrients, the proteins, that are important to them.

‘If you can supplement what they might find in meat through a plant-based alternative, which we can do, this diet has successfully done that, and the research has shown it works.

‘It’s the humans that need to change their minds on behalf of their pet’s health.’

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.