Armaiti May

Armaiti May, DVM, CVA (born 1980), is a mobile vet who practices holistic veterinary medicine in West Los Angeles. She researches and speaks about philosophical perspectives on animals and advocates for the evidence base for optimizing safe, health-supporting vegan diets for dogs and cats and is organizing and advocating for addition research relevant to vegan companion animals. Currently she is publicizing and soliciting money for a study comparing 25 breed-match dogs on vegan diets with 25 other dogs on conventional, nonvegetarian diets. The animals will be compared with data from blood samples, stools, and clinical/physical exams done over 4+ months. She practices evidence-based ethical veganism. She also founded the nonprofit Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals (VAPA), to educate the veterinary profession about the benefits of veganism and to encourage veterinary schools to offer humane surgical teaching methods to students. == Education == * Samohi, 1997, Santa Monica, California * University of California, Berkeley, College of Natural Resources, B.S. in Bioresource Sciences, 2001, Berkeley, California * [[University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, June 2005, [[Davis, California]]. She was the youngest veterinary student in her class of 122 students. She finished while she was 24 years old. * Dr. May worked at VCA McClave Veterinary Hospital, an emergency dog and cat hospital in Reseda, California, and then she trained in veterinary acupuncture through the Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine. * Certification in animal chiropractic, Options for Animals, 2015 Armaiti May DVM, CVA Armaiti May, DVM, CVA, teaching 07-07-2018 a 01.jpg Native name Armaiti Khorshed May Born 1980 USA Residence Los Angeles, California Nationality American Other names Armaiti K. May, Armaiti Khorshed May, Khorshed Armaiti May Citizenship USA Education natural resources, veterinary medicine, veterinary chiropractic, veterinary acupuncture Alma mater Samohi, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine Occupation Veterinarian, vegan advocate Years active 2005 until present Employer Armaiti May's Veterinary Housecalls Known for Advocating vegan diets for dogs and cats, Plant-Based Dog Health Study, ballot measure for feeding plant-based diets to Los Angeles shelter dogs Spouse(s) Unmarried Website http://veganvet.net/ and http://vapavets.org Armaiti May, DVM, CVA (born 1980), is a mobile vet who practices holistic veterinary medicine in West Los Angeles. She researches and speaks about philosophical perspectives on animals and advocates for the evidence base for optimizing safe, health-supporting vegan diets for dogs and cats and is organizing and advocating for addition research relevant to vegan companion animals. Currently she is publicizing and soliciting money for a study comparing 25 breed-match dogs on vegan diets with 25 other dogs on conventional, nonvegetarian diets. The animals will be compared with data from blood samples, stools, and clinical/physical exams done over 4+ months. She practices evidence-based ethical veganism. She also founded the nonprofit Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals (VAPA), to educate the veterinary profession about the benefits of veganism and to encourage veterinary schools to offer humane surgical teaching methods to students. Education * Samohi, 1997, Santa Monica, California * University of California, Berkeley, College of Natural Resources, B.S. in Bioresource Sciences, 2001, Berkeley, California * University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, June 2005, Davis, California. She was the youngest veterinary student in her class of 122 students. She finished while she was 24 years old. * Dr. May worked at VCA McClave Veterinary Hospital, an emergency dog and cat hospital in Reseda, California, and then trained in veterinary acupuncture through the Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine. * Certification in animal chiropractic, Options for Animals, 2015 Career Childhood Armaiti May was born into a Gandhian family. She is the granddaughter of a freedom fighter for social justice in India. Early career Armaiti May was reared as a vegetarian by her Zoroastrian parents from India. She was a vegan and animal advocate before college and before her study in veterinary school. On earth, some of the strongest mammals and other animals are vegetarian: giraffes, elephants, oxen, bulls, moose, silverback gorillas. For two years (2005-2007) following her 2005 vet school graduation, Dr. May worked at McClave Veterinary Hospital in Reseda, California, an emergency dog and cat hospital, and then trained in veterinary acupuncture through the Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, 'to integrate Eastern and Western veterinary medicine' for her animal patients. Advocacy Dr. May attended her first animal rights conference in 2001. Today she translates her vegan ethical moral compass through her veterinary profession and her scientific understanding and practice. She travels at her own expense to speak as an invited guest or participant in free vegan and animal advocacy events. Pet cancers and other diseases About 40% of all cats are diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes. A higher percentage of dogs are diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes. These cancers are largely traceable to the commercial pet foods these companion animals are being fed. How an older animal responds to the introduction of plant-based foods is a significant factor in how well that specific animal could fare with such a plant-based diet. Such diets need to be carefully monitored by veterinary professionals to adjust their food for their well-being.[1] She advocates brushing the teeth of companion animals, specifically cats and dogs, because "85% of pets over age 3 years of age have periodontal disease." Veterinary medicine Her speaking and writing as a veterinary concerns how to care optimally for animals, how nutrition plays into proper and optimal care for animals, and how vegan values can inform animal-optimizing vegan nutrition as part of optimizing care and health outcomes for animals under stewardship-level care. Her issues concerning vegan dogs can be itemized in this way: * Feeding meat-based diets to dogs causes unnecessary slaughter of farmed animals, and is both unhealthful for the dogs and unsustainable for our ecosystem. * Scientific studies show that meat-based diets for either humans or companion animals have dangerously high levels of cancer-causing heavy metals including arsenic in chicken, mercury in fish, and a vast array of other harmful chemicals. The concentration of these carcinogens and other hazardous substances are much higher in meat-based foods due to bioaccumulation of the toxins up the food chain. Cancer is on the rise in dogs, with approximately 50% of dogs dying from cancer. * Dogs are omnivores and can digest carbohydrates more effectively than their wolf ancestors. Dogs have no nutritional requirement for meat. In fact, dogs can thrive - and do thrive - when fed exclusively plant-based diets. * Most of the human-generated greenhouse gas emissions originate from the livestock industry. Switching dogs from meat to plants will help preserve our planet's natural resources and significantly reduce animal suffering. Her clinical veterinary business, "Armaiti May, DVM", is incorporated as an LLC in Santa Monica, California.