Can companion animals such as dogs and cats thrive on entirely plant-based diets?

Yes, absolutely! God created every animal an herbivore. We should have faith in God’s word and resist any deceptions of the devil or theories of man that say otherwise. God said: “And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.” (Genesis 1:30). I suspect this will be a non-question in the next decade as scientists are creating and businesses are marketing such food on a growing scale. Nevertheless there is still much ignorance, fear, and deception surrounding animal diets. There is no magical property in meat that animals need, only nutrients. And these nutrients can be derived from plants instead.