Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 That is a good one, and a question I am really not qualified to answer given that I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian. But here are my thoughts anyway... I am owned by two cats. I do not blame them for how they must eat; it is how nature designed them to be. I am just thankful that I am not designed in that manner and do have a choice. I do not look down upon other animals because of how they must eat to be healthy. If they are intended to be carnivorous, then there is not much they can do about it. If I went to the trouble of feeding them a vegan diet, they still would hunt for mice and birds to eat, as it is their natural way. I love my cats and will likely always have cats as companions. ~ PT ~ What a man thinketh, that is he. ~ The Upanishads ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~> , " Sheryl " <ssarndt> wrote: > So then, here is the ethical question of the day......is it VEGAN to > keep a cat (a known carnivore) as a pet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 >> , " Sheryl " <ssarndt> >>wrote: >> >>So then, here is the ethical question of the day......is it VEGAN >>to keep a cat (a known carnivore) as a pet? I've been pondering this one. I talked about getting a pet with my housemate but he's worried about vets bills, pets destroying furniture, peeing everywhere, etc, so we came to a very interesting compromise: We bought a computer game called Catz which simulates looking after an animal - you have to feed the cat, pet it, etc. So we are both happy, and I don't have to buy real cat food, litter, toys, etc... It works really well! Jinnie the Perky Goth _______________ Send a funky Messenger Christmas card http://www.msn.co.uk/christmascard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 > If I went to the trouble of feeding > them a vegan diet, they still would hunt for mice and > birds to eat, as it is their natural way. I guess the difference is between thinking of the cats (in this case) as vegan or vegetarian, and thinking of oneself as being (in your case) vegetarian. If the former, then it would seem pointless to feed them a veg diet because they'd hunt anyway. If the latter, then you would have had the assurance that at least *you* hadn't contributed to the meat industry by feeding them a meatless diet. It's a fine distinction, but might satisfy some ;=) Me, I feed my dogs a veggie diet and my (indoor) cat a non-veggie diet. If I had a child or parent who required, say, fish oil or animal extracts or gelatine pills to survive, I'd have no problem with that either - nor for myself, btw ;=) We all do the best we can do, either physically or emotionally, I would hope - and I would hope that others would trust us to do so. As for your always wanting cats as companions, that's lovely ;=) Me too!!! Best, Pat -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ vegetarianslimming/ HOMEPAGE: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have the burden of proving it. " (Franz Fanon) * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " (Albert Schweitzer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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