a few points to contest with the wizard

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, The Stewarts <stews9@c...>

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> > Gandalf the Gray <gandalfthegray86@c...>

> > (3) If one could avoid buying commercial cat food, and

additionally > > ensure that either the cat does his or her

own hunting or gets

his or her > > food via means of " ethical " slaughter, then

I would argue it is perfectly > > ethical to keep a cat.

 

This is wrong. One cannot keep a cat, which is a

domesticated animal, made that way by humans

and expect them to all of a sudden hunt for all of

their own food again. That is just wrong and inhumane

to force them back into a feral existance. Inhumane

treatment of these animals would then go against

veganism.

The humane and ethical way to handle caring for a

domesticated cat in the vegan way would be to make

sure you buy them meat from small family farms,

preferably organic. One might contact a local butcher

shop or meatcutter's union for some sources of less

expensive meat scraps.

I feel quite strongly that no cat should be forced to hunt

for all of their own food, and that proper care and

nourishment should be provided for them. If a cat

chooses to hunt for additional food, or wishes to hunt

simply to satisfy a primal itch, that should be allowed,

but not forced upon them for mere survival.

 

> > Certainly, though, you should think before you act.

And if you have a > > cat -- keep the cat, and feed it, too!

(You shouldn't get rid of the > > poor unethical beast!)

 

We should stop trying to force a cat into the same

category as humans in regards to ethics; calling them

an " unethical beast " because they are naturally

carnivorous is just silly.

 

 

>>And if you are getting a cat, period, then do one

> > ethical thing: go to a shelter.

 

Absolutely! Get your cats from a shelter.

They always have loving cats in despirate need of a good

home. If you do get a cat, treat them like a god or goddess.

Make sure you provide for all of their essential needs

and give them regular check-ups. If they hunt for additional

food outside, make sure they get wormed on a regular basis

as they will get deadly parasites from eating mice or moles.

 

~ feral ~

 

My soul is drunken with the wine

quaffed on that first primeval day

when Thou wast mine, and I was Thine,

and promised so to be for aye.

~ 'Iraqi (trans anon), 'When In Love's Snare'