Is it ethical for a vegan to own a cat as a pet since these animals require meat to live?
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Graylight · 51-55, F
No. A cat's natural instinct is to hunt and consume prey. Can it live on a vegan diet? Possibly. You and I could live on protein supplements with only a few other necessities. But that doesn’t make for much of an existence when we’re hard-wired to seek certain nutrition through certain methods.
Add to that a vegan lifestyle is a conscious decision a human makes after weight many factors. You cat only knows that he depends on your for survival and that if he doesn’t get the fare he wants, he won’t get it anywhere. Consider the happiness level of a cat like that.
Ethical decisions are personal choices. Their name implies such. Unless a meat-based diet is killing or harming cats worldwide, I’d favor letting them eat what they like.
Add to that a vegan lifestyle is a conscious decision a human makes after weight many factors. You cat only knows that he depends on your for survival and that if he doesn’t get the fare he wants, he won’t get it anywhere. Consider the happiness level of a cat like that.
Ethical decisions are personal choices. Their name implies such. Unless a meat-based diet is killing or harming cats worldwide, I’d favor letting them eat what they like.
@Graylight
I think many people here are arguing against the idea that a cat should eat a vegan diet but this is not my contention.
[quote]Add to that a vegan lifestyle is a conscious decision a human makes after weight many factors[/quote]
Indeed. The vegan makes the decision to not participate in an industry that causes suffering in animals.
So wouldn't the behaviour concomitant with that value be to NOT own an animal that would require you to participate in that industry?
I think many people here are arguing against the idea that a cat should eat a vegan diet but this is not my contention.
[quote]Add to that a vegan lifestyle is a conscious decision a human makes after weight many factors[/quote]
Indeed. The vegan makes the decision to not participate in an industry that causes suffering in animals.
So wouldn't the behaviour concomitant with that value be to NOT own an animal that would require you to participate in that industry?
Graylight · 51-55, F
@Pikachu There's a point to be made. I've seen animals taken to slaughter. I've seen them smell the abject fear of the animals before them and I've watched them have to be dragged to the death table. I will never watch it again. Ever.
For partially that reason, I decline to consume meat. Humanely killed with respect and consumed so waste is minimal is the least we can offer living creatures whose light we're extinguishing. It's a hard place to exist. our pets should live the life nature intended them to, but so should the creatures that feed them. The most effective option might be to change the way animals are consumed in this country,
For partially that reason, I decline to consume meat. Humanely killed with respect and consumed so waste is minimal is the least we can offer living creatures whose light we're extinguishing. It's a hard place to exist. our pets should live the life nature intended them to, but so should the creatures that feed them. The most effective option might be to change the way animals are consumed in this country,
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