Hi everyone,
Okay so I have decided on becoming a vegan very soon (I'm a vegetarian at the moment), so I've been starting to research and think about what I'll eat and what I'll have to cut out, etc.
I'm also going to adopt one or two cats soon. I also have one cat that I adopted at the beginning of the year. So I started to research what food to get for them (I get a p good food for my cat right now but I sort of want something better) while also researching veganism. With both of these huge things in my mind, I started to think about how bad I feel that I feed my cat other animals, and I found out that it's actually possible for cats to live off a plant-based diet (which I'm sure most of you already know). Now I have a really big, ongoing debate in my mind, and I really don't know what to do, so I've come to you guys for help. I would really appreciate your advice and such.
Okay so on one hand, I think it would hypocritical for me to become a vegan (or even just stay a vegetarian) so that I don't participate in the suffering and killing of animals and then turn around and feed my cat (to be cats, but I'll refer to my cat(s) as just my one cat b/c I only have her at the moment) animals. And like I said I have been looking for high quality cat food, which often means that the ingredients do not include animal by-products. But this also means that I'll be feeding her food that animals were raised and killed for, for the specific purpose of being her (and other cats') cat food. At the same time, though, it is healthier for her, and I have been researching to try to find the best cat food. I want her to live a long, happy life. I want her to be really healthy in general.
There is security in cats food like Wellness because people have been feeding cats food like that for years and there's like science behind it and stuff. Some people say that cats can survive on a vegan diet, but not necessarily thrive. I really, really to jeopardize my cat's health, but I really, really do not want to kill countless animals for the sake of one.
Okay, so I was really excited when I found out about vegan food for domesticated animals. There's like a common consensus that dogs can have a vegetarian/vegan diet no problem, but obviously there's a huge controversy for cats, what with them being obligate carnivores. There are a lot of people who are saying that cats can do really well on vegan diet, but there are also a lot of people saying that cats shouldn't be and can't. I mean like there's one side of internet comments saying that you're a terrible veg*n/vegan if you feed your pets animals, even going so far as to say that you aren't a real vegan. And then there's the other side saying that you're a terrible pet parent (idk saying "owner" sounds weird and might offend some people?) if you deny your cats food, even going so far as to say that you are forcing your beliefs on your pets and are doing animal cruelty. But there's stories of cats who live completely normal lives and such on vegan diets. And if I could rescue cats and not kill any animals in their name, it just seems like a win-win.
I really want to have vegan cats, but I have serious doubts about it. There's barely any information that I can find. The more videos and articles I do find have me swaying from one side to the other. There's just not enough science for me to be sure that I am not making my cat unhealthy or shortening her life, but I can't stand the thought of all the animals whose deaths and torture I'll be participating in for 15-20 years for 1-3 beings. I really don't know what to do here. I don't want to compromise the health of my cat (and future cats) but I don't want to kill or hurt animals.
If you all could weigh in and things that would be so great.
Please tell me any recommendations you have for vegan and non-vegan cat food, too, if you have a cat, or what you feed your cat.
If you have any articles or reliable sources, that would really help a lot, as well.
*Sigh* It's time like these that I wish I weren't a cat lady but.
So yeah, sorry if this was rambly or came off weird or something, and for the lengthiness and thank you so much for reading and/or responding!!
Okay so I have decided on becoming a vegan very soon (I'm a vegetarian at the moment), so I've been starting to research and think about what I'll eat and what I'll have to cut out, etc.
I'm also going to adopt one or two cats soon. I also have one cat that I adopted at the beginning of the year. So I started to research what food to get for them (I get a p good food for my cat right now but I sort of want something better) while also researching veganism. With both of these huge things in my mind, I started to think about how bad I feel that I feed my cat other animals, and I found out that it's actually possible for cats to live off a plant-based diet (which I'm sure most of you already know). Now I have a really big, ongoing debate in my mind, and I really don't know what to do, so I've come to you guys for help. I would really appreciate your advice and such.
Okay so on one hand, I think it would hypocritical for me to become a vegan (or even just stay a vegetarian) so that I don't participate in the suffering and killing of animals and then turn around and feed my cat (to be cats, but I'll refer to my cat(s) as just my one cat b/c I only have her at the moment) animals. And like I said I have been looking for high quality cat food, which often means that the ingredients do not include animal by-products. But this also means that I'll be feeding her food that animals were raised and killed for, for the specific purpose of being her (and other cats') cat food. At the same time, though, it is healthier for her, and I have been researching to try to find the best cat food. I want her to live a long, happy life. I want her to be really healthy in general.
There is security in cats food like Wellness because people have been feeding cats food like that for years and there's like science behind it and stuff. Some people say that cats can survive on a vegan diet, but not necessarily thrive. I really, really to jeopardize my cat's health, but I really, really do not want to kill countless animals for the sake of one.
Okay, so I was really excited when I found out about vegan food for domesticated animals. There's like a common consensus that dogs can have a vegetarian/vegan diet no problem, but obviously there's a huge controversy for cats, what with them being obligate carnivores. There are a lot of people who are saying that cats can do really well on vegan diet, but there are also a lot of people saying that cats shouldn't be and can't. I mean like there's one side of internet comments saying that you're a terrible veg*n/vegan if you feed your pets animals, even going so far as to say that you aren't a real vegan. And then there's the other side saying that you're a terrible pet parent (idk saying "owner" sounds weird and might offend some people?) if you deny your cats food, even going so far as to say that you are forcing your beliefs on your pets and are doing animal cruelty. But there's stories of cats who live completely normal lives and such on vegan diets. And if I could rescue cats and not kill any animals in their name, it just seems like a win-win.
I really want to have vegan cats, but I have serious doubts about it. There's barely any information that I can find. The more videos and articles I do find have me swaying from one side to the other. There's just not enough science for me to be sure that I am not making my cat unhealthy or shortening her life, but I can't stand the thought of all the animals whose deaths and torture I'll be participating in for 15-20 years for 1-3 beings. I really don't know what to do here. I don't want to compromise the health of my cat (and future cats) but I don't want to kill or hurt animals.
If you all could weigh in and things that would be so great.
Please tell me any recommendations you have for vegan and non-vegan cat food, too, if you have a cat, or what you feed your cat.
If you have any articles or reliable sources, that would really help a lot, as well.
*Sigh* It's time like these that I wish I weren't a cat lady but.
So yeah, sorry if this was rambly or came off weird or something, and for the lengthiness and thank you so much for reading and/or responding!!