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You’re correct. Cats are obligate carnivores. It’s literally abuse to not feed them meat, so they don’t really jive with a vegan lifestyle regardless of your views on animal companionship.
I was not discussing the philosophy of cats. Cats can not survive, let alone thrive, on a plant based diet. They require meat as a part of their biology.
I think there may be a language barrier here. Stating cats don’t “jive with a vegan lifestyle” is referring to the lifestyle of the individual with the cat, not the opinions cat themselves. A few studies in a controlled environment were they kept cats alive is not the same as what’s best for the cats. There are definitely ethical concerns with attempting that at home.
Like all creatures, cats require specific nutrients, not ingredients. ‘Obligate’ carnivore is not a thing. But regardless, there should be far fewer domestic cats.
In practice, in today’s world, yes, but in theory one could and preferably would exchange such items of value without the use of fiat currency, no? (I remember reading that supplementing another amino acid was also beneficial for cats, but I can never remember if it was carnosine or carnitine…)
I don’t mean that it would need to be formulated and produced on the local community level; even if production were more centralised, it could be traded/distributed outside of the capitalist monetary system if the people involved were so inclined. Again, in theory, not necessarily in a world so tightly controlled by industrial capitalism as that of today. I’d say that “one would need to acquire” rather than “one must buy” in the sense that nutrition requirements are what they are, independently of the monetary system. The last thing that we need is for people to justify non-human exploitation on the basis that the vegan alternative requires supporting a shadowy paedophilic corporate elite.
(I looked it up, and it was L-carnosine that was beneficial but not strictly essential. Also mycoprotein would make more sense than legumes for methionine intake and urine acidity.)
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CATS ARE CARNIVORES. It’s abusive and dangerous to make a cat into a vegan.
Dogs can do it, but you must be careful.
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For cats? Are you sure? I read the exact opposite
You’re correct. Cats are obligate carnivores. It’s literally abuse to not feed them meat, so they don’t really jive with a vegan lifestyle regardless of your views on animal companionship.
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I was not discussing the philosophy of cats. Cats can not survive, let alone thrive, on a plant based diet. They require meat as a part of their biology.
https://vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/cats-are-carnivores-so-they-should-eat-like-one/
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I think there may be a language barrier here. Stating cats don’t “jive with a vegan lifestyle” is referring to the lifestyle of the individual with the cat, not the opinions cat themselves. A few studies in a controlled environment were they kept cats alive is not the same as what’s best for the cats. There are definitely ethical concerns with attempting that at home.
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I literally didn’t. There is clearly a barrier that can’t be surpassed here, so I’ll disengage. Best of luck to you.
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Thank you! I will read into that.
Like all creatures, cats require specific nutrients, not ingredients. ‘Obligate’ carnivore is not a thing. But regardless, there should be far fewer domestic cats.
In practice, in today’s world, yes, but in theory one could and preferably would exchange such items of value without the use of fiat currency, no? (I remember reading that supplementing another amino acid was also beneficial for cats, but I can never remember if it was carnosine or carnitine…)
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I don’t mean that it would need to be formulated and produced on the local community level; even if production were more centralised, it could be traded/distributed outside of the capitalist monetary system if the people involved were so inclined. Again, in theory, not necessarily in a world so tightly controlled by industrial capitalism as that of today. I’d say that “one would need to acquire” rather than “one must buy” in the sense that nutrition requirements are what they are, independently of the monetary system. The last thing that we need is for people to justify non-human exploitation on the basis that the vegan alternative requires supporting a shadowy paedophilic corporate elite.
(I looked it up, and it was L-carnosine that was beneficial but not strictly essential. Also mycoprotein would make more sense than legumes for methionine intake and urine acidity.)