I know I know… “obligate carnivore”

  • cheesepotatoes@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    ITT: People still unironically arguing that feeding a cat a diet that is biologically incapable of meeting a cat’s dietary needs is a good idea.

    smh.

    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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      17 days ago

      I just find it wild that vegans can simultaneously come to the conclusion that all forms of animal farming is unethical but still accept that keeping pets is ethical. My wife grew up on a milk goat farm, every single goat had a name (and they had hundreds of goats), and the goats generally lived lives as good as the average pet. They’d run around and play, get attention from the people who lived and worked there, and every once in a while escape the pens just to prove that they can (they’d literally be standing around the yard waiting for their escapades to be discovered)

      Even if the concern is “some farms are unethical and I’m not able to validate where my food comes from to make sure its a farm that isn’t abusive to its animals” there’s ways around that, like buying from your local coop (in the case of meats, buying from a local butcher) or buying direct from the farm. Usually when you’re that close to the farm its really easy to trace your products back to a specific farm, or even make a deal with the butcher/coop to only buy products from a specific farm

      • x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        16 days ago

        Almost all vegan pet owners ADOPT their pets.

        Compared to Franky who pays a breeder so he can gift a cat like it’s a fucking toy.