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What happened in the vegan community?

I hadn't heard about any of this until seeing that ToS post.

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[-] Longpork3@lemmy.nz 19 points 2 months ago

Cats require a few nutrients which aren't naturally present in plants, such as taurine. Fortunately, those nutrients are easily synthesised, and added to vegan cat foods in order to make them nutritionally complete.

[-] MissJinx@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

oh god WHY HAVE A DUCKING CAT?!!! Get a bird or a turtle please!

[-] FundMECFSResearch 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Look at the research before getting emotional.

While it seems dogs need atleast some meat, the scientific consensus is cats can be healthy with a vegan diet and proper supplementation.

I’m not vegan nor do I have a cat, but this debate interested me and I’ve read a couple literature reviews and big papers on the subject.

Cats aren’t what they were 15’000 years ago. Domestication has turned them into an entirely different species.

[-] vxx@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

The thing I'm wondering whenever I see this discussion is:

Should a vegan have a pet that kills for fun?

Should they keep it inside all day to stop it from killing?

I don't get why a vegan would want to have a cat at all.

[-] FundMECFSResearch 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Unless you live somewhere with little native wildlife the general rule amongst conservationists is that cats should not be let outside. They have already contributed to the extinction of many bird species.

That being said, in america, people let their cats out in general. In western europe, not so much.

[-] Hagdos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Could you please tell that to the people living in my corner of western Europe? Would be nice not to have to shovel car sit out of my garden anymore.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Cats aren’t what they were 15’000 years ago. Domestication has turned them into an entirely different species.

that's a reallly hairsplitty way of putting it .

[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

I thought the issue was bioavailability of those nutrients was called into question?

[-] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Long pork is often a euphemism for people meat.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

So you're just fine with using and abusing an animal when it gets you what you want. Gotcha.

[-] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

This is a nice comment explaining why the vegan ideology is just bored people feeling morally superior

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