Will you chase that cat away?!
When a homeless cat comes to your house wanting some food and some affection do you as a "true vegan" close your door on the animal.
Cats are well known for "choosing" their owners. Not what I personally would call slavery.
I'm not convinced either my dog thinks of himself as a slave- he's part of our "pack".
What do others think about this?
Answers: I just read on an answer that a "true vegan" will not keep pets, cats/dogs/companion animals because it is akin to slavery.
When a homeless cat comes to your house wanting some food and some affection do you as a "true vegan" close your door on the animal.
Cats are well known for "choosing" their owners. Not what I personally would call slavery.
I'm not convinced either my dog thinks of himself as a slave- he's part of our "pack".
What do others think about this?
I'm a vegan, and I'm uneasy about keeping pets - or rather the 'pet trade' that breeds them for that purpose.
I have a cat, though - rescued from bad situation. I see no contradiction.
When someone comes on this site pompously telling vegans what 'true' vegans would do, it's usually time to call BS, invariably the people who do this are not vegan ; for instance the two who have informed us in the past that 'true' vegans would allow themselves to die in the event of life-threatening illness or accident rather than accept medication tested (by law) on animals. BS
Ashley is not a vegan, btw, s/he's a troll trying to make vegans look silly- s/he has admitted as much in his/her posts before, although we all knew already. Check out his/her 'what would you do?' posts.
Edit** Oh, it's Ashley V - oh well, same applies.
Edit** I didn't know that Captain H, although I live in the UK; I knew they couldn't be displayed in shop windows any more and I had a vague idea things were stricter in Scotland than elsewhere, but I thought you could still buy kittens and puppies through pet shops. That's good! When did that law come into force?
Edit** oh, and btw, you say you are quoting a VEGAN who posted on this site. Gina C isn't a vegan; check out her Q&A if you're unsure
I've been thinking back, and the last time I saw cats in a pet shop window was late 70s.
I still think Scotland beat the rest of the UK to this though - well done you lot! Report It
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