If you believe in not eating animals, is it wrong...?!
Do you have meat eating animals? If so, what do you feed them?
If you believe that it is cruel to eat animals, how do you justify your pets eating meat? Or do you expect them to be vegetarians too?
Answers: Is it wrong for a meat eating animal, such as a dog or cat, to eat meat?
Do you have meat eating animals? If so, what do you feed them?
If you believe that it is cruel to eat animals, how do you justify your pets eating meat? Or do you expect them to be vegetarians too?
Good question......
My dogs eat meat. That's the way they would be in the wild..so that's what I feed them. They eat dog food(that has meat in it) and regular cooked meat everyonce in a while. The house I live in has meat eaters in it..I don't buy it..they eat thier leftovers.
I believe it's cruel for me to eat meat because I don't have to to live...I don't need it..I can get everything else from another plant source. They way we humans have evolved is different...we have evolved in such a way that we have the choice...we don't have to eat meat to survive. Dogs and cats haven't evolved like that. Their eating habits haven't changed much..they hunt, kill, and eat animals.
In the wild dogs would kill and eat meat....they don't kill here, but they do eat it. I don't expect any animal (even my fur babies) to survive on a diet that they wouldn't be eating in the wild. If the animal would eat meat in the wild to survive..then so be it. I don't have a problem with that. That's how they are supposed to be...so they will stay that way...just because they live in the house of a vegetarian doesn't mean it's my place to change them.
I know some will say I'm wrong...but..you have your opinion and I have mine. It is not required that you agree with it by any means.
um i guess it depends if its edible like the stuff u get in a can at the petstore thats meat its not totally wrong
no i don't think its cruel to eat animals but i just don't like to wear them i think that is really cruel
its stupid to wear things that are so expesive and nobody will even buy them cause they are so expensive
its all a matter of choice. just like my dogs chooses to eat meat ( i offer then a variety of foods) i choose to not eat meat
Some people believe that humans were not meant to eat meat; yet certain animals are most certainly strictly carnivores. Taking all meat away from a cat is a death sentence! That would be cruel; cats are designed to eat meat. I have not had a dog, so do not know for certain if dogs can do well on a veggie diet or not. In either case, the best advice is to always consult your vet before making any major food/dietary supplement changes in your pets' routine. Suddenly switching foods, especially for cats, can result in refusal to eat and then an odd condition where they actually forget how. (we lost a precious kitty before learning this the hard way)
Dogs and cats are carnivores, they eat a primarily meat based diet and wouldn't be healthy without it. Humans however are omnivores so we can do without the meat. I wouldn't feel comfortable with feeding a vegetarian diet to a dog or cat. So far I've never had to deal with this since I choose pets that are naturally herbivores.
I think you have to feed your pet whatever they require to be healthy. For dogs and cats (and even lizards and snakes and other creepy things) that means meat. Dogs and cats can eat some grains but for the most part they are carnivores.
When you bring an animal into your home you have a responsibility to keep it healthy . . . and that includes feeding it the proper diet, not matter if it offends you or not.
No!
Dogs are quite omnivorous, and it is not too hard for them to be healthy as vegetarians, though ideally they should eat some raw meat.
Cats on the other hand are true carnivores and they cannot live without meat.
Killing animals (in modern conditions of factory farming which are basically torture) when you don't need them to survive is cruel. Cats and sometimes Dogs DO need meat to survive. They do not have the choice, as humans do, whether or not to eat animal flesh. Therefore, cats dogs etc. do not face the same ethical dilemma that humans do.
It's easy to justify eating meat when it is necessary for survival. contrary to most people's beliefs, humans DO NOT need meat for survival, and can actually be healthier without it (in general).
Animals that are carnivores (like dogs and cats) have bodies that depend on the nutrition that comes from meat. It might be somewhat possible to train dogs and cats to only eat veggies... but this is probably not at all healthy.
Humans, being omnivores, have a choice as to what they consume. I may not choose to eat meat, but I feed it to my dogs and cats-- because it is what they must eat. Thousands of years' worth of instinct in these animals to eat their "prey" won't change by my insisting that they eat non-meat products.
It's actually for this reason that I don't believe eating meat is objectively wrong. It's just not something I'm personally comfortable with, as other vegetarians might agree.
Wow thats a good question, I personally eat meat and don't feel guilty..but wow to those who are totally against anything to do with eating animals..what do they feed their animals??!! haha wouldn't that make them hypocrites if they feed their dogs/cats regular dog/cat food !? But I honestly would think it is wrong though ..I mean if you don't practice what you preach ...
i jusr plain don't like the idea of us eating animalz or animalz eating meat. a cow's legac shouldn't be world's best burger. why can't we just use them for milk an cheese, we don't need to be cutting them up and frying thier insides
Cats & Dogs were designed different than Humans.. The intestinal system in humans weren't designed for meat consumption. If you want to eat meat its your choice but cause you asked.. according to Genesis 1:29 (it is wrong for people to eat meat)
It says: I have given thee every herb and fruit bearing seed let be thy meat!
Furthermore in Genesis we were given dominion over all creatures that crawl the earth we are to be their help meets.. not the other way around!
Never heard a bunch of mixed answers ( most of them wrong ) from a crowd of supposedly "educated" people.
1) People are Omnivores. that doesnt mean one or the other, it means BOTH. we need the protein from meat and it cant be substituted with a soy bean latte aenima.
2) Dog are Carnivored. they eat meat. while some veggies and grains are good for them, its not necessary.
3) i think the word Vegitarian means "Bad Hunter" (lol)
most indians were forced out of good hunting land and forced to live off of plants instead of meat, because they couldnt fight.... something to think about there for ya
btw Steak is yummy, i dont care where it comes from. fish is great, so is chicken, pork, lamb, and any and all other game animals.
A dog and a cat and any other animal eats meat because they do not cultivate the land, they know of no other way for food besides meat and thus they crave it. We as humans can go to the grocery store, or grow our own food, and completely avoid eating meat if we wanted to. An animal does not have that choice.
Also, an animal's nutrition is different from ours. You actually can feed a dog or a cat a vegetarian diet, but I'd advise anyone who is planning on doing it to really, really read up on what they're doing because it's quite easy to do more harm to your pet than good by putting them on a vegetarian diet.
well Tom seems pretty confident in saying no one answering is educated and that they are all wrong, when in fact the answer he gave is also wrong. cats are carnivores, dog are not carnivores. they are omnivores by nature, there is a difference. cats cannot live without certain things provided by meat alone, while dogs can live healthy lives eating a vegetarian diet. they do not require meat to obtain all their essentials. obviously i dont think its wrong to feed a cat meat because it needs it, but i give my dog veggie food and its not like im depriving her, she has no idea whether or not her food contains "dried chicken meal". she just knows its food and eats it. in fact my dog is allergic to chicken ( makes her lupus flare up), so its out for her. like i said, i dont expect my cat to not eat meat because it would be deficient, but i give my dog the veggie food because she couldnt care less.
animals that are carnivores depend on meat to survive. humans as omnivores are not obligated to eat meat to survive, and can make the choice whether they want to or not. any person who forces their vegetarian diet on their cat or dog should be arrested. according to one poster above, the bible says we arent supposed to eat meat. maybe eating them is supposedly bad but the bible still places the value of human life higher then animals. think of genesis 22 where an angel provides a ram to sacrifice to god rather then a boy. besides, god says to Noah, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth. And the fear of you and the terror of you shall be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your hand they are given. Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant” which is from Gen 9:1–3. doesnt say only plants there. for the record im neither vegan or christian. i just believe its wrong to inflict your beliefs on other peope or animals for that matter.
I don't want to feed my cats meat. It sickens me every time I open the bag and catch a whiff, but whenever I've inquired about switching them to a vegetarian diet I've been laughed out of town pretty much.
I justify feeding them meat because I have no right to NOT feed them meat. Just like I justify letting my daughter eat meat because I have no right to force her to be vegetarian...even though I want to. :)
no I feel that my dog would naturally kill an animal and eat it... same as my cat. I feed them dog and cat food because even in the wild animals die a horrible death for each other.... and i can not stop that. I can stop what i eat, i made an oath to my pets and to all those who care that I would NOT be a wild beast, or wild animal, and I will have control over what i eat and don't eat. If that is not good enough for your explanation then i am sorry you can't understand. Take care and worry about yourself rather than what I do. Have a great day, and no i am not trying to be mean..... sorry if this sounds mean lol
i don't have a pet as such, but if i had i would feed it meat, since without it they will not have a good health, but never cow meat, because cow is our mother, she provides us with milk.
You must be new to this forum, Pitterpat. A great question . . . but wait and you will get the fanatics talking about "vegetarian" food for dogs and cats.
It's true, there are some very crazy people who really get on their high horse about "converting" their pets to vegetarian diets.
And YES these fools DO expect their pets to be vegetarians and wil tell you what a "bad person" YOU are if you don't have a veggie-headed pet.. Welcome to the V&V "Asylum".
Nope dear!, they are carnivorous, it'll be like torturing them, If you are Vegetarian, that doesn't mean your animals have to follow your path. Well, I'm a veggie, i don't mind eating with meat eaters, or eating in a veg and non veg restaurants. Well, in my caste eating non veg is like sin, but i don't consider all that, but some how i feel i need to be a veggie. !! but mind you, my dog eats meat!
Dog's aren't carnivores... they're omnivores! In fact my labrador eats absolutely anything except for lemons. There are great veggie dog foods out there and dogs can thrive on a vegetarian diet just like humans can. They can't if you just feed them carrots and broccoli but these dog foods are specially designed by nutritionalists to have everything a healthy dog would need. My dog's too old to have her dog food switched (even to a diferent brand of meat dog food) but my future pets will most definitely be vegetarian. It's stupid to say we shouldn't control their diet because we already do. We control everything about our domesticated pet's lives from what we feed them to how we train them, even when and where they're supposed to go to the toilet. Chances are they won't even realize you're feeding them veggie food because it still smells the same as other dog food.
When it comes to wild animals though then I can totally understand why they eat meat and think it's fine. A lot of people think us veggies are militant in that we don't think any animal should be killed ever when this is not the case. I understand the food chain and know that it's natural for wild animals to kill for food. The thing I'm most against is raising animals in cruel conditions for the sole purpose to kill and eat them. In fact I have more of a problem with a hamburger that's made up of a factory farmed cow than I would with a hunter living in the forest and killing animals himself. The hunter is like a 'wild' human and at least this is more 'natural' and the animal's led a good life before it's death.
People have to make their own choices....watching the news lately, seeing the dolphins and elephants killed was horrible.
Eat a dead animal, became a dead animal. Karma in action.
It wouldn't be wrong if their meat was killed by them in the wild, as it was when they evolved. I have a cat and dog, and they eat specially-formulated vegan pet food. I don't "expect" anything, other than the fact that my money will NEVER fund animal slaughter. It's so sad that people are so ignorant about veganism, no matter WHO the vegan is. I remember my mom feeding our fifteen year old kitties vegan cat food. They lived a very long time.
The "pet" situation aside, it would be justifiable for cats and dogs to eat meat in the wild because that is where their instincts lie because they evolved to be hunters. Man is a natural herbivore, and consumption of animal products is a fairly recent occurence in our evolutionary history.