vegetarian pets

[Janet Benton DTN 269-2172 Loc ICO/C04]

In response to the discussion on vegetarian pets, I recently came
across an article in Vegetarian Voice. I include a reprint below in
its entirety, FYI. (No opinions included.)

CATS GO VEGIE

Good News! Vegetarians and Vegans who have agonized over feeding
their cats animal products may now have an acceptable solution. VEGECAT,
a purely vegetarian supplement for cats, has been developed by 'Harbingers
of a New Age'.
Scientific studies to determine cats' dietary needs have indicated that
they require certain nutrients which are not readily available from plant
foods. Blindness and other health problems are a likely result from diets
deficient in these nutrients.
Barbara Peden, a representative of Harbingers, notes that VEGECAT was
a result of researching her book Dogs and Cats Go Vegetarian. They carefully
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formulated this product to meet the special needs of our feline friends.
Vegetarian Voice recently spoke with Barbara about this breakthrough
product. Even though she noted that this supplement has been in use for only a
short time, she feels very confident that their thorough research has resulted
in a supplement that will enable cat owners to safely feed their feline
companions without animal products.
For more information about VEGECAT and to order Barbara's book ($3.95
+ $.75 shipping) write 'Harbingers of a New Age', 06784 Canary Road, Westlake,
Oregon, 97493.

Janet Benton
decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-hbo!benton

[Melinda Shore]

In article <5...@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP>, se...@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Ellen Seebacher) writes:
> o Given that the anatomy and physiology of cats are most definitely
> carnivorous, how many of you think that vegetarian cat food would
> be a good idea for your own cats?
>
I used to know some veggie animals, a number of which were blind. I
was a strict vegetarian at the time, but I never seriously considered
imposing my feeding habits on my cats. My feeling is that I've taken
responsibility for feeding and maintaining these animals and part of
that responsibility is making sure that they're fed properly/
healthily. Sometimes this means doing things that are inconvenient or
unpleasant.

Part of the reason I stopped eating meat was my disgust with the way
meat animals (beef cattle and hogs in particular) are raised. A
related question is this: Where does the meat in pet food come from,
and to what extent does purchasing canned food support the meat
industry?
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Melinda Shore ..!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!shor
University of Chicago Computation Center XAS...@UCHIMVS1.Bitnet