http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2003/09/10/portly-pets-and-vegetarian-diets/ No, I don’t want to see your new leather couch. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:08:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2003/09/10/portly-pets-and-vegetarian-diets/#comment-1003 Adam Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:34:04 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2003/09/10/portly-pets-and-vegetarian-diets/#comment-1003 Actually, eating grass is just a way to clear their digestive track out; same reason we eat fiber. it serves felines no real dietary value. Actually, eating grass is just a way to clear their digestive track out; same reason we eat fiber. it serves felines no real dietary value.

]]> http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2003/09/10/portly-pets-and-vegetarian-diets/#comment-1002 elyse Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:33:47 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2003/09/10/portly-pets-and-vegetarian-diets/#comment-1002 hi! i am an ethical vegetarian and i have a big fat black cat who LOVES shrimp and cheese...i had considered switching him over to a veggie diet, not only because of my personal convictions, but also to help him lose some of his pudge. i had never heard that a veggie diet was harmful to their health until i read the article. now that i know that, i won't feel as bad feeding him meat, since he needs it. but he also eats quite a bit of grass too, so i guess that makes him an omnivore! im curious to hear what other people have to say... hi! i am an ethical vegetarian and i have a big fat black cat who LOVES shrimp and cheese…i had considered switching him over to a veggie diet, not only because of my personal convictions, but also to help him lose some of his pudge. i had never heard that a veggie diet was harmful to their health until i read the article. now that i know that, i won’t feel as bad feeding him meat, since he needs it. but he also eats quite a bit of grass too, so i guess that makes him an omnivore! im curious to hear what other people have to say…

]]> http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2003/09/10/portly-pets-and-vegetarian-diets/#comment-1001 hetty Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:23:16 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2003/09/10/portly-pets-and-vegetarian-diets/#comment-1001 hi. i am an ethical vegetarian with two cats. i don't really feel i should impose my beliefs on their diets, but i don't like them to eat lamb. i don't feel great about my decision, since if i had a child, i would not feed them meat. but i suppose with a child they would grow up and make their own decision, but the cats will always be dependent upon me, certainly not by choice. but i'm curious to hear others' views. hi. i am an ethical vegetarian with two cats. i don’t really feel i should impose my beliefs on their diets, but i don’t like them to eat lamb. i don’t feel great about my decision, since if i had a child, i would not feed them meat. but i suppose with a child they would grow up and make their own decision, but the cats will always be dependent upon me, certainly not by choice. but i’m curious to hear others’ views.

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