I feel like I've made my opinion abundantly clear on this thread already, but I'll say it again.
Humans can be incredibly healthy with no meat. It's quite easy since we didn't evolve to fill a meat-eating niche, but rather we foraged primarily and scavenged meat initially until the habitat and the tools made meat a good option. I don't eat meat myself because I don't like the treatment of the animals, it's effect on the environment, and animals needing to die for my survival. Humans don't absolutely have to have meat, many just like it. Would I try laboratory created meat? Maybe. Would I give it to my cat? Over my dead body.
Cats have to eat meat. They are carnivores and need to kill and eat other things to survive. End of story. I will not trade the suffering of chickens for the suffering of my cat. If I could I would raise chickens myself to use in her food because I would be able to ensure they have a good quality of life. I would also love it if I could raise mice for her and give her a very species appropriate diet while keeping the prey items happy and healthy. At the present time this is unrealistic, so commercial pet food and homemade food it is.
Stuff like pushing inappropriate diets for an obligate carnivore is why so many people hate vegans and vegetarians.
Humans can be incredibly healthy with no meat. It's quite easy since we didn't evolve to fill a meat-eating niche, but rather we foraged primarily and scavenged meat initially until the habitat and the tools made meat a good option. I don't eat meat myself because I don't like the treatment of the animals, it's effect on the environment, and animals needing to die for my survival. Humans don't absolutely have to have meat, many just like it. Would I try laboratory created meat? Maybe. Would I give it to my cat? Over my dead body.
Cats have to eat meat. They are carnivores and need to kill and eat other things to survive. End of story. I will not trade the suffering of chickens for the suffering of my cat. If I could I would raise chickens myself to use in her food because I would be able to ensure they have a good quality of life. I would also love it if I could raise mice for her and give her a very species appropriate diet while keeping the prey items happy and healthy. At the present time this is unrealistic, so commercial pet food and homemade food it is.
Stuff like pushing inappropriate diets for an obligate carnivore is why so many people hate vegans and vegetarians.