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From: benl@lll-crg.ARpA (Benl Leimkuhler)
Newsgroups: net.veg
Subject: Re: vegetarian diets for pets
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Date: Fri, 25-Jul-86 15:28:50 EDT
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Cats need about 30% crude protein and 10% crude fiber (if I recall correctly)
and that is very difficult to duplicate in a vegetarian way.

Let's remember that cats (unlike people) are natural predators and keep
one foot planted in reality.  It's OK to mess around with your own diet
but it is appallingly cruel to play games with your pet's diet--
unless you know exactly what you're doing.  Even the cheap dry cat food
you buy in the grocery store must meet carefully determined minimum
standards.