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From: jkulczycki@watarts.UUCP (James B. Kulczycki)
Newsgroups: net.veg
Subject: Vegetarians with pets
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Date: Sun, 16-Nov-86 15:42:19 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 16 15:42:19 1986
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Recently the opportunity arose  for me to become the parent of a friend's cat.
At first I was quite excited, always having enjoyed pets. But, then it occurred
to me that I would be feeding her pet food that was made, of course, from    
meat - beef, pork, etc.
Well, I was in shock for a while, thinking that I probbly couldn't bring myself
to do this. I am a vegetarian myself and can't see myself justifying this - even
though I am aware that a cat/dog's digestive system/enzymes are different from
a human's and that meat is probably necessary in their diet (right?).
Has anyone had similar experiences/concerns? I'm very curious to hear!