benton@espn.dec.com (Janet Benton DTN 269-2172 Loc ICO/C04) (08/21/86)
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 ____________________________ 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
see1@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Ellen Seebacher) (08/26/86)
Please, please, please do not flame, and do not consider this a flame.
It's a question for all of you net.veg readers:
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?
Personally, I'm appalled; I wouldn't even feed my cat store-brand cat
food, much less "vegetarian" food that hasn't been formulated by veteri-
narians and animal nutritionists.
I'd really like to see some discussion.
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Ellen Keyne Seebacher ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!see1
University of Chicago, HASA student chapter (that's the _second_ "A")shor@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Melinda Shore) (08/26/86)
In article <525@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP>, see1@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? -- Melinda Shore ..!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!shor University of Chicago Computation Center XASSHOR@UCHIMVS1.Bitnet