Should Cats and Dogs go Vegan? - Professor Andrew Knight, University of Winchester
Should Cats and Dogs go Vegan? - Professor Andrew Knight, University of Winchester
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Earlier this month, a study published in PLOS ONE looked to find out if a vegan diet could be healthy for cats. Of the 1369 cat owners surveyed, 65 per cent were themselves vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, or reducing their meat consumption. They found that there were no detrimental health effects in the cats fed a vegan diet, and even found that “cats fed vegan diets tended to be healthier than cats fed meat-based diets”.
Immediately after, it continues:
But Alexandra Whittaker, a senior lecturer in the School of Animal and Veterinary Science at the University of Adelaide, says the jury is still out.
Since the study relied on owner-reported health outcomes of their pet, there may be some bias involved.
Bold mine. This is just a beginning. No solid proof yet.
There is proof that being slaughtered harms the animal.
Wasn't arguing that. Just pointing out the data is self-reported.