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what's up with the ToS changes regarding the vegan community? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What happened in the vegan community?

I hadn't heard about any of this until seeing that ToS post.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Cats require a few nutrients which aren't naturally present in plants, such as taurine. Fortunately, those nutrients are easily synthesised, and added to vegan cat foods in order to make them nutritionally complete.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I thought the issue was bioavailability of those nutrients was called into question?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

oh god WHY HAVE A DUCKING CAT?!!! Get a bird or a turtle please!

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Look at the research before getting emotional.

While it seems dogs need atleast some meat, the scientific consensus is cats can be healthy with a vegan diet and proper supplementation.

I’m not vegan nor do I have a cat, but this debate interested me and I’ve read a couple literature reviews and big papers on the subject.

Cats aren’t what they were 15’000 years ago. Domestication has turned them into an entirely different species.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The thing I'm wondering whenever I see this discussion is:

Should a vegan have a pet that kills for fun?

Should they keep it inside all day to stop it from killing?

I don't get why a vegan would want to have a cat at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

So you're just fine with using and abusing an animal when it gets you what you want. Gotcha.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

This is a nice comment explaining why the vegan ideology is just bored people feeling morally superior