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Even if "I'm not going to get a dog or a cat because they eat meat and that diet propagates meat consumption" is an OK you-do-you opinion to have I can't stand the idea of someone resenting an animal for being an animal.
And I don't mean, "I prefer cats to dogs because they fit my personality and lifestyle more" I mean the "I'm not gonna get a cat because they kill small birds and small animals for food and that's bad." OK what are they supposed to eat then? They can't be vegan. Theoretically a cat or dog could be vegetarian, but they would have to eat a LOT of eggs and dairy to supplement not getting protein from meat, which we know vegans don't like either. Animals don't think like we do - they don't understand why you don't want any animal to die for any reason. They need food and they have the instinct to kill their food. If I said, "I hate horses because they eat plants" that would sound equally as ridiculous.
Also, what do we do with carnivorous animals? If owning one or caring for stray ones is evil because you're propagating meat consumption and slaughter, and the animals themselves are bad because they kill other animals for food, should we kill all the carnivorous animals? Well no because that's killing an animal. But then what do we do to them if feeding them or allowing them to hunt is wrong?
And I don't mean, "I prefer cats to dogs because they fit my personality and lifestyle more" I mean the "I'm not gonna get a cat because they kill small birds and small animals for food and that's bad." OK what are they supposed to eat then? They can't be vegan. Theoretically a cat or dog could be vegetarian, but they would have to eat a LOT of eggs and dairy to supplement not getting protein from meat, which we know vegans don't like either. Animals don't think like we do - they don't understand why you don't want any animal to die for any reason. They need food and they have the instinct to kill their food. If I said, "I hate horses because they eat plants" that would sound equally as ridiculous.
Also, what do we do with carnivorous animals? If owning one or caring for stray ones is evil because you're propagating meat consumption and slaughter, and the animals themselves are bad because they kill other animals for food, should we kill all the carnivorous animals? Well no because that's killing an animal. But then what do we do to them if feeding them or allowing them to hunt is wrong?