Guest guest Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 I agree with Merritt Clifton completely. Dogs are confirmed carnivores and it is cruelty to feed them a vegetarian diet. My dog feeds on non vegetarian food daily. I don't think humans should impose their moral values on creatures who do not share them. Could anyone in their right senses, think about vegetarian tigers and wolves? I do know there are vegetarian and vegan dog and cat feed available in the market but I am not convinced of their utility and efficiency. It might interest you to read this small extract from a book written by Desmond Morris. I am in complete agreement with him : *Recent attempts by well meaning vegetarians to convert their cats to a meat free diet are both misguided and cruel. Cats rapidly become seriously ill on a vegetarian diet and cannot survive it for long. The recent publication of vegetarian diets recommended as suitable for cats is a clear case of animal abuse and should be dealt with as such. * ** *CATWATCHING BY DESMOND MORRIS, Ebury Press, Page 58* *Desmond Morris is a zoologist and has a D.Phil. from Oxford University. He was already the author of some fifty scientific papers and seven books before completing The Naked Ape in 1967, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. He is now one of the best-known natural history presenters. * On 12/26/08, Dr. Chinny Krishna <drkrishna wrote: > > Dear friend, > > All my dogs have been vegetarian and I have had dogs for all my 64 > years. > > Most have lived longer than average and have had no major problems. > > Of course, giving a dog a balanced vegetarian diet is more work than > just dumping > offal to him/her. Please google vegetarian diet for dogs. You will be > surprised at the > amount of even vegan diets available. > > Dogs have always been omnivores unlike cats and it is very simple to > keep them vegetarian. > > All good wishes for 2009 and may all that has life be free of suffering. > > S. Chinny Krishna > www.bluecrossofindia.org <http://www.bluecrossofindia.org/> > > > > aapn <aapn%40> [ > aapn <aapn%40>] On Behalf Of > Seelan Palay > 25 December 2008 22:12 > aapn <aapn%40> > Vegetarian diet for dogs? > > Query from a friend of mine, can anyone help advise? > > Hey there. So I'm researching on the possibility of feeding my dog a > vegetarian diet. He's currently on a vet-prescribed fish-based > commercial > dog food because he has skin problems, but I don't think the 'special' > diet > is helping much. And there's so much crap in commercial dog food. > > I don't see the point of spending so much on his dog food if it's not > helping his skin probs. And my dog LOVES most kinds of veggies and > fruits. > He's quite a weird dog. He even licks lemons sometimes! > > So I'm thinking of feeding him something like rice and veggies. I'm > currently researching on his nutritional needs and substitutes for > animal > protein in his diet because I want to make an informed decision and I > don't > want him to suffer any deficiencies. > > If you have any info that you think might be helpful to me right now, > could > you forward me the links or something? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Shubnobroto! If the Dog is stray it may be eating everything (omnivorous) it is difficult to make them Vegetarian. If The Pup is given Vegetarian food just from Begining it is no cruelty, as it is also cruelty to breed the dogs for pet trade and making them captive too.However if the Dog starts non veg food from its early days and it is difficult to wean the non veg Food and its liking. Giving them stale readymade food is also Cruelty. How Ever cats can not be Made Veg. Dr.Sandeep K.Jain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 I'd like to echo Sean (regarding how interesting this thread is) and encourage more discourse on the subject! I am a vegetarian and I feed my dog a lot of fruit and veg but also meat because i feel (incorrectly??) that he requires it to be fully healthy. I am very interested to hear if this is fact or not because I too feel guilty everytime I buy meat for him and, despite loving him, i dont feel his life is worth more than the chicken's/lamb's etc. I would love to read proof that dogs can survive and thrive on a vegetarian diet. Does anyone know of an actual study on dogs' health history against diet? Plus am I supporting the meat trade if I buy (for example) roasted knuckle bones for him? Or am I taking up the left overs that would be produced anyway by an enormous meat producing industry? This is what I'd like to think of course! 2008/12/28 Dr.Sandeep Kumar Jain <jeevdaya04 > Shubnobroto! > If the Dog is stray it may be eating everything (omnivorous) it is > difficult to make them Vegetarian. If The Pup is given Vegetarian food just > from Begining it is no cruelty, as it is also cruelty to breed the dogs for > pet trade and making them captive too.However if the Dog starts non veg food > from its early days and it is difficult to wean the non veg Food and its > liking. Giving them stale readymade food is also Cruelty. > How Ever cats can not be Made Veg. > > Dr.Sandeep K.Jain > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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