Comments on: Cat Food

By: Pragmatic Environmentalism

Pragmatic Environmentalism — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:31:43 +0000

[...] One year ago: Cat Food. [...]

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:52:50 +0000

Wow, Mike, your comments are deeply troubling. This entry is about how to make ethical choices as someone who is faced with the dilemma of caring for a companion animal, while at the same time wanting to do right by non-companion animals. Animal rights is about abolishing cruelty, and to call those who dare to see the suffering of non-humans in this world “holier-than-thou” is just the kind of disgusting, ignorant attitude that perpetuates the use of animals for food, clothing, entertainment, and research. Thanks for being That Guy.

By: Rebecca Simmons

Rebecca Simmons — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:29:28 +0000

Thanks for this blog posting! I am looking for humane cat food to feed my kitty. I will def. check out Newman’s Own!

By: Rosa del Valle

Rosa del Valle — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:47:17 +0000

Thank you x1000 for this article. I would never give my cat a vegetarian diet, but it’s quite expensive/complicated to track down a really humane source (unless I want to buy raw, frozen mice and the like…). Newman’s sounds like a decent compromise. Thanks again!

By: Looking Back at 2009 « Pragmatic Environmentalism

Looking Back at 2009 « Pragmatic Environmentalism — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:08:28 +0000

[...] Humane cat food – This was a bust. My cat liked the food but was prescribed special food by his vet because of health problems. [...]

By: Cat Food « Citizens for Sustainability

Cat Food « Citizens for Sustainability — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:10:46 +0000

[...] This is from September when it was time to switch her cat to adult cat food: I’ve never thought much about cat food. As a vegetarian, I feel bad feeding my cats meat, but I know that they actually must have it (unlike dogs). Contrary to popular belief, it’s not because of the taurine and other nutrients. While those are essential, synthetic versions and additives do exist—that’s what’s added to commercial cat foods (and Red Bull). The real issue is that they have a difficult time digesting vegetables and can develop urinary tract problems without enough meat in their diet. While some people claim that you can feed your cat a perfectly healthy vegan diet, I would be very worried about making mine sick. [...]

By: Switching Cat Food . . . Again « Pragmatic Environmentalism

Switching Cat Food . . . Again « Pragmatic Environmentalism — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:41:05 +0000

[...] I mentioned in my Cat Food post, this sort of urinary tract problem is one of the reasons why cats can’t be vegan. Male [...]

By: estrella

estrella — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:35:50 +0000

Thanks for this article. I have had the same thing on my mind since I am also a vegetarian with cats. I have the option of choosing not to eat meat, which I have chosen to do primarily for health reasons, but also because I don’t believe in the inhumane way factory-farmed animals are treated. My cats on the other hand have to eat meat. They are obligatory carnivores. I do like to feed them meat that has been raised humanely. I grew up on a farm and routinely saw chickens that were happy, free range fed, healthy animals loose their head to an ax in one fell swoop and end up in a soup pot. Fine I can deal with that. But when I see animals with their beaks cut off packed tight with one another in squalid conditions, dosed with antibiotics and hormones to keep them alive and growing-it makes me sick.
I have fed my cats free range, organic chicken supplemented with the appropriate amount of calcium. I have also fed them Newman’s Own. I am always on the lookout for food that is healthy for them, and inevitably the food that is most healthy has been raised humanely.
Thanks again for the great post and your awesome blog.

By: Fourth Edition of Your Pet Monthly: September 2009

Fourth Edition of Your Pet Monthly: September 2009 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:41:54 +0000

[...] Pike presents Cat Food posted at Pragmatic Environmentalism, saying, "Now that my kitten's a year old, I'm looking for [...]

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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:46:04 +0000

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