[fuzzworth]

Its incredibly dangerous to impost a vegan lifestyle on a carnivorous pet. It can be deadly. Would you force a guinea pig to eat meat because you believed in eating it? Do you think it would be healthy for a pig to consume meat?

MY personal view (I’m an omnivore) is no matter what species of animal you chose to be a guardian of you need to be prepared to feed it the diet its body requires. If you are staunchly opposed to eating meat and the beef /poultry animal consumption industry then keep animals with dietary needs that don't oppose your beliefs.

Cats are obligate carnivores and require meat to live. Their bodies can only assimilate the proteins and vitamins found in animal tissues, nutrients found in vegetation can not be assimilated by a cats body they fundamentally lack enzymes to assimilate them. You can feed a canned or dry cat food but where do you think the base meat in cat food came from?... Grains and carbohydrates in a feline diet contribute to obesity and diabetes as well as allergies and other ailments .

It might be hard for some people to limit themselves to pets that fit their opinions and lifestyle and never be able to have a dog or cat or ferret or any other carnivorous or omnivorous pets but its very unhealthy and can be down right deadly to impose an improper diet on any pet.