Also, and rather tangentially, I am opposed to describing such things as "imposing" or "forcing" beliefs or views on animals. This is a phrase used a lot in discussions about vegan pet owners and the unrelated topic of veg*n children.
Anything we do pet care wise is imposing our beliefs on our animals because they have no choice in the matter at all, they are completely dependent on us. Those of us who house our guinea pigs in C&C cages are no less imposing our views on our animals than those who house the guinea pigs in hutches. Positive, negative, neutral - all our choices are imposing our beliefs on our animals. Selectively using the phrase for those beliefs we do not agree with is unfair when it is something we are all "guilty" of.
I see the issue of vegan pet owners wishing to feed pets a vegan diet more as wanting to have your cake and eat it too. We acknowledge that killing animals is wrong yet because we
want to own a certain pet we make exceptions to our beliefs.
Also, perhaps people could sympathise more with the view, not necessarily agree with it but understand the thinking behind it if they pondered this hypothetical situation:
Say it was discovered that cats would be much less at risk of certain diseases and would live much longer lives it they were fed a diet based on guinea pig meat.
For veg*ns, believing that all animals are equal, I think this is a parable that perhaps demonstrates why this is much more than just "forcing" beliefs on another animal
