I believe most vegans like animals. Yeah, yeah, carnists, we know your "with ketchup" shit, forget you!

Now what I wanted to struggle you people with...why the fuck do some vegans have pets? Animal stores are a fuck, 100 gorillion dead animals, but unironically! The so called conformation of animals, and the forced breeding, that's just dystopian! And you can adopt, not shop, but most do not! And outdoor cats, that's a catastrophe, especially with vegans! (Sorry for the levity, I know it's serious, but it is the Hexbear injoke)

They make money selling living beings, why would a vegan pay them!?

Sorry for the rant. Vegan btw, I think all animal industries should be shut down, including animal shops! Maybe assistance animals can be an exception, if they can be trained ethically!

What do you think?

  • jack [he/him, comrade/them]M
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    10 months ago

    And you can adopt, not shop, but most do not!

    Whether or not that's true (I'm skeptical - almost everyone I know who gets a dog or cat gets one from a shelter), it seems like this is the solution to the whole ethical quandry. It's very easy to get an animal without engaging at all with the pet breeding industry. I have two cats that I found abandoned as kittens and they are fully indoor. I don't see any issue with veganism there.

    • Salmarez [he/him, comrade/them]
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      10 months ago

      Vegans, probably, do tend to adopt? Then again, I totally forgot, but at least cat owners have to buy non-vegan products to feed their pets, no?

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        9 months ago

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        • Salmarez [he/him, comrade/them]
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          10 months ago

          "But then again, this just shows how clearly, it shows clearly, how problematic the institution of pet ownership is."

      • jack [he/him, comrade/them]M
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        10 months ago

        cat owners have to buy non-vegan products to feed their pets, no?

        Yeah, it's true - meat comes into my house to feed my cats. Not sure how to resolve that. I'd be curious about people's thoughts on this.