Can you feed cats and dogs a vegan diet? (opens in new tab)

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2 pointslelima6y ago3 comments

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>>It has been calculated that beef cattle need 8g of feed in order to grow 1g of protein – whereas insects only need 2g to create 1g of protein.

That's impressive, I wonder if we can add more insects to our diets, or is too far from western culture?

jamil76y ago

I've seen cricket protein bars and powder around so I assume it might be palatable to the west when "hidden" in processed food. I end up wondering with this though is it not more effecient just to get protein from the raw feed in these cases? Why eat the cricket if you can eat the soy or whatever it's fed with?

verdverm6y ago

Because the meat tastes better, and the animals are more than a transfer system, they transform their intake into proteins you cannot find in plants

My guidelines have been to acknowledge our biological evolution as much as I can

- omnivore - squatty potty - lots of time walking

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