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Welcome
Welcome to c/[email protected]. Broadly, this community is a place to discuss veganism. Discussion on intersectional topics related to the animal rights movement are also encouraged.
What is Veganism?
'Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals ...'
— abridged definition from The Vegan Society
Rules
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- Discrimination is not tolerated. This includes speciesism.
- Topics not relating to veganism are subject to removal.
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- Bad-faith carnist rhetoric & anti-veganism are not allowed, as this is not a space to debate the merits of veganism. Anyone is welcome here, however, and so good-faith efforts to ask questions about veganism may be given their own weekly stickied post in the future (see current stickied discussion).
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Resources on Veganism
A compilation of many vegan resources/sites in a Google spreadsheet:
Here are some documentaries that are recommended to watch if planning to or have recently become vegan:
- You Will Never Look at Your Life in the Same Way Again
- Dominion (2018) (CW: gore, animal abuse)
Vegan Fediverse
Lemmy: vegantheoryclub.org
Mastodon: veganism.social
Other Vegan Communities
General Vegan Comms
Circlejerk Comms
Vegan Food / Cooking
Attribution
- Banner image credit: Jean Weber of INRA on Wikimedia Commons
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Please update to a scientific position rather than assuming
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9860667/ The Impact of Vegan Diets on Indicators of Health in Dogs and Cats: A Systematic Review (2023)
"However, there is little evidence of adverse effects arising in dogs and cats on vegan diets. In addition, some of the evidence on adverse health impacts is contradicted in other studies. Additionally, there is some evidence of benefits, particularly arising from guardians’ perceptions of the diets. Given the lack of large population-based studies, a cautious approach is recommended. If guardians wish to implement a vegan diet, it is recommended that commercial foods are used."
I'm pretty sure that the entire scientific community would agree that dogs can't consent to a vegan diet. We don't force humans without consent, why would you force a dog to do that?
Dogs can't consent to nonvegan kibble, leashes, living in houses, and countless other things
That's correct, but dogs don't naturally eat a "vegan" diet, and there is evidence all over the place as to whether or not that's good or safe for them. I would tend to be ok with housing a dog, but not with what is essentially still an experimental diet.
So far the evidence is that as long as it's nutritionally complete, it's safe. See the review I linked above
I've seen reviews all saying things every which way. Please don't take it personally when no one trusts your pet review.
Do you have a link?