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Can cats really thrive on vegan diets? Professor Andrew Knight responds to critics
Source: Phys.org · Published
In response to a recent article on vegan diets for cats, Phys.org received numerous messages from concerned readers. People raised a lot of concerns, mainly arguing that cats are obligate carnivores and that vegan diets could be very harmful to their health. Now, we have collected all these comments, questions and concerns and asked the researcher behind the original paper to address them. Andrew…
Key points
- In response to a recent article on vegan diets for cats, Phys.org received numerous messages from concerned readers.
- People raised a lot of concerns, mainly arguing that cats are obligate carnivores and that vegan diets could be very harmful to their health.
- Now, we have collected all these comments, questions and concerns and asked the researcher behind the original paper to address them.
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