Vegan pets

Can dogs and cats be vegans?

Is it fair to put pets on a vegan diet?

Those are a couple of issues that's addressed in this ABC News story on vegan diets for pets.

I guess if pets are still getting the nutrients they need out of a vegan diet, and no pet is getting sick from the diet, then it should be OK.

But like the Ohio State professor quoted in the article, I would not do that for my own dog. Dogs are carnivores and I feel I would be depriving CeCe of what canines have been feasting on since the beginning of time.

She loves her chicken, eggs and yogurt - all things that are excluded in a vegan diet. CeCe would probably be very upset if I took that away from her.