Everybody wants to be a vegan cat

Today Hayden and Lottie discussed the ins and outs of caring for a rescued, indoor, vegan cat. This episode is in honour of our beautiful cat Ceci!  We outlined reasons to try switching your cat to a vegan diet and discussed ways to do that safely. More info can be found below:  Sustainable Pet Food: https://sustainablepetfood.info (especially ‘FAQs’ and ‘Vegetarian Feline Diets’.) Their ‘Sustainability’ page also shows that feeding your cat or dog a diet of animal flesh has a large environmental impact: “About 25-30% of the environmental impact of livestock production within the US are attributable to dog and cat diets”! r/veganpets subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/veganpets Both the Sustainable Pet Food website and r/veganpets link to studies about a vegan diet being healthy for cats Previous Freedom of Species episodes: “Vegan Dogs & Cats / Human Population” (from 25:30) “VegePets”  Vegan pet food brands: https://veganpet.com.au/product-category/vegan-cat-food/ https://www.benevo.com/ https://www.amipetfood.com/en In Australia Vegan Pet can be bought from the website above, and Benevo and Ami can be bought here: https://www.vpets.com.au/product-category/vegan-cat/vegan-cat-food/  How to brush your cat’s teeth: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBySVcgIYI  We discussed the benefits of keeping your cat indoors and options for safe outdoor access.  Reasons to keep cats indoors: https://www.catster.com/lifestyle/reasons-to-keep-cats-indoors/ How to keep an indoor car happy: https://www.catster.com/cat-health-care/how-to-keep-an-indoor-cat-happy/  We urged people to adopt cats from shelters instead of from breeders. 260 healthy cats and dogs without homes are killed everyday in Australia. Breeders of all sizes and types have welfare concerns: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/companion_animals  While we recommend keeping your cat indoors, we don’t agree with killing outdoor cats, and are sceptical of the benefits of mandatory containment laws. Trap Neuter Return (TNR) is a humane and effective approach to control outdoor cat populations. Learn more below: https://loverescuecollaborate.org/2026/05/23/trapping-culling-the-negatives/ https://completecatguide.com/trap-neuter-return-programs-animal-welfare-guide/ Previous Freedom of Species episodes: “War on wild cats in Australia” “Managing urban/periurban cat populations humanely”  Thank you to our amazing supporters who helped us surpass our Radiothon target, raising $1,764! 3CR has raised $250,000 but is not at their $300,000 target. Make a one-time donation at www.3cr.org.au/donate or become an annual supporter at www.3cr.org.au/subscribe or by calling 3CR at 9419 8377 during business hours. We would be grateful if you selected Freedom of Species as your programme of choice!  Music played: Sea of Love – Cat Power Ev’rybody Wants to be a Cat (From “The Aristocats” Soundtrack) – Scatman Crothers Prologue: Jellice Songs for Jellicle Cats – Andrew Lloyd Webber (from the musical Cats)  Send us feedback at FOSradio@proton.me

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