On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:42:33 +0000, gareth evans
wrote:

On 22/11/2020 13:09, T i m wrote:

[1] We took the dogs for a walk in a local forest...

Do you feed meat to them?

No, they catch their own in the forest, like they would do in nature.
;-) [1]

Cheers, T i m

[1] But feeding 'pets' meat, or having pets at all is a contentious
issue, even amongst vegans.

1) We (our family group) agree we wouldn't / shouldn't have pets,
however, the only one we do have is a rescue dog. In an ideal world
there wouldn't be any pet dogs and that's why strays / rescue dogs are
typically neutered to stop the problem carrying on.

2) Many dogs can (and do) thrive on a vegan diet but you do really
need to know what your are doing.

https://www.bordercolliefanclub.com/...-to-189-years/

During our many thousand years living with and so domesticating dogs
(and feeding them on our scraps) their digestive systems have changed
(unlike wild dogs / wolves) to be able to process starch.

3) 'In the wild' they would be omnivores and mostly opportunist
scavenger / meat eaters 'anyway'.

4) We have only ever had 'rescue' dogs and we have done so to allow
them to live out their natural lives as the human companions (not to
eat or otherwise exploit them) they have evolved to be.