"Jonathan Ball" > wrote in message ink.net...
> Jupiter wrote:
> > In Britain people look strangely and say that they have just brewer
> > yeast. Is it the same thing as nutritional yeast?
> >
> > Second question, where I can get it in Britain?
> >
> > PS. I do not have a vegan cat yet. In fact, I was just researching
> > possibilities if it is possible for cat to be a vegan.
>
> As another poster has already replied, cats cannot be
> strictly vegetarian. They are obligate carnivores,
> meaning they *must* eat meat, or they will not get
> essential nutrients (the essential nutrient is the
> amino acid taurine).
>
> But more to the point, why do you think it's right for
> you to impose your pseudo-ethical beliefs on your cat?
>
"Jupiter" might not want to buy meat if [s]he's vegan, so the
decision whether or not to go ahead and buy an obligate
carnivore will probably depend on it.