Now, of course this is what it is .. the killing of animals. Which most, if not all of us, reject. For whatever reason.
Where it gets really difficult is when stuff is hidden, done illegally, behind closed doors – often with animal abuse being rife. Here at least people are open about what they do, how they do it – even if faced with people they know think differently.
In the end everyone has to make up their own mind. I have cats of my own, and nature made them meat eaters. Every commercial pet food contains meat, fish, offal, and often stuff that does not belong in there at all. In most cases the source materials are low quality, and as good as never do you know what animals they came from – meaning not the species, but how they lived and were killed. If chicken in a tin comes from Asia, you can imagine … I always read labels attentively.

So, I feed fresh often, where I can trace the source, and can be relatively sure I do not support animal abuse.

Part I and II