: Should you raise a ‘vegetarian’ dog? Some pet advice from a sociologist #IndiaNEWS Do the Vedas ban the entry of dogs into homes? We are a pure vegetarian family, can we our golden retriever only

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Should you raise a ‘vegetarian’ dog? Some pet advice from a sociologist #IndiaNEWS
Do the Vedas ban the entry of dogs into homes? We are a pure vegetarian family, can we our golden retriever only a vegetarian diet? Is it possible to make vegetarian food for dogs that fulfils their dietary requirements? Do such questions bother you? If you are the proud owner of a vegetarian dog, do you think your pet is calm and peaceful because it is a vegetarian. If such thinking is inspired because of godman Jaggi Vasudev’s plea for vegetarianism, you need some sociological insights. It was at a veterinary clinic in Athani taluka of Karnataka’s Belagavi district that I first encountered a family that wanted to raise their puppy as a vegetarian. A father (engineer) and daughter (BSc), the Hiremaths (caste) had just added a Labrador retriever puppy to their family. They were at the clinic for general advice and vaccination. As they got the puppy vaccinated, the daughter asked what the puppy should be fed and told the doctor that the family ate pure vegetarian food and that they planned to raise the dog as a vegetarian. The doctor looked at them with some surprise but did not try to convince them otherwise. Milk and bread would work for...Read more

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