Dogs at least can easily live happy, healthy lives on a plant-based diet. It isn't cruel at all, as long as you're feeding your pet all the vitamins and minerals they need.
> your dog's consumption of meat is ethical
If eating meat is wrong, why does it matter whether it's a human or a dog doing it?
Depends on if one needs to do it to survive. This is why vegans try to hold humans accountable, but not lions. The "who" has very significant moral implications.
dogs don't need meat to survive (and neither do they need to be hold captive by humans)
Oh I know, I agree with you :) I'm vegan. I was speaking more generally about how the idea of needing to eat animals to survive is what makes it ethical, but that is VERY rarely ever the case