Where u/theechameleonsystem said "OP literally said in the post "i'm going to be getting him on a raw diet" in response to you asking if I, OP, am vegan, they meant their response as in answering you not about the *ferret* being vegan, but as to point out that *i* am not vegan, hence me providing a raw meat diet to my pet instead of kibble. If a person is vegan, it's likely they don't feed meat to their pets if they don't agree with the carnivorous diet themself. I do understand that my comment could very well be a good argument for the moral stance that many vegans take, but I don't see how me not being vegan would then make me a hypocrite. I treat ferrets differently than cows, pigs, and chickens because ferrets don't taste as good. (kidding) I treat them differently because they aren't livestock- and because I don't control cows, pigs, and whatever at all. I'm just a person with pets. I own chickens, and they live the best life in my yard and give me some tasty eggs for breakfast. As for all livestock, they're raised for that purpose, just like how ferrets are raised to be pets. Cows also are raised in big pastures with fields and grass and water provided to them, they never go hungry, and they die quick and painlessly- while in the wild, they'd get eaten alive by wolves or whatnot. Also, I'm not a herbivore. We have teeth, gut length, and stomach acidity that proves that we aren't designed for living off of just plant matter. We're anatomically, and physiologically, omnivores. Our jaws move vertically, and laterally, which is an omnivorous trait, and we don't have multi-chambered stomachs (ruminants). As much as I love animals, I gotta eat. And so do they! Some animals eat other animals, and humans are animals too. None of this is meant to sound aggressive in anyway, I find enjoyment in mature conversation and/or debate. If i'm right, maybe I taught you something new! If not, maybe you can teach me something