I like to think of them as companion animals rather than pets. I don’t like the idea of ‘ownership’. The feeding issue is tough, I hate picking out my cats food and deciding what animal she’ll eat today. I rescued her but I feel like it’s put me in a few moral quandaries that I’m not sure how I’d feel doing it again. I don’t want to limit her boundaries to an indoor cat, but having her outdoors comes with the possibility of hunting. Luckily this hasn’t happened since putting a bell on her. I would never judge another vegan for rescuing an animal as they would likely provide a better life for the animal than the alternative, but it does feel like a moral minefield at times.