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Man Gets An Ultimatum From His Vegan Girlfriend Who Demands He Give Away His Cat
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Man Gets An Ultimatum From His Vegan Girlfriend Who Demands He Give Away His Cat

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Correct me if I’m wrong, but when people fall in love with someone really hard, they’re ready to sacrifice anything. Well, almost. We can stop biting nails, eat less junk, and swap that beloved gross hoodie we never part with for a nice shirt, but when it comes to pets, it’s a whole different story.

A 22-old-man has been dating his girlfriend for 7 months and according to him, “she’s amazing and we’re super compatible in a lot of ways.” She’s also a vegan, a fact which shouldn’t make a whole lot of difference, but the way she approaches veganism kind of does.

One day, the girlfriend sat him down and said that there was no future until the author gives his beloved furry friend away. Her reason was—it violates the principles of veganism. Read the full story right below and share what you think of the whole situation in the comment section!

In what felt like a slap in the face, this guy was demanded by his vegan girlfriend to give away his cat because she said it violates vegan principles

 

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Here is the full story he shared on Reddit

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In an update post the author later released on r/relationship_advice, he made it clear that his girlfriend’s extreme views on domestic cats are not representative of the vegan/vegetarian community as a whole. “I do think that, sometimes, new vegans can be a little overzealous. In reality, most of us are just doing the best that we can to not hurt animals!”

For those who’re wondering, the author has also said that they broke up, “obviously.” “I would never, ever give up my cat Mittens,” he said and added that “Many users said that this situation was about control, not veganism, and looking back, I do see a pattern of control on my girlfriend’s part.”

The author concluded that he was “blind to it” and given the issues they had, he decided it was best for them to part ways. The author also shared a picture of his furball Mittens which you can find under an Imgur link right here.

And this is what people had to comment on the whole situation

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Paulina Prazmo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m sorry but your girlfriend is crazy on whole new level 🙈

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Marianne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So am I getting this right? In her mind, all carnivores are basically evil for eating meat? Has she no understanding about how nature works?

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Carol Emory
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't make sense to me either. Carnivores are there to keep herbivores and pests from eating up their resources and weeding out the sick and weak. It makes the population of herbivores stronger and keeps disease from ripping through the herds. They should study up on Biology and Ecosystems to see why there needs to be a balance in the world.

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Ivana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tried following different vegans and things because I want a more plant based diet for environmental reasons and there were a few like the gf and it really made me have a bad opinion of veganism. Unfair of me because I now a lot of vegans are not like that. Basically just stopped going to forums and things and stick to researching vegan recipes. But the cat thing is a thing in the vegan community and that was my breaking point with any online vegan communities.

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Paulina Prazmo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m sorry but your girlfriend is crazy on whole new level 🙈

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Marianne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So am I getting this right? In her mind, all carnivores are basically evil for eating meat? Has she no understanding about how nature works?

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Carol Emory
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't make sense to me either. Carnivores are there to keep herbivores and pests from eating up their resources and weeding out the sick and weak. It makes the population of herbivores stronger and keeps disease from ripping through the herds. They should study up on Biology and Ecosystems to see why there needs to be a balance in the world.

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Ivana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tried following different vegans and things because I want a more plant based diet for environmental reasons and there were a few like the gf and it really made me have a bad opinion of veganism. Unfair of me because I now a lot of vegans are not like that. Basically just stopped going to forums and things and stick to researching vegan recipes. But the cat thing is a thing in the vegan community and that was my breaking point with any online vegan communities.

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