Cat owners who feed their animals on a vegan diet could be prosecuted and their animals "seriously ill"

Cat owners who feed their pets a vegan diet could be subject to prosecution, warned the RSPCA.

At present, one in six pet food vendors offers vegan or vegetarian meals, while its owners embark on craze for herbal meals.

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But the RSPCA said that while dogs could in theory survive on a well-balanced vegetarian diet, cats fed exclusively on vegan foods could become "critically ill," which means that homeowners might be liable to suffer. 39, a fine or even a prison.

The Animal Charity stated: "Under the Animal Protection Act, the law requires the owner to take reasonable measures to meet all the needs of the animal. This includes a healthy diet. "

Professor Marge Chandler, animal nutrition expert at the University of Glasgow, told the Daily Telegraph: "An inappropriate or incomplete diet is a matter of well-being, no matter what diet is used."

She added that it was "crucial" to feed cats with at least 20% meat protein.

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Damian Eadie, director of the pet food company, Benevo, insisted that there was no health problem in feeding cats with a plant-based diet , claiming that veterinarians disagree "were suffering from an unshakeable ideology".

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