I have been accosted with rather negative Neomails ever since I published
a story
about a Chia saving a Lupe’s life in The Neopian Times. One of these Neomails
was from a NeoPets user who we’ll call Carnivore. Carnivore told me that there
were certain “laws” that stated rather foolish things. I won’t go into it, but
Carnivore seemed to think that Lupes needed meat and certain proteins to survive.
I had to disagree, so now I am writing an article about an experiment that I
conducted, entitled “The Vegetarian Lupe Project.”
What I am trying to prove in this experiment is basically this:
Any Lupe, big or small, male or female, young or old, can survive and remain
perfectly happy with a strictly veggie diet.
My Lupe Evan_Eggplant was asked to be used as the dependent variable, but he
rudely declined and told me that I was insane. So I went to my friend’s Lupes,
Kartoffelhund and Clydeness, and asked them if they would participate. They
agreed.
For the span of about three weeks, I fed these cooperative Lupes nothing but
meatless meatballs, veggie chicken, organic leeks, vegetarian cheese, broccoli,
cabbage, and earl gray tea. They were a bit jumpy and moody for the first few
days, but they quickly adjusted to the new diet.
As Kartoffelhund said: “I really wanted to bite ladyofsylla’s head off the
first time she fed us organic leeks, but I got used to them after a short while.
It’s quite tasty eating salad every day for three weeks.”
Clydeness also commented: “I actually like the meatless meatballs. They’re
healthy and delicious! I think all Lupes should go vegetarian. It’s so much
healthier for them, and Chias wouldn’t have to live in constant fear all the
time.”
At the end of the three weeks, I rewarded the two Lupes with a Meaty Lupe Treat
each. Surprisingly, they turned them down. They preferred a veggie diet to a
regular Lupe diet, and I don’t blame them. I told Evan_Eggplant about how successful
my experiment had gone, and he only laughed and ate the two Meaty Lupe Treats.
I suppose Lupes will be Lupes.
To conclude, Clydeness and Kartoffelhund are still going vegetarian, and they
are healthier than they’ve ever been. Evan_Eggplant is gorging on Blumaroo steak
and whatever else he can get his paws on, and I’m sorry to say that he has gotten
Bloaty Belly four times. Neither Clydeness nor Kartoffelhund have suffered from
the disease yet. Is it a cause of the healthy diet, or are they just smarter
to stay away from the Wheel of Excitement?
Whatever it is, there is now substantial proof that Lupes can and will live
happily with a strictly vegetarian diet. So keep giving your Lupe Meaty Lupe Treats if you will, but it’s his loss. A healthy Lupe is a happy Lupe, and a
healthy Lupe is a vegetarian. Therefore, a vegetarian Lupe is a happy one! |