She added: “Disclaimer: I haven’t eaten meat since mid July, I still eat fish occasionally. I’ve had to cook meat at times, and I haven’t felt good about it. I’m not vegan and I don’t fit a box.”
Ms Dobbs said that her future cooking ventures would focus on “vegetables, plants and seasonal produce”.
A 2013 study in the ScienceDirect journal found that ethically motivated vegetarians were more likely to own pets, and that same group of people were more likely to feed their pet a vegetarian diet.
Fish and coconut are prominent Sri Lankan ingredients and Ms Dobbs previously told the Oh My Cream blog that her food philosophy was informed by “layered spice, citrus and coconut” as well as seasonal UK-based ingredients.
Responding to a social media user who said they had stopped eating chicken since owning hens, Ms Doggs replied: “I think as long as you are aware and give thanks for the animal for giving its life you naturally want to consume less or none at all. I stopped eating lamb first then gave up the rest.
“I only feel regret I didn’t do it sooner but it is hard cooking for others and feeling like you can’t have morals but you absolutely can and people will respect you for it.”
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