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Taking the dog for a walk to the store would seem like a more environmentally-friendly option than piling into the SUV.
Not so, say two New Zealand scientists whose new book claims pets have a carbon footprint that is about twice the size of the gas guzzling vehicles that have long been a bane of environmentalism.
And I would argue that the wild deer that destroy crops and cause vehicular accidents have a larger carbon footprint than my pet dog. So, it would seem the more venison I harvest and feed to my dog the smaller the carbon footprint of either.
Ho hum... come to think of it the Grinch was green too wasn't he?
The linked article seems to rely largely on the fact that dogs and cats are carnivores, so the carbon footprint includes the acreage to raise the meat the dogs and cats eat. I suspect a lot more people feed their pets, especially dogs, dry pet food than real meat, which would make the central underlying assumption false.
Taking the dog for a walk to the store would seem like a more environmentally-friendly option than piling into the SUV.
Not so, say two New Zealand scientists whose new book claims pets have a carbon footprint that is about twice the size of the gas guzzling vehicles that have long been a bane of environmentalism.
Taking the dog for a walk to the store would seem like a more environmentally-friendly option than piling into the SUV.
Not so, say two New Zealand scientists whose new book claims pets have a carbon footprint that is about twice the size of the gas guzzling vehicles that have long been a bane of environmentalism.
I need to do a study proving that all the eco-nuts writing books are more damaging to the environment than the things they are whining about.
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