Your dog’s environmental impacts are “far greater, more insidious, and more concerning than is generally recognized,” according to a report this month in The Guardian that you wouldn’t even use to scoop poop.
The British paper’s science writer, Donna Lu, warned of the “significant” canine carbon footprint, quoting a Pacific Conservation Biology report that also highlighted “the impacts of the world’s ‘commonest large carnivore’ in killing and disturbing native wildlife.”
“To a certain extent, we give a free pass to dogs because they are so important to us,” Prof Bill Bateman of Curtin University said. Another scientist suggested using “sustainable dog food as an option to reduce a pet’s environmental paw print,” despite the greater expense.
“While the environmental impact of cats is well known, the comparative effect of pet dogs has been poorly acknowledged” until now, The Guardian reported, because coming after dogs wasn’t enough. They had to remind you that cats are awful, too.
Yeah, no. I have three dogs (a Golden and two rescues) and when the inevitable happens and we lose one, do you know what my wife and I will do? Spend some quality grieving…
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