Posted on 11/04/2014 6:12:29 PM PST by Libloather
**SNIP**
FOR THE RECORD:
A Nov. 2 op-ed about dogs and the environment said that methane was 30% more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Recent research suggests that the effect of methane on climate change is at least 30 times that of carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.
What, were you staring at your iPhone, dragging the dog behind? Daydreaming? Or are you with Sydney, Jason Segel's character in "I Love You, Man," thinking that dog doo actually benefits the environment. ("It's got tons of nutrients.")
That's true, in a way. Dog poop does contain nutrients — the kind that, when washed down storm drains into streams and the ocean, fuel toxic algae blooms that suck up oxygen and turn coastal habitats into dead zones. Stephan Budiansky, in his book, "The Truth About Dogs," claims that dogs serve as reservoirs for 65 diseases that can be transmitted to humans. A dog, per pound of body weight, produces 10 times the fecal coliform of a cow.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Everything else pales in comparison.
It's water vapor.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
What a pant load of idiocy...our dog’s poop petrifies pretty damned quickly here in the desert...
Do ANY of these frackin’ morons ever wonder how completely STUPID and IDIOTIC they sound when they spew such inanity?
I doubt it...
Come for my dogs you morons...I double-dog dare ya!
Good heavens man!
That mole is almost as big as the one on Wendy Davis’ face!
Cute picture! My Jacks don’t catch moles (I don’t think we have any). My boys catch rats and rabbits.
Bowser is the only thing standing between Michigan and Jenny Granholm returning.
Iran Considers Punishing Dog Owners With 74 Lashes…
Because Fido is un-Islamic.
NCRI – A group of members of parliament in Iran presented a bill that would require those who keep, sell, buy and walk pet dogs in public to receive 74 lashes and pay a fine.
The bill was presented by 32 members of the regime’s parliament as an amendment to the clerical regime’s penal code.
“Just how bad is your dog for the environment?”
Well, he can clear a room on occasion, but other than that...
You trying to poison all our dogs?
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