Posted on 04/19/2025 7:28:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber
As the proud owner of three incredible (crazy) dogs, nothing sends me into a tailspin quite like the recent accusation that dogs are “environmental villains.” According to a report from Mother Jones earlier this week, citing the Guardian, our beloved pets are allegedly wreaking havoc on wildlife, polluting waterways, and even contributing to carbon emissions. This claim is so outlandish it’s almost comical. As an unabashed dog lover, I can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of it all.
Let’s get one thing straight: dogs are not causing the end of the world. In fact, they’re one of the few things in life that consistently make the world a better place. While some folks are busy trying to make dogs the scapegoats for everything wrong with the environment, let’s remember all the incredible things they do for us -- and the world. Are we really going to blame the animals who bring so much joy and happiness for a bit of dog waste?
First, let’s talk about how dogs benefit human health. Studies have shown time and time again that owning a dog is good for you. Dogs get us moving. They encourage exercise by making us take daily walks, play fetch, or even just chase after them while they get into trouble. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that dog owners tend to have lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and a reduced risk of heart disease. So, if you’re out there criticizing your dog for contributing to environmental harm, maybe take a moment to realize that your dog is actually helping you stay healthy.
Dogs also provide immense mental health benefits. If you’ve ever had a bad day, there’s nothing better than being greeted by your dog’s wagging tail and puppy eyes.
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the recent accusation that dogs are “environmental villains.”
Here is a nice feel-good story about dogs:
Weren’t dogs here before us humans?
A big problem is undisciplined owners that don’t discipline their dogs. If they have kids, they usually aren’t well disciplined either.
If I walk in the woods on my property, I often have my 5 prong pitchfork or machete in hand.
Another step to appease the moslems while appearing to be “green”.
A Dog or Human = NO DIFFERENCE ,LOL
Anything originating with the Guardian has to be treated with the same contempt as if it were from CNN or MSNBC.
So, uhh, air breathing mammals contribute to CO2 levels? Yah figgered that out, did yah?
“If I walk in the woods on my property, I often have my 5 prong pitchfork or machete in hand.”
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Geez, didn’t think that undisciplined kids were that much of a menace. Usually you can scare them off just by mentioning work.
I laughed really hard at that picture until I realized it wasn’t real. The beet in the foreground’s center of gravity is over the edge.
To econuts, EVERYTHING is an environmental villain.
Leave it to the left to be for reimporting a wife-beating gang member, and against dogs. These people are batschit crazy.
The only environmental impact my dogs have is the bombs they drop that I step in.
I was fishing in a local park, yesterday. A guy (30 something) that lives in his van with his dog was fishing, and a 60-something year old woman asked him about the solar panel array on top of his van. They talked for a while, and she kept walking. I told him he’d probably be a big hit if he was in the park today when they close it off to celebrate Earth Day. His response was great...”What the hell is Earth Day?” I gave him a bit if an overview. I’ll see if he engages anyone, and let him draw his own conclusions. I told him to be sure to include the part about the child slave labor mining the materials for the solar panels. I’m sure he’ll be happy to know his dog is now in their crosshairs.
Ha!
Well, the kids in this rural wooded area seem mostly disciplined. There is one pitbull in the neighborhood that once in a while I see off his master’s property. He has seen me and my pitchfork a few times. I yell, “Go home”, pointing in that direction, and he leaves.
For not being secured he stays home pretty good, just barks a lot. Too many trees and at least 100 yards too far from my property border for my electronic bark control gadget to train him.
That thing worked good on another dog in the opposite direction. The mutt was left all day on a chain, barking seemingly half the time.
Within a week it learned not to bark much at all. The owners probably still wonder why fido almost entirely quit barking, after being a noise machine for a couple of years.
Is this their plan to get rid of dogs to appease the muslims?
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