Posted on 09/15/2022 2:38:31 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CNN - Our four-legged friends don’t drive gas-guzzling SUVs or use energy-sucking appliances, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a climate impact. In fact, researchers have showed that pets play a significant role in the climate crisis.
But what do Barkley and Whiskers have to do with our warming planet? It’s the products we buy for them that need a closer look.
Their meat-heavy diet is the biggest contributor to their carbon pawprints, which requires an abundance of energy, land and water to produce. And the production of pet food emits huge amounts of planet-warming gases.
According to a 2017 study, feeding dogs and cats creates the equivalent of around 64 million tons of carbon dioxide in the US each year. That’s roughly the same impact as 13.6 million cars on the road. And, if our furry friends formed a separate country, it would rank 5th in global meat consumption behind China, the US, Brazil and Russia, according to UCLA professor and author of that study Gregory Okin.
But don’t panic. Bidding farewell to your best friends is not the answer.
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These people are sick.
Next go into the woods a kill everything there ? D’oh
These people are insane.
PS - what kind of political message is this?
It’s not enough that they double your utility bill, double your fuel bill, and double what a new car will cost you (electric).
Now they are coming for your dog, cat, and parakeet to save the “climate”.
Hike a leg on this one.
Seriously?
Not the Bee?
To the author...blow me!
I honestly believe this.
Bidding farewell to CNN is the answer.
Sorry, Bowser, you’re not getting steak. Heck, I don’t remember when we had steak.
The cats eat nature grown bugs, lizards, snakes and mice.
cats are obligate carnivores ... plant diets kill kitties ... period ...
I think we need more CO2 in the atmosphere, so I’m good...
They can have my dogs when they pry them from cold dead hands.
CNN can go pet a turtle.
Need to start feeding leftists to pets..
Greenocrats coming for Fido and Whiskers soon. You will need a state permit to own a pet.
One of my college roomates had a cat named BUGSY. He PREFERRED bugs over cat food or people food. That cat was priceless and super healthy. He was fast and could jump really high.
Meatless Meals for Dogs and Cats
A) That’s hundreds of millions of cuddly lives being supported with those exhalations.
B) Carbon dioxide is a fundamental, good, and necessary life-giving substance that has been much higher in the past and that would foster more plant growth if it were higher again.
I live across the road from a bunch of cattle. I’m surprised the lethal cow flatulence hasn’t killed everyone on my road already. As you can see, I’m in such a dire circumstance that my dog is the least of my worries.
I've heard cows fart....never heard my dogs fart.
Humans fart I have heard plenty of them...
You ever hear a mouse fart.
Me neither.
so wind turbines killing all the birds and bats is part of the plan ?
I have a 11 week old Cane Corso. He eats tons and I swear he’s a pound heavier every other day or so. His daddy was a measly 158lbs. Take that climate whackos. I dare you to argue with my pup. He’s already learned the commands, “sic Rat”, and “sic Democrat”.
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