I just read an article saying that owning a dog/cat was a huge contributor to climate change as well.
My dog died a few months ago and I'm just considering not getting another one.
EDIT: I'll take the downvotes on this topic, but it's kinda hypocritcal to go after people for not eating meat because of green house gasses but to ignore the fact that that our pets also contribute.... I don't mind being wrong but I prefer a good discussion to down votes.
And yes, my dog of 14 years really did die, and this is a factor in me not having another dog already.
EDIT 2: I also want to make clear that eating meat can be more-wrong because it has multiple dings: green houses gases, modern practices, you don't like eating animals, etc. But you shouldn't use that argument in one place while ignoring it in another.
That's interesting. When my wife had a smaller dog, she walked it around the neighborhood. Now she has a bigger higher-energy dog, she sometimes drives it to the dog park so it run off leash more. (And still walks around the neighborhood some, too).
That's a really good solution. Food waste is a huge problem. I think we can all agree that eating food we purchase is way better than wasting that same of food.
My dog died a few months ago and I'm just considering not getting another one.
EDIT: I'll take the downvotes on this topic, but it's kinda hypocritcal to go after people for not eating meat because of green house gasses but to ignore the fact that that our pets also contribute.... I don't mind being wrong but I prefer a good discussion to down votes.
And yes, my dog of 14 years really did die, and this is a factor in me not having another dog already.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2017/08/02/whats-yo...
EDIT 2: I also want to make clear that eating meat can be more-wrong because it has multiple dings: green houses gases, modern practices, you don't like eating animals, etc. But you shouldn't use that argument in one place while ignoring it in another.