Reduce your paw print, help the planet
“…Pets offer a great opportunity to
teach kids about responsibility-for the environment & otherwise. Here
are…ways you & your children can make your furry friend a little
eco-friendlier.
…With at least a half-million cats &
dogs in Canadian shelters right now, choosing where you get your pet is
important… Talk to your children about getting a pet from a shelter or rescue
society, thereby giving a home to an animal that otherwise wouldn’t get a
chance.
Cut down on chow
Canadians spend $1.7 billion on pet
food every year…
But you aren’t doing your pets any
favors by lavishing them with smorgasbords of chow. Most domestic animals are
overfed by 20%...This over-feeding mostly comes in the form of meat-heavy meals
that are costly to produce & transport…
Deal with ‘Number 2’
It’s a number-one priority for reducing
your pet’s environmental impact. For example, most clumping kitty litters use
clay, which surprisingly we still get through strip-mining. South of the
border, they use 2 million tons of clay per year…”
Marc &
Craig Kielberger
Montreal Gazette
Dec. 9/2014
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