Your Four-Legged Friends Are Leaving A Serious Carbon Pawprint On The Planet

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); No matter how much we love our pets, we cant ignore the environmental stress theyre putting on the planet.There are about1 billionpet cats and dogs in the world, eating billions of pounds of canned meat annually. And think aboutall that poop! Dogs alone produce 10 million tonsof waste per year, which is polluting our waters and piling up in landfills.On the fourth episode of Sustainable Self,a HuffPost Originalsseries about how your everydaychoices can significantly affect the earth, we discuss the simple changes you can (and should) make to lessen your pets impact on the planet.For starters, have your four-legged friends eat their veggies. Meat-based diets are huge energy drainers, and researchhas shown that animals can get all the nutrientsthey need from all-balanced, vegetarian commercial foods. Also, buying your pet food in bulk helps cut down on packaging waste.As for the poop problem,use biodegradable bags to pick up after your pooches, and eco-friendly and biodegradable litter for your cats.The Huffington Post is partnering with Change.org to launch theSustainable Self movement page, where viewers can create and join petitions based on the issues highlighted in each episode. Visit change.org/sustainableself to become part of the movement! -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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