Save the Planet; Eat a Dog?

Americans love their pets. Americans also love the environment and want to be green. While recycling and treading lightly on the land are not bad things, the hard-core environmentalists want to go much further than that. In fact, according to a new book called “Eat the Dog: The real guide to sustainable living,” if Americans really want to be green, they need to get rid of Fido and Mr. Whiskers. Get your copy here.

According to the book, “The eco-pawprint of a pet dog is twice that of a 4.6-litre Land Cruiser driven 10,000 kilometres a year.” Cat owners are not off the hook either as “cats have an eco-footprint of 0.15ha – slightly less than a Volkswagen Golf.”

The good thing is that the truth about what environmentalists really want from us in terms of lifestyle changes is finally being made public. The bad news is that while cute and smart, I don’t think my Siberian Husky Jack will be very tasty: