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ANIMAL EMISSIONS: HOW BIG IS MY PET’S CARBON PAWPRINT AND WHAT CAN I DO TO MINIMISE IT?

SCIENCE BEHIND THE HEADLINES

CO2 pawprints | Omicron variant | Havana syndrome

“How about providing edible toys for your dog or recyclable wooden ‘trees’ for your cats to climb on?”

WOULD IT BE BETTER IF WE FED OUR CATS AND DOGS A VEGGIE DIET?

Cats and dogs get more of their protein from meat and fish than we do. In the US alone, they account for about a quarter of all the calories consumed from animal products, emitting the CO equivalent of around 13 million cars through livestock

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