How green is your pet?

Des maitres et leurs chiens s'amusent le 03 juin 2007 sur la plage de la Promenade des Anglais. L'association "Quartiers de Nice" organise tous les 1er et 3ème dimanche de juin à octobre des rassemblement-manifestation et baignade des maitres et de leurs chiens pour obtenir un secteur de plage ou les chiens puissent étre autorisés. Actuellement toutes les plages de Nice sont interdites aux animaux. © AFP PHOTO ERIC ESTRADE


04/11/2009 3:57 pm

SHOULD owning a great dane make you as much of an eco-outcast as an SUV driver? Yes it should, say Robert and Brenda Vale, two architects who specialise in sustainable living at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. In their new book, Time to Eat the Dog: The real guide to sustainable living, they compare the ecological footprints of a menagerie of popular pets with those of various other lifestyle choices - and the critters do not fare well.

 

As well as guzzling resources, cats and dogs devastate wildlife populations, spread disease and add to pollution. It is time to take eco-stock of our pets.

New Scientist

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