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VegBoxClara asks:How do I reduce my cat's carbon footprint?
My cat, Stevie, currently uses a litter tray because we moved house - but she'll go outside soon. She eats Whiskas wet cat food, which is full of very non-organic meat, I'm sure...
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Easy One Kitty
When she goes outside and does her thing. She will be putting it back into the soil. This will in time turn into fertilizer, aiding in the growth of some plant and poof. Your cats foot print is reduced all on her own.
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Good one :) Kills two birds with one stone :)
That's great! LOL. How about feeding her? Those Whiskas pouches really bother me - in terms of recycling, in terms of them being full of meat ... what are my options here?
When I had cats, they rarely used litter boxes and to be honest, I never used litter bags (why put more plastic in the landfills). I simply cleaned and disinfected the litter box when I emptied it.
Thanks DebraJean45 - I agree. I'm doing exactly that. Apart from anything, the kitten rips the plastic to shreds if you try to put a liner in the tray anyway!
So come on guys, how about the food question? What do I feed the cats?
So come on guys, how about the food question? What do I feed the cats?
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Donate to offset your carbon footprint
There are plenty of companies you can donate to that will offset your greehouse emissions... that's probably the very easiest but really anything you do to green your life will make your footprint smaller... check out the green tips section of this site to start today.
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Reducing carbon pawprint
The meat in catfood is often the parts of the animal that is not consumed by humans, this means less waste.
Look for brands that use food from sustainable sources.
Buy locally made pet food.
Here's some good webpages: http://www.greenupandgo.com/green-news/carbon-paw-prints-eco-friendly-pets/
http://www.independent.com/news/2008/oct/17/reduce-your-pets-carbon-footprint/
Look for brands that use food from sustainable sources.
Buy locally made pet food.
Here's some good webpages: http://www.greenupandgo.com/green-news/carbon-paw-prints-eco-friendly-pets/
http://www.independent.com/news/2008/oct/17/reduce-your-pets-carbon-footprint/
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That's a great point re waste. And I love "carbon pawprint"! I'll check out those weblinks today and see what kind of a plan I can come up with to green my little kitty : )
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