Owning a Pet Worse than Driving a SUV. . . .

According to a Reuters article on cnbc.com:

They're faithful, friendly and furry — but under their harmless, fluffy exteriors, dogs and cats, the world's most popular house pets, use up more energy resources in a year than driving a car, a new book says.

In their book "Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living", New Zealand-based architects Robert and Brenda Vale say keeping a medium-sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10,000 km (6,213 miles) a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser.

Calculating that the modern Fido chows through about 164 kg of meat and 95 kg of cereals a year, the Vales estimated the ecological footprint of cats and dogs, based on the amount of land needed to grow common brands of pet food.
 
Instead they recommend keeping "greener," smaller, and more sustainable pets, such as goldfish, hamsters, chickens or rabbits.
 
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I had already heard that these greenie assh*les were pushing the idea of one child per family like they have in Communist China. . . .What will they be recommending next? Cannibalism. . . .
 
I say keep the Pets, get rid of the Socialists/Communist.
 
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33429555