It appears that owning a dog can be as damaging for the environment as driving a gas guzzling car, according to the new book Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living by Robert and Brenda Vale. The Vales concluded that it takes 1.1 hectares (they’re English) of land per year to create enough chicken, beef, and lamb for a medium-sized dog to eat, in contrast to the gas-chugging Toyota Land Cruiser SUV, driven 10,000 kilometers a year, which requires less than half that: only 0.41 hectares.

I think Homer Simpson put it best while talking to Kent Brockman whan he said, “Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that.” (Season 5, Episode 11, Homer the Vigilante).

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Tags: carbon footprint, earth friendly, sustainable