My dog weighs 140....that's only half the size of the average farkette.

this is one of the dumbest articles i've read in a long time.

missmarsha: So with my 2 dogs and my 2 SUV's I should be killed?

Well, not really. You live in Canada so that's like having a pomeranian and a Chevy Aveo here in the States.

TFA: "If pussy is scoffing..."


I've seen this more than I care to remember.

Kyosuke: jehovahs witness protection: My dog weighs 140....that's only half the size of the average farkette.

Of course, you've already figured out that you have a better chance with the dog.

Some TFettes like peanut butter.

What? Meat?

What dog gets fed raw meat every single day?

Also, 10,000 kilometers a year? That's really low, especially by North American standards.

veedeevadeevoodee: www.litter.vic.gov.au

Holy crap. My town put a few of those signs up on the bluffs at the beach. It's word for word identical, aside from "North Vancouver" and the phone number. I thought they had been specially made.

Also FTA: while two hamsters equates to a plasma television

I'm pretty impressed that they can manufacture a plasma TV with only an impact equal to two hamsters. I'd also like to support the new "How many hamsters" method of measurement.

Knowing is more important than judging. Satisfying an appetite that has been enlarged by exercise also has an environmental cost, but few would recommend being sedentary for the environment. If a pet ends up being mostly ignored and is a chore to take care of then getting another one might not be such a good idea. Overflowing shelters indicate that pets do not always integrate as well with people as they might.

Old BS is still BS. (new window)

Rev.K: What dog gets fed raw meat every single day?

We feed our dog raw meat every day, for every meal.

He loves it!

FTA: Combine the land required to generate its food and a "medium" sized dog has an annual footprint of 0.84 hectares (2.07 acres) -- around twice the 0.41 hectares required by a 4x4 driving 10,000 kilometres (6,200 miles) a year, including energy to build the car.

To confirm the results, the New Scientist magazine asked John Barrett at the Stockholm Environment Institute in York, Britain, to calculate eco-pawprints based on his own data. The results were essentially the same.

"Owning a dog really is quite an extravagance, mainly because of the carbon footprint of meat," Barrett said.



Sounds more like the meat producers are to blame here

Just get rid of the stupid SUV.

el wharrrgarblo: has a shiatzu

Well, there's your problem.

Shilldog: Rev.K: What? Meat?

What dog gets fed raw meat every single day?

Also, 10,000 kilometers a year? That's really low, especially by North American standards.

I think they're counting the grade D meat that gets put into dog food. Which is disingenuous.

Especially since they say feeding a cat fish heads is A-OK. I don't think they're putting chicken breasts and sirloin into dog kibble; they get the same stuff that gets turned into sausage otherwise.

TrimBandit: el wharrrgarblo:
Are most people that empty and afraid to be alone that they need to buy companionship. If you need to have something so dumb that it'll be glad to see you and love you no matter what you do to it (some exceptions, of course), then you have serious issues.

You sound fat and lonely

Are some people so self-centered and lazy that they can't be bothered to care for another thing, because it's just too much trouble? I bet you're the same guy who'd like to shoot a dog because it peed on your car tire.