Study: Pets play 'significant role in causing 'global warming''

[TalkRadio]

LOS ANGELES, CA — When it comes to global warming, Fido and Fluffy are part of the problem, a new study by UCLA indicates.

Most cat or dog lovers would say they can't imagine living in a world without pets, but as the threat of global warming increases, environmentally conscious pet lovers may need to make some tough choices, according to the study.

Pet ownership in the United States creates about 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, UCLA researchers found. That's the equivalent of driving 13.6 million cars for a year. The problem lies with the meat-filled diets of kitties and pooches, according to the study by UCLA geography professor Gregory Okin.

Dogs and cats are responsible for 25 to 30 percent of the impacts of meat production in the United States, said Orkin. Compared to a plant-based diet, meat production "requires more energy, land and water and has greater environmental consequences in terms of erosion, pesticides and waste," the study found.

And what goes in, must come out. In terms of waste, Okin noted, feeding pets also leads to about 5.1 million tons of feces every year, roughly equivalent to the total trash production of Massachusetts.

https://patch.com/california/hollywood/fido-fluffy-are-hurting-environment-ucla-study-says

 

[Nipples_Mcgee1]

These appear to be facts of the matter. What's your point, fucknugget?

 

[Tryharder62]

Heck, let us get warm. I'm keeping my cat.

 

[Hypoxia]

Heck, let us get warm. I'm keeping my cat.

No, it's time to eat pussy. And doggy. And ferret. Not to mention pygmy pigs, and all the gerbils, hamsters, llamas, and sex-surrogate sheep.

Children also contribute to global warming. Biblical texts in Leviticus prescribe kid-sins that warrant them being devoured. Eat your daughters, eh?

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[islandman]

Pretty sure a lot more shit than that comes from MA. I have a friend up there that accounts for at least 10% by himself.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

This is absolutely true; and strong argument for not having houses full of too many pets which returns us to the arguments most people who love animals would issue about over breeding, particularly indiscriminate, back yard breeding or breeding because you 'love them' or just failing to neuter.

Of course other measures that would help in relating animal domestication to global warming would be if people made more of a commitment to eat meatless meals three/ four times a week so that fewer beef animals needed rearing, if we were much more coordinated about all types of food waste and what kind of food we eat.

Isolated factors stand consideration absolutely, how they play into the whole more vital. Three of my four house pets are 'contributing' members, two mousing cats and a working terrier. The pet dog has been a total indulgence but it seems she a : can spot when I am ill quite well ( not that she does anything useful about it) and B : caught two mice this week in the field and instead of trying to get them to play with her .....killed them. I hope she might be encouraged to rat after this happy turn of events. She and the terrier would make a fun team .

Edit: it's also worth considering the value pets add. We know they have benefits to physiology and health, so reduce pressure on health infrastructure and increase well being. All good things.

Except for a few inconvenient facts. First off the uncorrected satellite data show no warming for well over a decade. Greenland is actually adding glacier ice and the ocean level has been receding. The Russians might be right, we might be entering a cooling phase triggered by natural sun and ocean cycles so we might want to reconsider our "zero-tolerance" policy on all things CO2...

 

[Nipples_Mcgee1]

Except for a few inconvenient facts. First off the uncorrected satellite data show no warming for well over a decade. Greenland is actually adding glacier ice and the ocean level has been receding. The Russians might be right, we might be entering a cooling phase triggered by natural sun and ocean cycles so we might want to reconsider our "zero-tolerance" policy on all things CO2...

^ Low information asshole.

 

[Rightguide]

https://patch.com/california/hollywood/fido-fluffy-are-hurting-environment-ucla-study-says

Sorry, there can be no trust in an environmental report originating in the university system of today in my state of California where an across the board belief in Environmental superstition, no matter how wacky, is requisite to obtaining a degree in every field.

 

[Disgustipated]

Sorry, there can be no trust in an environmental report originating in the university system of today in my state of California where an across the board belief in Environmental superstition, no matter how wacky, is requisite to obtaining a degree in every field.

Your hero, Nixon, invented the EPA to line his pockets.

 

[phrodeau]

http://www.mypetsdr.com/images/bob_barker_crop.jpg

 

[Que]

http://www.mypetsdr.com/images/bob_barker_crop.jpg

Why not just provide additional funding to Planned Parenthood to extend cancer screenings and pregnancy tests to pets?

 

[Rightguide]

Except for a few inconvenient facts. First off the uncorrected satellite data show no warming for well over a decade. Greenland is actually adding glacier ice and the ocean level has been receding. The Russians might be right, we might be entering a cooling phase triggered by natural sun and ocean cycles so we might want to reconsider our "zero-tolerance" policy on all things CO2...

What they really want is the mass extermination of all who don't think like they do.

 

[Rightguide]

Why not just provide additional funding to Planned Parenthood to extend cancer screenings and pregnancy tests to pets?

Some have said Obamacare is for the dogs.

 

[phrodeau]

It looks like AJ is now pro-science. Did I miss that change?

 

[Bookishleigh]

Why not just provide additional funding to Planned Parenthood to extend cancer screenings and pregnancy tests to pets?

I'm sure this was made in jest - tasteless, but in jest. There are low-cost clinics and humane societies that offer spaying and neutering services. When I took in a stray cat (or rather it moved in against my wishes,) the local humane society was going to charge me $35 to have it spayed/neutered and that price was because I did not qualify as low income. Luckily, the cat turned out to be an already neutered male.

So even if you're against having pets, spaying and neutering animals, especially strays or barn cats WILL cut down on the population and in theory global warming.

Personally, I'm a proponent of requiring individuals to have a breeders license or otherwise requiring the spaying/neutering of all pets. But this pisses people off apparently.

 

[Nipples_Mcgee1]

Personally, I'm a proponent of requiring individuals to have a breeders license or otherwise requiring the spaying/neutering of all pets. But this pisses people off apparently.

I'm very sympathetic to this approach, especially for the threat stray and outdoor cats pose to indigenous species.

 

[Hypoxia]

Before too long all our pets will be embedded with chips that increase their intelligence to near-human levels.

Then we can argue about who pays the vet bills.

 

[CeriseBuss]

I, for one pet, do not!

 

[BotanyBoy]

Personally, I'm a proponent of requiring individuals to have a breeders license or otherwise requiring the spaying/neutering of all pets. But this pisses people off apparently.

Because United States of America, not Soviet States of America.

 

[LIVINRFANTASIES]

Denny

Before too long all our pets will be embedded with chips that increase their intelligence to near-human levels.

Without chips most pets already exceed the intelligence of most Lit members.

Of course the correct way to solve this problem about pet global warming is to put catalitic converters on all pet's asses just like cars.

 

[Bookishleigh]

Because United States of America, not Soviet States of America.

You have to have a license to fish in many parts. That seems like it entails less responsibility than breeding pets.

But whatevs. You seem to favor complete chaos and there is just no arguingcthat.

 

[mackiemack]

Without chips most pets already exceed the intelligence of most Lit members.

Of course the correct way to solve this problem about pet global warming is to put catalitic converters on all pet's asses just like cars.

So I get it, Denny is the asshole, while Dottie is the sweet one. Dr. Jekyll Mr Hyde poster over here.

 

[coachdb18]

The people who started and adhere to this threads theories do of course realize that this is the same theory the Nazi's called 'the Final Solution', no? Who knew the Third Reich were actually the first 'Global Warming Theorists'.

 

[Nipples_Mcgee1]

The people who started and adhere to this threads theories do of course realize that this is the same theory the Nazi's called 'the Final Solution', no? Who knew the Third Reich were actually the first 'Global Warming Theorists'.

Hooray for the genetic fallacy. You and AJ ought to get along famously.