There is a lot of coverage these days about addressing sustainability and carbon footprints. Livestock production has been heavily targeted, as has fossil fuel consumption and automotive emissions. The real challenge is understanding the total carbon cost from inception to the ultimate destroying of an item and its residual waste.
In this article by Adam Green, pet food consumption, alternative ingredients and other pet items are reviewed.
Having a pet is equivalent to owning a car in terms of emissions. Some startups are trying the make the pet industry more sustainable.”
Source: Sifted, November 4, 2021. Link. “We need to look at all of our behaviors and reduce our impact on the planet from all of our actions.” – Justine Shotton BVSc BSc MSc