Our ethical grocer of the week is Petco. Petco is a San Diego based specialty pet supply store with more than 1,500 locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico.
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Going Zero Waste With Pets Is Trending
Going zero waste with pets is trending!!! Having pets actually creates a significant amount of waste. In fact, a UCLA geography professor, Gregory Okin, conducted research on the environmental impact of America’s pets. Okin found that cats’ and dogs’ eating habits are responsible for dumping as many as 64 million tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every year. That’s 25 to 30 percent of the environmental impact of meat consumption in the United States. It’s roughly the equivalent of driving over 13 million cars! In light of this, eco-conscious pet owners are seeking out ways to curb the carbon footprint of their pets. Many have opted for non-meat eating pets…