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Reduce Your Pet’s Environmental Pawprint

By Chris Baskind in The Daily Footstep

Just like the rest of your family, there are ways to reduce your pet’s environmental “pawprint” and minimize its exposure to unhealthy chemicals. Are you using flea sprays and medications? Regular combing may do the trick, combined with adding brewer’s yeast or garlic to your pet’s diet. Talk to your vet about natural alternatives. Mining associated with clay-based cat litter is damaging, and clay never biodegrades in landfills. Consider cat litter made from pine or wheat products. Most importantly, spay or neuter your pet. Do you have more ideas about greening your pet’s life? Please share in our Comments section!

Originally posted 17. Feb, 2009 | Tags: , , ,

  • If you are thinking about having pets, chickens are great if you are allowed to keep some in your area and have some garden space. My kids asked for a cat or dog for a while, and after considering some other low impact pets like fish (we can't play with a fish!) and limited garden space, chickens were a compromise. They are sustainable, easy care pets with eggs and fertilizer as a bonus. My kids love them.
  • We have an article on choosing more eco-friendly carpet cleaners, How To Green Your Carpet Cleaning. You're right about applying any sort of strong chemicals to your living space, and this goes for people as much as pets.
  • Jessica Taylor
    I have one. A couple of years ago, our toy poodle got very sick after my husband and I had the carpets cleaned. The stuff that's in carpet cleaners may cause severe allergic reactions in your pet. We ended up having the carpet recleaned by a company that uses naturally based cleaners. Pookie did a lot better after that. I'm sure the same goes for treating your carpets for fleas.
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