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08/09/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Study reveals that pet cats and dogs account for 30 percent of meat consumption in the U.S.

A new study has shed light on the ecological impact of America’s pet cats and dogs. The meat-eating habits of the 163 million cats and dogs in the United States contribute the equivalent of 64 million tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent methane and nitrous oxide annually. Moreover, they account for 25 to 30 percent of the […]

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