【20】Rabbit is a "green" pet

A pet dog‘s "carbon footprint" may be even higher than a car.

New Zealand Victoria university architecture professor Brenda Watt and Robert Watt measured that carbon emission of a medium dog a year is twice than a displacement of 4.6 liters of car driving 10000 km.

Pet's carbon footprint, of course, not only from the consumption of food, including detergents, pharmaceuticals, pet toys, clothing, jewelry, and other derivatives of the production, processing, transportation, and so on. And in the process of purchase and use of these products, a large number of packaging waste generated, causing a further negative impact on the environment. In addition, the outdoor range of stray cats and cats often threaten the survival of small wild animals such as birds, it is also a environmentalists often mention one of the dangers of pet.

Pets will produce environmental impact, of course, does not mean that people should not raise pets. In addition to reduce unnecessary items to buy, is in order to recycle all kinds of waste, change the pet food sources (more with local seasonal food DIY, instead of buying processed foods). Choosing the more environmentally friendly pet right from the start is also a very good method. Such as the rabbit has been named the "green" pets.