Are dogs an ecological nightmare?

Question

Whenever global warming is mentioned the motor car is invariable singled out as being the worst polluter and yet what about dogs?

For most of the time a car is not being driven but stands stationary whereas a dog breaths out cordon 24/7. Moreover, the food the dog eats has to be processed, canned, labels printed, transported - all of which entails (no pun intended) the use of valuable fossil fuel not to mention the pollution these activities create. Even when the can itself is empty it has to collected, transported -again- and, even if it is recycled, still uses up fossil fuel and creates pollution.

If folk really want to be green they should forget the car and get rid of the dog.

Answer 1

Many of the points you make could apply to humans and other animals too - so when robots take over and annihilate all life forms we'll be ok won't we? Oh, hang on - I think there might be a flaw in that argument.......

Answer 2

If all the people who try to scare us into believing this kind of junk would quit breathing it would solve the real problem which is intellectually challenged individuals believing this mess and then voting based of their misguided beliefs.
Did you mean to say carbon, as on carbon dioxide, and not cordon as you said in your question?

Answer 3

Dogs don't: Drive cars
Eat fast food
Use AC
Buy junk they don't need
Produce plastics
Start fires
Use fossil fuels
Dogs are not the problem. Over-consumption by HUMANS is the problem.

Answer 4

Doggies are good :) You could say the same about all creatures.
People eat more processed food than doggies. Stop blaming the doggies.

Answer 5

you could make your pet food.... rather than give it procesed food, i know many people who do this.....

you can and should pick up dog crap and dispose of it properly...

Answer 6

My cats think so!