Your Golden goes Green Eco-Expert Kim Carlson Offers Fast Facts for Man's Best Friend
For many American's the loveable black lab or tabby cat is considered a member of the family. And while being... more environmentally responsible is something that is often expected from your human family members, why should Fido be exempt? Eco-savvy entrepreneur, green business author and eco-chic lifestyle expert, Kim Carlson offers these fast facts to help reduce your pet's carbon paw print:
• Go Gourmet - Most pet food found at the grocery store is created from 4D meat, otherwise known as "Dead, Dying, Diseased, or Down (Disabled)." This is often unhygienic and unhealthy. Swap the generic chow-chow for natural and organic pet foods that use meats that are raised in sustainable, humane ways without added drugs or hormones.
• The Scoop on Poop - In a perfect world, all animal feces would make it into a compost where it could decompose or act as fertilizer. Now city-dwellers also have an eco-friendly option: scoop your dogs doo into a biodegradable bag so it isn't immortalized in a plastic bag at the local landfill for the next century to find. Find your feline some eco-friendly litter, not only is it better for the environment but it's better for Fluffy's little lungs, which can be coated with carcinogenic silica dust found in most clay litters.
• Before All That - When deciding to get a pet, make sure you choose one from the local adoption or rescue center. There are over 70,000 unwanted and homeless pets in animal shelters nationwide. Waiting for a pure breed animal can be risky and expensive. In addition, these breeders often only have two goals in mind, to make more animals and get more money. As a result, they often overbreed, inbreed, offer poor veterinary insight and dreadful food and living conditions.
• On a Tight Leash - While it's tempting to let your pets run wild, it's better for the environment around you if you keep your dog on a leash and your cat indoors. This will reduce the damage your rambunctious puppy will cause to the flora and fauna and will limit the number of birds your cat brings to you as their new chew toy.
For more tips or suggestions from Kim Carlson please contact Catherine Pope of AAM at 212.661.1336 or via email at Catherine@aammanagement.com.