[BForbes]

This is outrageous!

"Owning a dog really is quite an extravagance, mainly because of the carbon footprint of meat

Cats have an eco-footprint of about 0.15 hectares, slightly less than driving a Volkswagen Golf for a year, while two hamsters equates to a plasma television and even the humble goldfish burns energy equivalent to two mobile telephones.

Man's best friend could be one of the environment's worst enemies, according to a new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling sports utility vehicle.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091220...inganimalsfood