Today is Earth Day, and you can celebrate it by reducing your pup’s paw print on the earth. Here are some suggestions you can follow today and throughout the year.
1. Get a “recycled” dog. Adopting dogs saves lives! Giving a great home to a homeless pet is an incredibly rewarding way to save the planet. If you aren’t on the market for a new furry friend, donating to a local shelter helps too. Donations don’t have to be limited to monetary ones–shelters are always in need of gently used collars, leashes, towels, newspapers, bedding , and toys.
2. Earth Day is the perfect time to consider your dog’s carbon paw print. Take a look at all his toys and accoutrements—are they Earth friendly? Some of these “green” products are made from recycled plastic and easy-to-recycle materials. Some Earth-conscious companies even donate a portion of their profits to environmental organizations.
3. Donate gently used dog toys, blankets, beds, leashes to local shelters or to people that are in need and cannot afford to purchase brand new items for their dogs.
4. Every Earth Day plant a tree with your dog. Before you know it, there will be big, beautiful trees all over town (and wonderful memories with you and your dog)!
5. Stop using bottled water and purchase a water filtration system to provide your dog with clean, fresh drinking water.
6. Purchase products or services that are manufactured by green companies that only use Eco Friendly practices and use only sustainable materials for their products.
7. When walking with your dog on the street, at the park, at the beach, if you see garbage, pick it up and throw it away.
8. Buy and use only biodegradable poop waste bags.
9. Make this weekend pee pee pad free. Instead, take your dog outside – enjoy each other’s company and shrink the landfills.
10. Second-hand and third-hand smoke kills dogs too, not just people. So save your lungs, your dog’s lungs, and the environment and stop smoking on Earth Day.
