Your Dog Might Be a Climate Problem 🐾😬

We need to talk. About your dog.

We know — they’re cute, loyal, and the reason you haven’t completely lost it this year. But what if we told you that owning a dog might be worse for the planet than you think?

No, this isn’t some anti-dog propaganda. We’re dog people. But the research is real, and it’s kinda wild. So let’s unpack the climate tea — and what you can actually do about it.

🐶 Wait… My Dog Is Hurting the Planet?

Not on purpose, obviously. But studies show that pets — especially dogs — have a bigger environmental footprint than most people realize.

Here’s what scientists are seeing:

• Dogs and cats chow down on enough meat to rival entire countries.

• Making all that pet food? Huge carbon cost.

• Wet food? Even worse.

• Dogs also disturb wildlife, leave waste behind, and bring microplastics and chemicals into ecosystems.

One study from Curtin University literally called dogs “multifaceted threats” to the environment. (Ouch, but okay.)

🤯 The Numbers Don’t Lie

Here’s what the research says: