US EditionUK Study Finds Premium Dog Foods Have Higher Carbon Footprint Than Dry or Plant-Based Options
Premium, meat-rich dog foods produce up to 65 times more greenhouse gas emissions than low-impact options, contributing about 1% of the UK's total emissions, researchers say.
- A study by Universities of Edinburgh and Exeter found that premium dog foods have a higher carbon footprint compared to dry or plant-based options.
- The research analyzed nearly 1,000 commercially available dog foods and found plant-based foods were typically lower-impact options, especially for wet foods.
- John Harvey, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh, said there is a need for better labelling of dog food ingredients to help consumers make informed choices.
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A British analysis shows that dogs, to whom their wives and masters mainly provide premium meat-rich food, have a particularly negative impact on the greenhouse gas balance
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