Echo and Inky are looking for a home and will be the first tell you that adopting instead of buying from a breeder helps combat overpopulation. They must be sweeties because they’re our dog Major's siblings. Available at Tylers Rescue Inc. in Sag Harbor. TYLERS RESCUE INC.
Poppy checks most sustainable lifestyle boxes. Small, so doesn’t eat a lot. Eats mostly dry food, which is much more environmental than wet. Reduces food waste by eating her person's leftovers. Go Poppy! FRANCIE MANN
North Haven resident, Bear, does what he can for the planet. He won’t give up his chicken, but has sworn off environmentally taxing lamb and beef. He also makes sure his master recycles New York Times bags instead of buying new plastic poop bags. JULIA HUBBARD
Cleo, a picky eater according to her people, goes for Cricket Cookies by Jiminy’s. In “palpability testing,” cricket kibbles scored 95 percent and use far fewer resources than beef to farm. KEN DORPH
Major calculated his carbon paw print a few different ways on the website Eco Offset, and was really surprised to discover that the carbon footprint between vegetarian and a regular meat diet wasn’t much, but “premium” human-grade dog food had a much worse carbon impact. KESHA WOOTTON
Echo and Inky are looking for a home and will be the first tell you that adopting instead of buying from a breeder helps combat overpopulation. They must be sweeties because they’re our dog Major's siblings. Available at Tylers Rescue Inc. in Sag Harbor. TYLERS RESCUE INC.
Poppy checks most sustainable lifestyle boxes. Small, so doesn’t eat a lot. Eats mostly dry food, which is much more environmental than wet. Reduces food waste by eating her person's leftovers. Go Poppy! FRANCIE MANN
North Haven resident, Bear, does what he can for the planet. He won’t give up his chicken, but has sworn off environmentally taxing lamb and beef. He also makes sure his master recycles New York Times bags instead of buying new plastic poop bags. JULIA HUBBARD
Cleo, a picky eater according to her people, goes for Cricket Cookies by Jiminy’s. In “palpability testing,” cricket kibbles scored 95 percent and use far fewer resources than beef to farm. KEN DORPH
Major calculated his carbon paw print a few different ways on the website Eco Offset, and was really surprised to discover that the carbon footprint between vegetarian and a regular meat diet wasn’t much, but “premium” human-grade dog food had a much worse carbon impact. KESHA WOOTTON
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