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Now who should we believe, Serafin: (a)n the ASPCA, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Sierra Club or (b) News Punch?CLAIM: Climate activists have vowed to kill millions of dogs in an effort to “reduce their carbon pawprint.”
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Environmental and animal rights organizations told The Associated Press that they had not heard of any initiative to kill dogs in the name of environmental activism. The false claim was spread by a website known for publishing misinformation.
THE FACTS: Social media users are sharing a screenshot of an article that makes the false claim. The article’s headline reads, “Climate Activists Vow To Slaughter Millions of Dogs To ‘Reduce Carbon Pawprint.’”
“Let them try and I’ll radically reduce THEIR carbon footprint!!!” a Facebook post that shared the screenshot said.
A tweet that included the false claim stated: “These lunatics who call themselves ‘Climate Activists’ really believe that animals are bad for the planet. It’s amazing what the globalist propaganda can make people believe.”
The article was published by News Punch, a site known for publishing false news. As evidence it cites a CNN article from September that provides tips on how owners can minimize their pets’ environmental impact, such as assessing whether their dogs need to have meat in every meal, adopting smaller animals that eat less food and purchasing recyclable products for pet care.
However, the CNN article does not recommend killing pets — including dogs — as a solution. “Don’t panic,” it states. “Bidding farewell to your best friends is not the answer.”
The News Punch article also quotes extensively from an op-ed published by the Daily Caller News Foundation, which is critical of the CNN report, including its suggestion to refrain from adopting large animals. Alexander Craig, a spokesperson for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, told the AP that the nonprofit had heard of no environmental initiatives that would result in pets being eliminated.
Sharyn Stein, communications director at the Environmental Defense Fund, told the AP that the claim is ludicrous. “It’s hard to believe we have to dignify this nonsense with a response,” she wrote in an email. “At EDF, we fight every day to protect people and natural and animals — including dogs. I think most of our staff have dogs (in fact, I’m typing this with my dog Autumn on my lap). Apparently, the conspiracy theorists will say anything for clicks.”
Some environmental organizations have argued for minimizing the impact pets have on the planet. For example, the Sierra Club has supported making home-cooked food for pets, using grooming products that don’t include unnecessary chemicals and flushing dog waste down the toilet. Klima, a company that advocates for carbon neutrality, has advised owners to buy their pets second-hand accessories and use biodegradable poop bags.
News Punch did not respond to a request for comment.
As Joe Wilson once infamously said to Barack Obama, "You lie."
Now who should we believe, Serafin: (a)n the ASPCA, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Sierra Club or (b) News Punch?Calls to stem canine climate impact greatly exaggerated
Social media users are sharing a screenshot of an article that makes the false claim. The article’s headline reads, “Climate Activists Vow To Slaughter Millions of Dogs To ‘Reduce Carbon Pawprint.’”apnews.com
The commies can’t have happy humans. Government will supply your happiness and comfort and you will like it or else.
They said it no matter how much the leftist commies want to try and downplay it.
Sources such as DailyWire and Rumble do not make for a cohesively believable argument.Environmentalists: To Save The World, Dump Your Pets
According to a study out Monday on global climate change, your dog (or your cat) is probably killing the environment, and if you want to stem the tide of global warming, it’s time to say “good-bye” to Fido and Fluffy.
The study, which appears in the online journal, PLOS, claims the human compulsion to seek out animal companionship is one of the primary factors affecting our climate, particularly in the United States, where there are 163 million companion animals — roughly one pet for every two Americans — the highest number of any country in the world.
Researchers at the University of Sydney, in Australia, claim that those 163 million pets have a detrimental impact on the environment, from the food they consume, to the waste they produce.
“In the US, there are more than 163 million dogs and cats that consume, as a significant portion of their diet, animal products and therefore potentially constitute a considerable dietary footprint,” the study’s abstract proclaims. “Here, the energy and animal-derived product consumption of these pets in the US is evaluated for the first time, as are the environmental impacts from the animal products fed to them, including feces production.”
The problem isn’t just the United States, though. The popularity of companion animals has grown, worldwide.
Environmentalists: To Save The World, Dump Your Pets | The Daily Wire
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Sources such as DailyWire and Rumble do not make for a cohesively believable argument.
Sure they do; what you want is for them to peddle their garbage on Youtube and FB and Twitter......as the saying goes,they threaten leftist thinking
Sure they do; what you want is for them to peddle their garbage on Youtube and FB and Twitter......as the saying goes,
So, so what?It’s beyond doubt now with Elons twitter drops and they will violate any law to continue
So, so what?
And this is bad compared to what again?WEF wants all of humanity under their brutal thumb
Well, if we could survive four years under Trump, you and yours can survive the WEF....yay globalism!I am not interested in living under the thumb of elite dictators. So, you are?
They only care about people in two instances, Dee: (1) when they're in the womb and (2) when they're 18 so that they canYet they'll fight for fetuses, completely ignore them when they've exited the womb, and refuse to help innocent children who need the most help because of disgusting laws like illegal abortion.
Essentially, yes. As long as you're capable of serving in their military and selling your labor to capitalism, that's all that matters to them so they can continue to rake in the dough.They only care about people in two instances, Dee: (1) when they're in the womb and (2) when they're 18 so that they canvolunteerbe enticed/lured into the military.
Otherwise TDGAF.