Carawou@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoTIL owning a dog was associated with a 24% lower risk of dying from ALL CAUSES over the course of 10 yearswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down19
arrow-up1330arrow-down1external-linkTIL owning a dog was associated with a 24% lower risk of dying from ALL CAUSES over the course of 10 yearswww.nytimes.comCarawou@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·22 days agoThe average dog is responsible for a carbon footprint of 770kg of CO2 per year, which is 11,500kg for an average 15 year life span of a dog (many don’t live that old, but it’s a round number). https://www.zerosmart.co.uk/post/the-average-carbon-footprint-of-a-pet The average gas car has a carbon footprint of 76,000kg over its lifetime. https://www.hotcars.com/the-truth-about-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-new-car-that-no-ones-talking-about/ Even if you were correct, one extends your life and the other kills people around you.
minus-squareLydia_K@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 days agoThis is great news, cause we need less people and more dogs.
minus-squarecrank0271@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 days agoAnd think about the return on those eggs!
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoI thought Robin laid an egg, and The Joker got away?
The average dog is responsible for a carbon footprint of 770kg of CO2 per year, which is 11,500kg for an average 15 year life span of a dog (many don’t live that old, but it’s a round number). https://www.zerosmart.co.uk/post/the-average-carbon-footprint-of-a-pet
The average gas car has a carbon footprint of 76,000kg over its lifetime. https://www.hotcars.com/the-truth-about-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-new-car-that-no-ones-talking-about/
Even if you were correct, one extends your life and the other kills people around you.
AND one lays eggs!
This is great news, cause we need less people and more dogs.
And think about the return on those eggs!
I thought Robin laid an egg, and The Joker got away?