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Animal Obesity and Climate Change
Dane Pflueger | Monday 18th May 2009
 Alan Johnson made a link between obesity and climate change. He said that the public health threat posed by obesity is "a potential crisis on the scale of climate change". That's possibly true. But it overlooks the more direct connection between obesity and climate change: that food choices and lifestyles associated with obesity very carbon intensive. Heavily refined sugars and starches use extraordinary amounts of carbon, and meat production contributes as much as 1/5 of global carbon emissions. That said, I read an article in The Guardian last week about animal obesity. Approximately 5 0 % of UK pets are overweight (like this hedgehog). This unnatural and careless state has been criticized on animal welfare grounds for good reason. And, in my opinion, it should be criticized on environmental grounds too! |
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Kristy Wilson 31 May 2009 I tried not to laugh when I saw the picture of this hedgehog and the title of this article but I admit it does make me giggle a little... I suppose if any piece of reporting can bring up emotions in people these days that is a good thing. So, this article is saying that this little obese rodent is responsible for global warming? I KNEW it couldn't be US!! ;)
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