Pets

Americans spend more than $40 billion a year on their pets, more than the gross domestic product of all but 70 countries. An increasing share of this business is being devoted to helping companion animals tread more lightly on the planet. Jasmin Malik Chua, a correspondent for Treehugger.com, has wr...

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Published in:The New York times magazine 2008-04, p.63
Main Author: Stryker, Jeff
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Chua, Jasmin Malik
Environmental protection
Pet supplies
Recycling
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Summary:Americans spend more than $40 billion a year on their pets, more than the gross domestic product of all but 70 countries. An increasing share of this business is being devoted to helping companion animals tread more lightly on the planet. Jasmin Malik Chua, a correspondent for Treehugger.com, has written about how people can green their pets. She also urges pet owners to subsitute odds and ends found around the house for expensive plastic, petroleum-based playthings.
ISSN:0028-7822