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The Climate Impact of Owning a Dog

Claire Elise Thompson

created: Nov. 22, 2025, noon | updated: Dec. 11, 2025, 9:17 p.m.

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. And yet, twice a day, every day, I lovingly scoop a cup of meat-based kibble into a bowl and set it down for my 50-pound rescue dog, a husky mix named Loki. Then I read an article in the Associated Press headlined “People often miscalculate climate choices, a study says. “Climate change is actually your fault because you have a dog,” one Reddit user wrote. “If I saw a headline that said, ‘Climate scientists want to take your dogs away,’ I would also feel upset,” she said.

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