From time to time I will be posting facts that you usually don't know about and here are some.
Getting rid of your pet's poop is no laughing matter. Many kitty litters are composed of clay-based silica, which is strip-mined, and environmentally destructive process. Instead, the Environmental Working Group. a public health advocacy organization, suggests using a sifting litter box or filling your existing box with wheat, corn, ground corncobs, alfalfa, or sawdust pellets (all available at pet stores).
Some cat feces carry a parasite called Toxoplasma that can cause severe infections in wildlife and people. Dog scat with hookworms or roundworms is also potentially harmful to humans. So refrain from burying ding to prevent contaminating groundwater, and don't flush it down the toilet-wastewater treatment plants don't kill the parasites. Putting the poop in a dark plastic bag and sending it to the landfill is the best option, says Patricia Conrad, a University of California, Davis, parasitologist who studied Toxoplasma in sea otters. The dark color absorbs heat, speeding up decomposition and killing pathogens. "We're cat fans, but we're also wildlife fans and human health fans," says Conrad. "Wild, feral, and owned cats make a very large contribution to the amount of feces that we're putting in the environment." Dogs do, too. So instead of letting poop sit in your yard or litter box, set it on the curb with the rest of your garbage.
From: Green Guru-By Susan Cosier
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