The Bite:
It could be stinky, so go for biodegradable alternative cat litters, since conventional clay- and silica-based litters are actually strip-mined (like, from the earth) and sit in landfills forever.
What sort of legacy is your kitty leaving behind?
Submitted by tmeronek on Tue, 04/10/2007 - 2:06am.
The Benefits:
- Fewer strip mines. More than 2 million tons of non-biodegradable kitty litter made from strip-mined clay end up in landfills every year.
- Biodegradable. You can actually compost the stuff made from wood, newspaper, sawdust and wheat (but save it for your non-edible plants).
- Unplug your nose. Natural litter masks smell better than conventional varieties, and it's unscented, which many cats prefer.
Personally Speaking:
Froggy started out using regular clay litter at the SPCA. Jen didn't want to shock him, so she weaned him by mixing a little bit of One Earth into the clay over the course of a week. He's never looked back.
Wanna Try:
A sprinkle of baking soda keeps litter fresher, longer. Try with these faves:
- One Earth Cat Litter - biodegradable, clumping corn-cob granules absorb 2X more than clay ($10/7 lbs).
- Yesterday's News - pellet litter made of recycled newspaper. Also available for rabbits and ferrets ($14/13.2 lbs).
- Swheat Scoop Wheat Litter - 100% compostable and biodegradable, and no, it's not a typo ($10/14 lbs).
- World's Best Cat Litter - this modestly-named gem is made from super-absorbent whole-kernel (but GMO) corn ($9/7 lbs).
- Feline Pine - made from unusable sawdust pellets reclaimed from lumberyards ($5/7 lbs). Try a free bag.
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DiggBang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters choose non-clay kitty litter, we'll keep the weight of 240,000 cats of clay from being mined.
Cocktail Fact
Purina makes about $10 million per year from selling dog litter.
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Apr 10, 2007
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