Posted By Senator George Runner on October 29, 2009
Environmentalists claim that Man’s Best Friend leaves a bigger carbon “paw” print than a big truck.
Did you hear the one about dogs causing more damage to our environment than a Ford F-250 crew cab? If you are waiting for a punchline, keep waiting. Because this claim is true in a new book, “Time to Eat the Dog: The real guide to sustainable living.”
Brenda and Robert Vale, Victoria University professors who preach sustainable living, say pet owners should swap cats and dogs for creatures they can eat, such as chickens or rabbits.
By “swap” they mean…?
Another question is: How long will it take before the Liberal block of the California Legislature introduces a bill that outlaws dogs? OK, on a more serious note, I would not be surprised if one of my Liberal colleagues authors a bill that requires dog owners (and cat owners, for that matter) to pay for a carbon off-set fee. We’ll see.
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George Runner was elected to the State Senate in 2004. As a thoughtful conservative, Runner’s priorities in the Legislature are to focus on improving economic prosperity, business growth, education excellence, and family preservation for all Californians.
Runner and his wife, former Assemblywoman Sharon Runner, are the authors of California’s Jessica’s Law and honorary co-chairs of Proposition 83-Jessica’s Law which was passed by over 70% of California voters in November 2006. It created some of the toughest and most comprehensive sex offender management and control laws in the nation. He was also the author of the well-known Amber Alert in California, which has resulted in over a hundred successful reunions of parents with their kids.
Runner is the Chair of the Senate Republican Caucus. He also is the Vice Chair of the Senate Banking, Finance, and Insurance Committee; Vice Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee; and is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.
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