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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=department1><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt'>the green lantern</span></font></span> <o:p></o:p></p>

<h1><b><font size=5 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Trouble With Kibbles<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>

<h2><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The environmental impact of pet food.<o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=author1><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>By Nina Shen Rastogi</span></font></span><font size=2
color="#cc0000"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#CC0000'><br>
<span class=dateline1><font color="#cc0000">Posted Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at
9:36 AM ET </font></span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p><strong><b><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:italic'>You're always going on
about the environmental impact of the food we eat. What about the food our pets
eat? Cats and dogs consume a lot of meat, after all. </span></font></i></b></strong><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>

<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>So
far, there hasn't been much rigorous, firsthand research on the
cradle-to-muzzle impacts of pet food. But one thing seems clear: How we answer
this particular question is going to depend on how we define the word <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>meat</span></font></i></em>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Article continues at URL: <a
href="http://www.slate.com/id/2244902/" target="_blank">http://www.slate.com/id/2244902/</a></span></font></b></strong><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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