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You are here: Home / Kitty Wisdom / An Important Earth Day Message

An Important Earth Day Message

April 22, 2013 By: Sparkle Cat38 Comments

What are YOU doing to prevent kitty littering?

Happy Earth Day! Is your human recycling? Good! Bringing his or her own totes when shopping for your cat food? Great! Using environmentally friendly litter? Paws up! If your humans are also handing you the occasional handmade or makeshift toy — a milk ring, bottle cap, or shipping box — that is also awesome. These are all small ways to lessen the carbon footprint that we kitties and our humans leave on the planet.

But are your humans doing the most important kitty recycling? That is, getting a recycled kitty from a shelter? Are they helping to prevent more wasted kitty lives by spreading the word about the importance of spaying and neutering cats? Are they aiding TNR organizations in their work to stop kitty littering? I know most of you humans reading this blog already make efforts in these areas, but are you doing your part to spread the word?

When it comes to Earth Day, caring for the planet has many faces.

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  1. Kjelle Bus aka Charlie Rascal says

    April 25, 2013 at 2:24 am

    Pawsome Earth Day post !!
    My mom is nagging on everone that she know´s have unspayed cat´s 🙂

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  2. Clooney says

    April 23, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    Sparkle, I’m a recycled kitty so at least the Human did good on theese one!

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  3. Sushi says

    April 22, 2013 at 11:04 pm

    So very true. Happy Earth Day, sparkle.

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  4. Spitty the Kitty says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    Sparkle darling, When you speak, we all listen! Happy Earth Day….to Binga and Boodie too. I was pretty disappointed to hear Binga was not available as a prize, but I suppose your Human may be foolishly attached to her.

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  5. Mark's Mews says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    We are sorry, but TBT says he will never EVER sign any contract that allows Beins to come and take ANY kitty away from him at their “discretion”.

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  6. Oui Oui says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    Our mom laughed at the idea of a recycled kitty, but yes, we are all recycled, unwanted or formally feral. With so many deserving kitties literally dying for a home, its the least we could do.

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  7. Grrreta: Ambrose, Clarence, Teddi, Baskin, and Abner says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:37 pm

    We love your kitty recycling ideas!

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  8. Devoted to Willow says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    Yes Mom knows about this special way to celebrate Earth Day as in two months she would be celebrating 10 years of getting me her special recycled kitty.

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  9. Maxwell, Faraday & Allie says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    EXCELLENT recycling tip! We give it, uh…*counts furiously* 12 paws WAY up!

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  10. Penelope says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:06 pm

    Yep! Wes is recycled cats and Mommy recycles (too much!!!)
    Happy Earth Day Sparkle!
    Kisses
    Nellie

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  11. LUCKY LADY says

    April 22, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    we try to recycle as much as we can and all our cats have been neutered no more strays running around have a good earth day and a good week

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  12. The Carolina Cats says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    Hi Miss Sparkle!

    We are all recycled cats! I (Finny) came from a no-kill shelter ‘cos I was a stray, Buddy was about to get sent to a kill shelter but mom dopted him from his Brandon boy, and Jazzy came from a verry terrible high-kill shelter where they were going to kill her just acause she had a runny nose! Owr humans do the recycling fing wif our food cans and all kinds of ofur stuff too.

    Hugs & purrs,
    Finny, Buddy & Jazzy

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  13. Caren Gittleman says

    April 22, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    Well said Sparkle, well said and soooooooo true!

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  14. BeadedTail says

    April 22, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    Very good tip on recycling Sparkle and we hope people practice it all year round!

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  15. Cathy Keisha says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    Good Earth Day post. I never thought of that last part as recycling but it certainly is.

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  16. Emma and Buster says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:02 pm

    Our humans our doing a lot of that you mentioned, especially in the toy department. They bought us new toys once and we played with them for two days then we lost interest. They realized that we are more interested in rubber bands, dishwashing gloves, rolled up Netflix paper etc, so we never get new toys anymore.

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  17. Abby says

    April 22, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    Happy Earth Day Sparkle!

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  18. Jobi and Fisher says

    April 22, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    Great post, Sparkle!

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  19. Famous SpokesGoat Pricilla says

    April 22, 2013 at 11:59 am

    That is the best recycling there is Sparkle!

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  20. Baby Tali says

    April 22, 2013 at 10:06 am

    Our Human Bean Mom likes to stop at the shelter to play with the kitties and give them some love..but it makes her a little sad and she wishes she could take everyone home..Have a Purrfect Earth Day everyone!! I am going to watch my humans plant bushes and a tree from my nice warm spot in the window!! 🙂

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  21. Cats of wildcat woods says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:30 am

    Good points for Earth Day!

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  22. Small Town Mommy says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:29 am

    I am a big fan of shelter kitties (although there is a small part of me that would love to have a Sphynx. Our kitties have always been shelter kitties.

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  23. Tamago says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:01 am

    Happy Earth Day! That’s a great message, Sparkle. Caring for planet does have many faces!

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  24. Janet@TheCatOnMyHead says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:42 am

    Sparkle, you are a very wise cat. Our mom is always going on and on about her carbon footprint. Sounds like she might be falling down on the litter thing however. What is environmentally friendly litter? We’ll tell Mom to Google and see if she can find it. Happy Earth Day.Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Mauricio Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Josette

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  25. Layla Morgan Wilde says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:26 am

    A good and necessary message, Sparkle. Happy Earth Day! Come on over for our purrfect Earth Day Mancat style.

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  26. Brian says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:21 am

    That is such a great message Sparkle! Recycle often! Happy Earth Day everyone!

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  27. Selina says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:06 am

    Most excellent, Sparkle. We liked your closing line, particularly! Well done!

    (And MomKatt needs NO encouragement to “recycle” kitties – DadKatt has to drive very fast when passing a shelter! MOL)

    Purrz & happy Monday, my furriend!

    Selina

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  28. da tabbies o trout towne says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:05 am

    grate post sparkle….happee earthz day two ewe boodie N binga… 😛

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  29. Texas, a cat in New York says

    April 22, 2013 at 6:09 am

    That’s a very original and thoughtful message, Sparkle.
    purrs

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  30. The Island Cats says

    April 22, 2013 at 5:42 am

    Excellent post for Earth Day, Sparkle!

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  31. The Florida Furkids says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:46 am

    We do a lot of those things and Raz is from a rescue! Mom is helping to promote the shelter he came from so other kitties get “recycled” too!

    The Florida Furkids

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  32. Hannah and Lucy says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:33 am

    We are sort of re-cycled as we were rescued by the RSPCA from a cat hoarding situation (around 100)! It’s certainly more peaceful now there’s just the two of us (and Mum of course).
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  33. prancer pie says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:32 am

    Great post! We never thought of it that way, but what wonderful ideas. Happy Earth Day, Sparkle!

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  34. Marg says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:17 am

    It is very important to get the word out about adopting a kitty from the shelters. They all need homes so badly. Happy Earth day to all of you.

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  35. The Kitties of Purring Pines says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:39 am

    Happy Earth Day! We’d like to recycle some of our crew to another family … Jus’ sayin’. But mommy would get upset!

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  36. Tillie and Georgia says

    April 22, 2013 at 1:33 am

    oops! Can you tell Mom uses copy and paste :/
    Purrs Tillie and Georgia,
    Treasure,Tiger,JJ and Julie

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  37. Tillie and Georgia says

    April 22, 2013 at 1:24 am

    We do many of those things 🙂
    We found Julie running around outdoors. Now she runs around indoors 🙂
    Tillie would like Julie to be outside again, but that won’t happen 😉
    Happy Earth Day!
    Midnight Monday with Tillie and Julie

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  38. CATachresis says

    April 22, 2013 at 1:24 am

    Very true! Happy Earth Day Sparkle xx

    Reply

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