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petnews2day · 1 month

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New Petitions to Sign This Week: Help Shut Down Dog Fighting Rings in Connecticut, Justice for Dogs Who Were Starved and Abused, Help Ban Exotic Skins and Feathers, and More!

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New Petitions to Sign This Week: Help Shut Down Dog Fighting Rings in Connecticut, Justice for Dogs Who Were Starved and Abused, Help Ban Exotic Skins and Feathers, and More!

Unfortunately, the world is not a very peaceful or safe place for many individuals. From conflict to abuse to exploitation, there is so much cruelty inflicted on both humans and animals. While this can get disheartening and difficult to hear, petitions are a great way to use your voice for good. Just by signing one, […]

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boompjebeestje · 2 years

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Hallo! Welcome! This is Boompje beestje — Little Tree Little Animal — 🌳 A NATURE LOVING STUDIO 🐛

Run by two overgrown kids, uhmm sisters 👯‍♀️. We are combing our LOVE for NATURE & DESIGN with our obsession for beautiful lasting handmade a paper goods, stationery and gifts. We are still setting up shop, making all kinds of greeting cards, notebooks, enamel tumblers and more.

This making takes some time but we ‘ll keep you posted here and on our Instagram boompjebeestje

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byler-alarmist · 2 months

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Do people know most paper receipts are harmful to their health?

I'm going to get up on my soapbox for a minute, but do people realize how pretty much everyone is being overloaded with endocrine disruptors like BPA/BPS on a near-daily basis??

I don't think many people understand that ever since most of the world transitioned to thermal paper receipts (cheaper than ink), almost every receipt you handle from the gas station to the grocery store to the Square terminal printer at the local co-op is coated with Bisphenol-A (BPA) or its chemical cousin Bisphenol-S (BPS).

These chemicals have not only been proven to cause reproductive harm to human and animals, they've also been linked to obesity and attention disorders.

Not sure if your receipt is a thermal receipt? If you scratch it with a coin and it turns dark, it's thermal.

BPA/BPS can enter the skin to a depth such that it is no longer removable by washing hands. When taking hold of a receipt consisting of thermal printing paper for five seconds, roughly 1 μg BPA is transferred to the forefinger and the middle finger. If the skin is dry or greasy, it is about ten times more.

Think of how many receipts you handle every day. It's even worse for cashiers and tellers, who may handle hundreds in a single shift. It is also a class issue, since many people who work retail and food service are lower-income and will suffer worse health consequences over time from the near-constant exposure.

Not only that, receipts printed with thermal ink are NOT recyclable, as they pollute the rest of the paper products with the chemicals.

People don't know this and recycle them anyway, so when you buy that "green" toilet paper that says "100% recycled"? Yup, you are probably wiping your most sensitive areas with those same chemicals (for this reason, I buy bamboo or sugarcane toilet paper as a sustainable alternative to recycled paper).

This page from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has some good links if you want to learn more.

As consumers, we need to demand better from our businesses and from our governments. We need regulation of these chemicals yesterday.

If you are a buyer or decision-maker for a business, the link above also contains a shortlist of receipt paper manufacturers that are phenol-free.

If you work at a register, ask customers if they want a receipt. If they don't and you can end the transaction without printing one, don't print one!

As a consumer, fold receipts with the ink on the inside, since that's where the coating is. Some more good tips here.

And whatever you do, DO NOT RECYCLE THERMAL RECEIPTS

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sugaryewscythe · 2 years

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✧ Handmade Eco-Friendly Confetti by The Coven of Gaia ✧

#support a chronically ill artist!#the coven of gaia #thecovenofgaia #witch shop #shop small #witch aesthetic #earth witch #witches of tumblr #witchblr #delphisorceress #mine #eco friendly #ecofriendly #sustainability #my shop

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imnotabotdontblockmeplz · 7 months

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zero waste shops are fun and way cheaper than I thought and i made the world’s epiccest snack mix

#shop zero waste do it!! heals your soul fr #hopepunk #climate change #ecofriendly

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rootsandwingsboutique · 1 month

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ARE YOU TIRED of using CHEAP washcloths, dishcloths, and sponges that don't absorb water and create a nice lather? LOOK NO FURTHER! These 100% COTTON washcloths and dishcloths are HANDMADE by me and will do the job! You can find them on my website at https://www.rootsandwingboutiquehandmade.com

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SALE of the blue set on Etsy for $34.20!

https://www.rootswingsboutique.etsy.com

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miteigi-japan · 2 months

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You choose to be. We just add your style

http://miteigi.com

#japanese #shopping #clothes #japan #home decor #kitchenaid #men #woman #fashion #apparel #tokyo #style #gifting #wiw #useful goods #Necessities #be #choose #sustainable #ecofriendly #osaka #nippon

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alsoran-dot-art · 3 months

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Perfect for grabbing a few groceries!

#shopping #printify #ecofriendly #totebag #cthulhu #cthulhu mythos #lovecraft #hp fandom #goth aesthetic #witch aesthetic

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vietcoffeatea · 5 months

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Read my blog about my recent trip to where my coffee is grown. I drove half the length of Vietnam stopping off at the farms where my Arabica and Robusta is grown. The farm in Pleiku had international volunteers helping with the harvest.

#coffee #coffee shop #vietnam #southeast asia #volunteering #vietnamese #sustainability #ecofriendly #farming #arabica #robusta #coffee beans #coffee lover #coffee addict

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petnews2day · 1 month

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Undercover Investigation Exposes Horrific Cruelty in Hanoi's Cat and Dog Meat Trade

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Undercover Investigation Exposes Horrific Cruelty in Hanoi's Cat and Dog Meat Trade

A recent undercover investigation conducted by the animal protection group Lady Freethinker has shed light on the appalling conditions of the cat and dog meat trade in Hanoi, Vietnam. The findings paint a grim picture of animals subjected to extreme suffering and brutality, with stolen companion animals among the victims. Source: LadyFreeThinker Dogs and cats, […]

See full article at https://petnews2day.com/news/pet-news/dog-news/undercover-investigation-exposes-horrific-cruelty-in-hanois-cat-and-dog-meat-trade/?utm_source=TR&utm_medium=Tumblr+%230&utm_campaign=social #DogNews #AnimalConservation, #AnimalRescues, #ConsciousConsumerism, #ConsciousConsumers, #ConservationNews, #CrueltyFree, #EcoFriendlyLifestyle, #EcoFriendlyPetProducts, #EcoFriendlyFashion, #EcofriendlyShopping, #EnvironmentalNews, #GlutenFreeRecipes, #GMOFREE, #GoGreen, #GreenFashion, #GreenLiving, #GreenNews, #GreenTips, #PlantBasedHealth, #PlantBasedLifestyle, #PlantBasedRecipes, #RawLifestyle, #RawVeganRecipes, #Recycling, #SocialJustice, #Sustainability, #VeganDesserts, #VeganDiet, #VeganFashion, #VeganHealth, #VeganMeals, #VeganProducts, #VeganProteinPowders, #VeganRecipesVeganFood, #VeganSupplements, #Veganism, #VegetarianFood

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vampirekittystore · 8 months

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Stay tuned!

Working on some new and exciting things for spooky month!

#spooky month #spooky season #small buisness #queer owned business #disabled owned business #ecofriendly #sustainable #etsy shop #etsy store

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carastreasureshop · 1 year

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Beautiful Set of 4 Handmade Crochet Coasters in the colors Light Blue and Gray! These handmade coasters will add a splash of color to any room while protecting surfaces your surfaces! 💙🖤💙🖤 Check them out in my Online Shops! Links also in bio! #Etsy: www.Carastreasureshop.etsy.com #Amazon: www.Amazon.com/shops/Carastreasureshop #AmazonCanada: www.Amazon.ca/shops/Carastreasureshop #shoponline #crochet #coasters #etsyshop #home #homedecor #sustainable #thankyou #etsyseller #shopping #gift #minimalism #ecofriendly #etsyhandmade #handmade #coffee #tea #coffeeshop #coffeetime #coffeelover #kitchen #tealover #shoplocal #latte #smallbusiness #diningroom #coasters https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBDwEXrCs1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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going-green-ish · 2 years

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Being an eco-friendly small pet owner 🐭

In April, Tom and I finally got our first pets together - two little mice! Having grown up with hamsters, I was painfully aware of how plastic-heavy small animals are. Their food, treats and bedding are all stored in plastic bags and their cages and toys are often ladened with plastic.

We were desperate to have life other than houseplants to look after, and we had fallen in love with the idea of getting mice. We were also desperate to not break the planet by getting them, however.

So! Here I am to share with you how our eco-friendly mice were brought about. A lot of this can be applied to rats, hamsters and gerbils etc. but bear in mind the specific care points are mouse-centric.

Before going into any details, I just want to disclaim that I was crushing on these mice hard, months before they were even born. I budgeted for them three months ahead and chipped away at buying their things over the course of those three months.

My mentality is to buy secondhand if I can, and if I can't then to buy high quality (and often therefore a bit pricey). This is manageable for me, but only because I'm an organisation gremlin and plan my budgets to the extreme.

🏠Starting with the cage:

This cage is the Ferplast Cage for Hamsters and Mice KARAT 60. The key thing here for me was that it's made of glass and metal, with minimal plastic - only the clips and wheel are made of plastic. Unfortunately for mice, they need a solid wheel which means we couldn't get a metal one. For mice, they need good ventilation as they're prone to respiratory diseases. They also need a deep base to the cage so they can exhibit their natural digging behaviour. The bar spacing of this cage is mice appropriate (0.6 mm or less) as mice are small! They can squeeze between the bars of some hamster cages.

Food bowls! Made of ceramic, one for grains, one for fruit and veg. Shallow enough that they can perch on them (often in them) to nom.

Wooden house and log. Instead of a plastic house, you can get lovely wooden ones that double up as good chewing posts for them as they get older. Plastic isn't the best thing for them to get their teeth onto.

You can't really see it in this photo, but the water bottle I have for them is made of glass instead of plastic. Always check the labels at the shop to make sure anything you're buying is suitable for the critter you're getting!

Edit: It's been brought to my attention that the scale of this cage isn't necessarily obvious from the photo! In terms of gallons, the glass tank is around 12 gallons and the cage area is a further 17 gallons, bringing the total volume of the whole area up to about 29 gallons (these are from my measurements, from the measurements on the product page, it comes out more around 27 gallons. Mine were a bit rough so maybe trust this number more!). For our two mice, this is an appropriate amount of space.

🛏️Now onto bedding:

Mice need materials they can burrow into, but also need a substrate at the very base of the cage to absorb their urine. If you're going a plastic route, this normally involves cat litter at the base and a mix of paper shredding and tissue shredding (if you get sawdust/wood chip, you have to be very careful with what wood it is from, as some trees irritate their respiratory systems)

My plastic-free suggestion depends on you already getting your loo roll and kitchen roll from a plastic-free company (like Bumboo or Who Gives a Crap).

Substrate: As you can see here, the substrate we use is a (slightly mangled from the washing machine) bath mat. It's 100% cotton and every fortnight when we clean them out, we shake it out in the garden and pop it in the washing machine. We have two that we cycle between so the girls never go without. Be careful with what material you buy - 100% cotton is fine, but if it's a blend with a synthetic fibre it should be avoided.

Burrowing materials: Why on earth would you buy paper and tissue pre-shredded in a big plastic bag when you could just...shred paper...and tissue...at home? I got myself a cheap shredder and have one of the technicians at work hoarding scrap paper for me that would otherwise go in the recycling bin, so I'm re-using stuff that would get junked. After its use here, it can then go in our home recycling as our council accepts shredding in mainstream recycling. Whenever we clean the girls out, we add in some loo roll and kitchen roll that we tear up into strips by hand. We never use up all of our loo roll and kitchen roll from each Bumboo order anyway, so it doesn't cost us any more than our standard subscription already. Plus, two mice really don't use up much!

Extra bits: Nutmeg and Honeysuckle are very happy burrowing, running in their wheel and Spidermanning it around the cage bars and the ceiling, but we do provide them with tubes to tunnel through and some DIY structures we've made for them to play with. These are just from our usual waste of loo roll and kitchen roll.

🍴Lastly, on to food:

Now, we love the girls and hope they life a very happy 2-years-life-expectancy, but mouse food from pet stores is honestly a rip-off. Looking at the ingredients and talking to the staff there, there was nothing we couldn't get from our local refill store and farmer's market.

The girls get sunflower seeds, oats and wheat in their grains bowl and a selection of seasonal fruit and veg in their other bowl. Every now and then they get treats of popcorn (plain), different seeds and nuts (not walnuts which are toxic) and even some suet and seed block from what I buy for the garden birds. Nutritionally, this is what they get from the mouse food in the store - the ingredients list is identical to what we give them, the store stuff is just all dehydrated instead.

They are very happy. Almost too much. One of them is weighing in at a whopping 27 g. We're trying our best, moving on...

My point being that it's easy to avoid the plastic if you have a good refill store near you. Ours is priced competitively to the local supermarkets, so this isn't actually an expensive venture at all. But if you're living somewhere like London and have a refill store near you, I know this price comparison is a distant fantasy with a lot of them. On the positive side, the sunflower seed and wheat jars in the photo above haven't been refilled since I filled them first three months ago. They really don't each much! (Apart from Honeysuckle. Twenty-seven grams).

Apart from some balls for them to run around in, and a little carry case for transport, these mice use absolutely zero plastic, a far cry from the plastic-hungry hamster care from my childhood.

In conclusion:

It takes:

planning

budgeting

sourcing of resources

certain habits to already be instilled

but it is possible.

Just because they're little and often seen as the "easy" pets, doesn't mean they shouldn't get just as much love and planning as you would put into getting a cat or dog. Owning any animal is a responsibility one should take seriously and I feel that rodents and fish get overlooked deeply (did you know that a goldfish on average should have a 20 gallon tank?).

Here's to giving all animals a good quality of life! 🐭

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awingedserpent · 2 years

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It’s Lunē, but close enough!

#handmadejewellerydesigner #handmade jewelry #beaded jewelry #black owned #african beading #indigenous beadwork #fashion #shops #rainbow #lgbt #afrostyle #crystals #ecofriendly

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craftyjuju · 1 year

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Shop the latest photo from CraftyJuJusWedding on Etsy

"Getting married and love Alice In Wonderland? Then how about having an alice wedding bouquet flower set for the big day. After the big day, they make a gorgeous keepsake decorations for the home ♡ #craftyjujusweddingtreats #craftyjujudesigns #wedding"https://etsy.me/3AIP3dQ

#etsystarseller #etsyhandmade #etsyseller #ecofriendly #etsyuk #crafty juju designs #crafty juju #etsy uk #crafty jujus wedding treats #alice in wonderland tea party #alice in wonderland #alice in wonderland wedding #etsy wedding shop #etsy wedding

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lulastitch · 1 year

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As Gammy said in “The Proposal” feel the rhythm of the drums.

#get low #skeet skeet #shop small #shop local #woman owned business #custom #custom made #handcrafted #handmade #knitting machine #knitted #machine washable #ecofriendly

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