The City by the Bay - San Francisco - the most liberal and the most dog-friendly city in the U.S. - will now be relying on crotte de chien as an alternative source of energy. Associated Press writes:

Within the next few months, Norcal Waste, a garbage hauling company that collects San Francisco's trash, will begin a pilot program under which it will use biodegradable bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park.

The droppings will be tossed into a contraption called a methane digester, which is basically a tank in which bacteria feed on feces for weeks to create methane gas.

Read the entire article here.

     Having read the entire article, it made me miss all the shittyness of the city itself. Why did I ever leave, I would never know! Oh, well... Boston is not too bad.  

     Traditionally, the color green is associated with life. But sometimes it could mean death to man's best friend:

CNN reports:

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (CNN) -- At least 13 dogs have died after being fed the top-selling pet treat in the country, owners and veterinarians have told CNN.

The problem comes because the treats, called Greenies, become lodged in a dog's esophagus or intestine and then some veterinarians say they don't break down.

[...]

Mike Eastwood and his wife, Jenny Reiff, recently filed a $5 million lawsuit in New York, blaming Greenies for the intestinal blockage that caused the death of their dog Burt.

     Despite this tragic event, the husband and wife team who developed the treats insists that the treats are safe, even though "a CNN investigation uncovered 40 cases since 2003 where a veterinarian had to extract a Greenie from a dog after the treat became lodged either in the animal's esophagus or intestine. In 13 of those cases, the pet died." '

     I'd like to know if the couple tried chewing and swallowing the product first before putting it on the market.  I guess not. Otherwise, they wouldn't have lived to tell about it.

     Read the entire article here.