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By Cutting Meat and Milk Consumption in Half, We Could Substantially Reduce Deforestation
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As someone who has a large dog with cancer, I don't know how I could possibly manage her condition if I didn't have a personal vehicle without it being insanely burdensome. So many appointments and pharmacy visits.
You don't have to get rid of your car. You just have to not use it overly much. And no, this isn't an extremely niche case; tons of people have pets and they get sick. And of course humans get sick. I could be having the same problem with a child instead of a dog.
Sorry about your dog. But your example only highlights a tabu issue in these discussions, the negative impact that having a pet has. They consume meat, packaged food, are driven around, attack wild fauna (cats especially) etc. Pets is one of the items everyone should cut, but they're only becoming more common, like SUVs.
Dogs evolved alongside humans. You're never going to convince people to give them up.
I don't know your personal situation, but in my city there are lots of car share schemes that are cheap and easy.
also, you don't have to take the sick pet to the grocery store, but you can take a bike, urban planning permitting
My city has them, but they're not easy. The cars are never nearby.