Our Rabbit, Stu

Stu treads lightly on the earth, in so many ways. He eats local organic vegetables from our garden and salvaged from the co-op compost bin.  His hay comes from a local farm and his litter is made of recycled newspaper.  He reuses a water bottle and litter box from a previous bunny owner, and dines on plates that were otherwise bound for the dump. All of his toys have also been saved from landfill- wooden boxes from local restaurants, old children's toys and picnic baskets that are getting tossed. These efforts reduce his consumption of new goods and the carbon-emitting fuels associated with the production and transportation of them.  They also increase his reuse of old goods, extending their utility and lessening the impact of trash.  Furthermore, Stu contributes to recycling: all the waste he produces- his leftover hay, litter, and droppings- is composted to add nutrients to the organic garden that feeds him.

On another note, Stu is a rescue who was saved from going to a shelter. He enjoys his life as a house rabbit in Brooklyn, NY, where he romps around quite freely.