How to offset your pet
A medium dog has a “carbon pawprint” of roughly 1–2.5 tonnes of CO₂e a year, mostly from food; a cat around 0.3 tonnes. Here’s how to offset it.
What drives the footprint
A pet’s footprint comes mostly from the meat in its food. A medium dog has a “carbon pawprint” of roughly 1–2.5 tonnes of CO₂e a year; a cat around 0.3 tonnes. Food type — and how much meat it contains — is the biggest lever.
Offsetting your pet is a simple way to account for that impact while you consider lower-impact feeding, and a small subscription retires credits against it every month.
Three steps, start to certificate.
One medium dog, one year: about 1.5 tCO₂e. Use our calculator for your exact number.
We recommend Forest protection at $20/tonne for this use case — Verra VCS.
We buy the credits at wholesale, retire them on the public registry on your behalf, and email you a verifiable certificate.
Cut what you can before you offset.
Offsetting is for the emissions you can’t yet eliminate. A few practical ways to lower this footprint at source:
- →Choose pet food with sustainable, insect or by-product protein.
- →Avoid overfeeding and reduce food waste.
- →Buy in efficient, low-packaging formats.
Why does my pet have a footprint?
Mostly the meat in their food. Offsetting addresses it while you consider lower-impact feeding.
Can I subscribe for my pet?
Yes — a small monthly subscription retires credits against your pet’s footprint every month.
How do I estimate my pet’s footprint?
From species, size and diet — a medium dog is ~1–2.5 t and a cat ~0.3 t per year, driven mainly by meat content.