An important use for newspapers is running into trouble

The demise of newspaper readers has created a problem you may not have worried about.

What do animal shelters use to catch puppy poop in a digital age?

San Francisco’s animal control agency is now turning to the city’s public library to get their needed supply of newspapers. The agency will pick up newspapers from the library about twice a month.

They had previously counted on public contributions and those from the city’s newspapers, but that isn’t enough anymore with fewer papers being published.

Agency supervisor Eric Zuercher says the arrangement has solved a big problem for them, since, as we know, puppies are little peeing and pooping machines.

Comments

[Sherry in MT]

No kidding, I use them to line the parrot cage and have the same issue! (no pun intended)

[Kristine]

Huh. I never thought of that before, actually. I wonder if my local shelter is in need. Every week we get this annoying free paper that I never read. It goes immediately in the recycling. I'll have to find out if my shelter is running low and I'll start collecting them!

[geogia little pea]

This shortage isn't going away either. One day, even the libraries won't have newspapers because it won't be profitable to produce them anymore. We stopped buying papers a couple of years back and now read all our news on the comp or watch it on telly. We get old newspapers for lining rubbish bags and for Georgia from neighbours who still buy them!

[2 brown dawgs]

I suppose they will eventually need to come up with something else when newspapers are no more. Had not really thought of that before.

[Becky]

After reading my daily paper, I save it for my brother to read (or go through depending how old it is before he picks it up) and then he saves them and takes a big stack to one of the vet's to use in their cages. Recycle, recycle, recycle.

[Donna]

Who would think of that? My shelter is always looking for newspapers too.

Now you have me wondering about the Yesterday's News cat litter my guys use.

[yellowdoggranny]

good idea, I'll have to call fuzzy friends and see if they have a need for them..I still read papers.