Off the Wall - Left-wing Rag says dogs are bad for the environment
The reaction is brutal and hilarious
Dog owners were not persuaded by the argument.
Left-wing magazine Mother Jones argued that people should stop taking dogs as pets, and people reacted predictably with humorous jabs and bitter scorn.
The article called pet dogs "environmental villains" and cited a review of studies that concluded “the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more insidious, and more concerning than is generally recognised."
'Is there any enjoyable part of life these insufferable kill joys won’t attack?'
Dog owners and their allies rushed to social media to register their opposition to the bizarre conclusions about their four-legged friends.
"My dog offers far more value than every environmentalist and Mother Jones staffer and contributer combined," responded writer Kevin Boyd.
"The institutional capture by the Cat Ladies continues," joked car enthusiast David Burge.
"If you needed a final straw before you decided that the people at MotherJones were simultaneously idiotic and psychopathic, here it is. Do not trust any person, group, or movement which demonizes and/or hates dogs," responded an…