Time to Eat the Dog?: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living

The world and its resources are finite, yet we are seemingly locked into a system based on growth: growth of population, growth of income and growth of consumption. From this irrefutable starting point, Time to Eat the Dog? attempts to uncover what ‘sustainability’ really means. Robert and Brenda Vale have gathered a wealth of data from sources around the world; from these nuts and bolts, facts and figures, they encourage the reader to ‘do the maths’ and work it out for themselves.

The authors do not advocate a mass cull of the world's pets, but some of their proposed solutions are still likely to shock some pet owners.

This book will make you see your life and your place in the world in a completely new light. Challenging the orthodoxies that underpin our entire economic system, this is one subversive read …