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15 Most Eco-friendly Pet Companies

| Published on May 1, 2015

If you want to spend your money with companies that are doing their part to better our Earth, than you need to check out these 15 companies. All of them make awesome products while being good stewards of our planet.

Do you know of others we missed? Add them in the comments!

#1 – ALIVE Rescue

This non-profit animal rescue is takes stewardship seriously. At the “Little Barn” (where the rescues live) , they only use environmentally-friendly and/or recyclable materials – from cleaners to dog toys. They feed all-natural foods, have only energy-efficient appliances and even uses recycled paper for marketing materials. Foster homes are giving biodegradable poop bags and eco-friendly cat litter.

Image source: Alive Rescue
Image source: Alive Rescue

#2 – Answers Pet Food

Makers of raw food diets, Answers’s mission is to be “ethical, social and environmentally conscious.” They do so by utilizing green recyclable and/or biodegradable packaging, sourcing ingredients from humanely raised livestock in non-confinement facilities that have a Global Animal Partnership (GAP) rating, and using no GMO foods.

Image source: Answers Pet Food
Image source: Answers Pet Food

#3 – Healthy Pet

Healthy Pet, makers of a host of unique pet solutions for cats, dogs and small animals, are innovative leaders in producing eco-friendly pet products. Not only does this Ferndale, Washington-based company focus on a daily commitment to eco-friendly pet products, but the HealthyPet® leadership team proudly works each day to reduce the impact made on our planet and its resources throughout all levels of the business – from sourcing to manufacturing to delivery and performance to the end-consumer. This is not just a company motto, but a lifestyle: the CEO drives a Nissan Leaf and had charging stations added to the company’s lot to encourage other employees to make the switch.

Image source: Healthy Pet
Image source: Healthy Pet

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#4 – West Paw Design

This company was just listed on the “B Corp Best for the Environment” List. The list honors businesses that earned an environmental score in the top 10% of more than 1,200 Certified B Corporations from over 120 industries on the B Impact Assessment, a rigorous and comprehensive assessment of a company’s impact on its workers, community, and the environment. West Paw Design is a Bozeman, Montana-based manufacturer of high-quality toys and beds for dogs and cats. Distinguished by a commitment to create eco-friendly, safe and quality products, one-hundred-percent of West Paw Design’s products are manufactured in the United States.

Image source: West Paw Design
Image source: West Paw Design

#5 – Aquasana

This company manufacturers a Water Filtration System for pets that has been tested to remove 97% of chlorine, dozens of contaminants, and heavy metals such as lead and mercury, in tap water. Their mantra is “reduce, reuse, recycle.”  Its manufacturing facility is 100% powered by wind energy and their water filter components are engineered for minimal waste including the reusable outer filter casings and filter cartridges made of recyclable parts and compostable materials.

Image source: Aquasana
Image source: Aquasana

#6 – Freedom Pet Pass

This company was founded in 2006 with the goal of making a pet door that was truly energy-efficient. The Founder, Brian Algar, has worked closely with the California Energy Commission to create standards for pet doors that include third-party laboratory testing for insulative value and air filtration.

 

Image source: Freedom Pet Pass
Image source: Freedom Pet Pass

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