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Ditto mel_v's comment.

Also wool sheep are

a) bred to produce this way and their treatment is typically not humane

b) carted off to the meat industry when they're not producing any longer (add in transport footprint there as well)

I can probably do that re the toilet. I don't have a washing machine (a girl can DREAM, right?) but the toilet does make sense! Thank you!

There are a number of things you can do. Since NYC has a rat "issue" and we have a number of community gardens, there are some documents re best practices re rats:

https://gis.nyc.gov/doh/rip/docs/Rodent_Control.pdf

The main things seem to be:
- reinforce your bin with wire mesh and makes sure it closes
- getting it on a solid base so they can burrow up through the ground and in is helpful
- not having it placed up against a border/yard edge/other items is helpful (rats are less likely to run through an open field to get to a compost bin than along a wall or fence, through clutter, etc.)

I have actually seen cats keep rats away from the garden because they chase the juveniles and the scent of a cat around in general is usually a good deterrent for rats - unless the food is such easy pickins' that they will risk cat attacks anyway. (It's true that cats alone can't control rat populations though - you have to be good with waste control, too!)

I actually went back to look at feedback I'd left because I couldn't remember. I think I've had overwhelmingly positive experiences on Etsy and when they're bad, it's usually an Etsyian who is a little green and doesn't understand customer service. The few custom orders I've had done (soaps for a baby shower, a custom tie clip) were exactly what I'd asked for.

I almost forgot about this one - such great customer service:

"Super awesome seller - These shoes, although they looked perfect as far as I (and the seller) could tell, fell apart upon first wear. Vintage is usually as-is but deborahjeanvintage was amazing about the whole experience when I contacted them and *offered* a refund. So nice and I would definitely buy from them again! Super friendly and I wish there was a Really-Positive option here!"

I wouldn't hesitate to leave bad feedback for the people who are bad at their businesses though!

I have pets so I A/C one room and they have access to that room plus the rest of the hot apartment if they want it.

But there's no way I can leave a house full of panting heatstroke cats in my wake when I leave for work!

I second that no cargo -- but will up it to pretty much ever. Most airlines have a bad track record in this area with deaths or missing animals and rarely does a lost animal get found.

http://consumerist.com/2010/07/whats-the-best-airline-for-your-pet-to-travel.html

I voted for re-use but best before/after DIY was a close 2nd!

Where does one get such a radiator shelf? I need 3!

That's seriously disgusting. If it trapped them and you could put them elsewhere and just mice-proof your sloppy house, it'd be better. (Storing foodstuffs correctly is usually the first thing pest control recommends!)

Almost anything is better than glue traps - have you seen mice half-torn off of those? I have. People in my neighborhood can't "deal" with the situation they caused and dump the poor things on the sidewalk. I've found 4 now.

Could those of you who are citing % of indoor only and indoor/outdoor or outdoor/feral cats who carry toxo please cite your sources?

The ones I've seen in JAVMA and the like had indicated that indoor cats also carry toxo in low percentages.

These are the studies I was personally thinking of but I would like to know what studies others are thinking of:

http://www.avma.org/avmacollections/feral_cats/javma_225_9_1394.pdf

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15303992

I mainly consider toxo to be a food-borne human issue (http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/prevent.html) but due to the low risk of my indoor cats possibly carrying it and that affecting wildlife, I don't flush.