NBC recently reported on the increased mosquito population created by global warming. Earlier this year, a study found that heartworm, a fatal disease transmitted to dogs and cats by mosquitos, is on the rise in the U.S. An unlikely coincidence...

The fate of domestic animals is tied very closely to the fate of humanity. Human concerns about food safety, water, disease, and other impacts of climate change affect the animals that live with us, too. You drink from the same tap, depend on the same agricultural system for your dinner, and rely on the same energy sources to keep your electricity and heat on.

Like two-thirds of American households, President Obama considers his dog a member of the family. Bo Obama, and the millions of other dogs and cats across the country, need meaningful climate policy passed now as much as we do. Send the President an email reminding him that there's yet another constituency -- one that he shares the White House with -- that's in trouble due climate change.

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