Why do we use cow manure in so many things but other animals’ poop (i.e. cats and dogs) are considered to be toxic?
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As a gardener, I think of this question as asking, “Why can I go to the garden shop and buy a bag of cow manure and put that in my garden, but I shouldn’t put my cat’s poop in my garden?”
Some things that come to mind:
* The problem isn’t “toxicity” but rather living parasites. Cats have different parasites from cows. If cat parasites are worse for me than cow parasites, then having cat poop in my garden (where I will probably touch it) is worse than having cow poop in it.
* The cow manure from the garden shop has been dried and fermented for a while; it isn’t raw wet cow poop. Some of the parasites have been killed. I can’t guarantee that I can do the same with my cat’s poop.
* Maybe it’s quite possible to process cat poop in a way that would make good fertilizer for a garden, but you and I haven’t heard of it yet.
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