How to Find Organic Pet Bedding

More and more people are searching for organic pet bedding because of the benefits it offers. It's safer for pets and the environment. Unfortunately companies are just now picking up on this market trend and starting to offer more organic pet bedding.

When searching for pet bedding you may not find many options specifically labeled organic. Depending on your reasoning for buying organic pet bedding you may want to consider an all natural product. This can be bedding made form natural products and fibers such as cotton or cedar. Unfortunately, if a product isn't labeled organic there isn't any way to tell what sort of pesticides have been used to grown the natural fibers. Thankfully your pet's health and safety aren't at risk if you do choose to go this route because the fibers are thoroughly cleaned.

Depending on what type of pet you have you may find more organic pet bedding options available than you think. If you own a small animal such as a rodent or reptile there are a number of recycled options as well as organic shaving options. Most trees are grown organically but please consider a recycled option first.

Recycled pet bedding is vary safe for pets. Many people are concerned that it still contains harmful chemicals added during the paper making process but this is simply not true. Recycled pet bedding has actually been washed a number of times in order to insure a chemical free end product.

If you are looking for a organic pet bedding for a dog or a cat you may want to consider bedding made from industrial hemp. Industrial hemp softer and stronger than cotton. On another note cotton production accounts for 50% of pesticide use in the U.S. and industrial hemp needs little to no pesticide to grow.

If all else fails you may want to consider making your own organic pet bedding. Many organic fibers can be bought online to fill your bed and sewing a simple bed is very easy.

The wonderful thing about wool is that isn't too hard to make it organically. Wool is one of the best insulators and is made into a variety of bed types. Wool dog beds and wool cat beds can easily be found at your local pet store or online but are they truly organic? For that you are going to have to check the package. Remember that retailers can't label a product organic unless it meets agricultural regulations.

Wool is actually a better insulator than cotton and more durable. This makes it a much better choice if you are deciding to go an all-natural pet bedding route as opposed to all organic.

As mentioned before recycled pet bedding is an option for any type of pet. Recycled news paper bedding can be purchesed from any pet store to make easy clean up of small critters cages.

Even dog and cat beds are now being made out of recycled materials. These beds are usualy made at a much high quality standard than their "new material" counter parts. I have often found that recycled products last at least 4 times longer than cheaply made new products.

You would think that recycled pet beds would be less expensive because they are being made from a waste material. Fortuneteller the opposite is true. Because the process to clean raw recycled products is so extensive it can reflect in the price. However keep in mind my previous point, they last a lot longer!

Of all the organic pet bedding options I've listed here I want to point out my vary favorite method: Making your own pet bedding from materials around the house! Old curtains and sheets are great sources of extra fabric! If you don't know how to sew there are some amazing options for fabric tac. This is basically a glue that acts as a stitch. Anyone can make great pet beds this way!