Tomorrow, New York's statewide bag ban goes into effect.
We cats are thrilled.
Yes, we love playing in bags — but paper ones, folks. Those thin, one-use plastic bags that groceries and Walmarts use — and which end up in our landfills, oceans and trees — are disgusting. No self-respecting cat would have anything to do with them.
New York is also charging a nickel for paper bags, to help wean consumers off disposable bags and point them toward using cloth ones. Which means we'll have to switch to playing in empty cardboard boxes instead. But it is all good.
Sure, there will be people who will grouse about having to keep a stash of reusable bags in their cars and then remember to bring them in when they shop. But in a world in which awful, Trumpian things happen daily — like kids in cages, for example — this is really not a hardship. (And for those of you unfortunate enough to own and walk dogs, get something biodegradable for picking up their poop.)
So suck it up, team! If California can do it, so can the Empire State. We cats celebrate, and we PURR.
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