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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Put Me Down As an Ewwwwww! Person




Is your beloved pet particularly hairy? Does she shed fur all over your clothes and carpet? Well don't let all that soft, luxurious "wool" go to waste! Let Catty Shack Creations transform it into a beautiful accessory!

For the past few years, Catty Shack Creations has been spinning excess dog and cat fur into lovely handbags. Of course, as the company's founder readily admits in the video above, there are some folks (the Ewww People) who find the whole thing disgusting. But the Catty Shack Creations website insists that hair taken from dogs and cats is much cleaner than the wool sheared from sheep.

OK, I buy that, but I don't usually spend a lot of time with sheep. Wouldn't your cat be a little creeped out if you start walking around with a purse made from her hair? And if that thought doesn't bother you, why stop with pets? Why not collect the hair from your sister's hairbrush and have it woven into a scarf?

Perhaps I'm taking this too far. If you're not an Ewww Person, you can order your "Catty Shack Creations" here.

Sunday Bonus Story: Read about Frankie, Britain's hardest working cat burglar.
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30 comments:

  1. she who must not be namedDecember 14, 2008 at 12:24 PM

    Yikes...I'm definitely an ewww! person. That just seems kind of sick to me. How can you run around carrying a bag made out of your pet's fur?!

    Yay, Freddie! He must be waaay smarter than my cats....

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  2. dangerousDecember 14, 2008 at 12:26 PM

    Okey-dokey then.....
    I like cotton :)

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  3. jennaDecember 14, 2008 at 12:44 PM

    That is so cool! I wish I knew how too do that. (Bt the way, good luck YewToo, sounds like you'll need it.)

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  4. 42December 14, 2008 at 12:54 PM

    That's strange how "About 15 of them are all the same leopard.". I mean, not everyone in town is going to have the same toy. Maybe he's stealing some from a store.

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  5. NellieDecember 14, 2008 at 1:13 PM

    I'm a COOL!!! person...sorry. :-)

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  6. AnonymousDecember 14, 2008 at 1:17 PM

    Wow Ananka, you sure have changed. You used to write all the time in the comments (even useing smileys) then you almost stopped completly, and now your starting up again. (Just look at the "Hamsters are Evil" comments in April 2007.) Unless, of course, that wasn't you.

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  7. Kirsten MillerDecember 14, 2008 at 1:28 PM

    Anonymous: I usually comment if someone asks a question! ;)

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  8. Ren (All By MySHELF)December 14, 2008 at 4:14 PM

    Ugh, that's just gross. :P I would never want something made of my pet's fur... not that I have a pet. :'(

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  9. AnonymousDecember 14, 2008 at 5:01 PM

    Ewwww! People- it's not like they're making purses out of dead cats!

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  10. AnonymousDecember 14, 2008 at 8:28 PM

    Ahh. (So you know, I'm not saying it's a bad thing.)

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  11. OrchidDecember 14, 2008 at 9:06 PM

    I think it's weird to make purses and other things out of your pets hair.
    I prefer cotton. :)

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  12. chocokissDecember 15, 2008 at 5:04 AM

    I love that!!!! I think its totally awesome


    from Slovakia

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  13. AnonymousDecember 15, 2008 at 8:41 AM

    Irregular Kiki: My dog died and I still have a bit of her fur. I'm GLAD I have her fur. Because even though she's gone, I still have a bit of her left.

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  14. NellieDecember 15, 2008 at 9:05 AM

    I know someone with a guinea pig who once said that when he died, she was going to make him into a fur hat! ROFL

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  15. AnonymousDecember 15, 2008 at 5:13 PM

    Well, when I first read the post I didn't think it was that absurd, but then I saw the video and....
    ....I became an Ewww person.

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  16. AnonymousDecember 15, 2008 at 7:05 PM

    Uhhh... WOW.

    Just imagine how many crazy cat ladies that business will attract...

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  17. falconDecember 15, 2008 at 8:00 PM

    Crazy cat ladies is right.

    ME= Ewwwwwwwww person.

    +Mae

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  18. Poison PenDecember 15, 2008 at 8:53 PM

    I'm just going to leave the Catty Shack Creations thing alone. O.o

    The story about Frankie was too funny! I can just imagine him sneaking through an open window like a human cat burglar. Hey, I know what my next story's going to be! Thanks, Kirsten, you just cured my writer's block!! WHOO-HOO! XD

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  19. Undiscovered UniverseDecember 15, 2008 at 11:16 PM

    I'm not an ewwwww person.
    But I think that the cool people that were interveiwed were a little creepy. Like I-live-alone-with-only-my-30-cats-for-company type of people.

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  20. KittyDecember 16, 2008 at 12:04 AM

    I.... Don't know what to say... That person is smart, wacky, crazy, and a genius.... O-o"

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  21. SpringDecember 16, 2008 at 11:08 AM

    hmmmmmmm...

    I signed up for this email book club thing, and the current book is...

    The Empress's Tomb..

    Now I wonder where I've heard that book before..

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  22. LexiDecember 16, 2008 at 3:57 PM

    I want a dog-hair sweater!

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  23. Revrend Billy(OMG! this is so weired. go to revbilly.com . its sooooooooooooooo weired.)December 16, 2008 at 7:55 PM

    i get that some people want a little bit of there pet after it dies, but COME ON! if u luv ur pet so much, then why dont u make it an altar or somtin! cats r cute, and i love mi dog, but that is a litle crazy.

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  24. Kirsten MillerDecember 16, 2008 at 7:57 PM

    The Reverend Billy is quite famous in New York. I've seen him on the street quite a few times!

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  25. AnonymousDecember 16, 2008 at 10:55 PM

    okay... I wasn't an ewww person at first, but then 'when he gets put to sleep I'll be able to carry around a part of him" that is just creapy!!!

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  26. LovettbeatleDecember 18, 2008 at 8:15 PM

    Kind of like Sweeney Todd.

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  27. Some Lost MelodyDecember 18, 2008 at 8:35 PM

    I am an eww person... that is so gross.

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  28. PersephoneDecember 22, 2008 at 7:25 PM

    Ooh! I totally want one of those!

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  29. E-starJanuary 3, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    In a very, very small Swedish village it's tradition to make jewellery out of hair. They make other things like decorations and socks (!) as well. I am the proud owner of a necklace made out of silver and my own hair. But before I bought it I made it sure that it's my hair and my hair only.

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  30. AnonymousApril 10, 2009 at 7:06 PM

    I think that is soooo cool
    Its saves that cat hair that you would throw away I wish I could do it.
    The thing is that its $50-500!!
    *blink blink* Thats a lot for cat hair!
    But put me down as a AWWH person.

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