1261. Making Clothing Out Of Roadkill

Road-kill Clothing
Pamela Paquin is an "ethical designer." She
collects road-kill to turn into "Petite Mort," or stoles, collars
and coats. The average price is $1000 for one of her creations.
Many of her clients are upscale and affluent. Pamela says this is
a tribute to the animals.
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Petco Stops Selling Treats From China
Petco has kept it promise and removed all dog and cat threats
made in China from the shelves of it stores nationwide. Last May,
the chain became the first national pet retailer to say it would
stop selling the treats after reports began showing up
Chinese-made treats were making animals sick, and worse. The move
includes pet treats made for the Petco Brand 'unleashed' and
those sold online.
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Top Dog Names
Next time you go to the Dog Park, you're likely going to hear
someone calling for Max or Bella. Those are the top two names
bestowed on puppies in 2023. Vetstreet.com says other popular
names for boy dogs after Max were Charlie, Rocky, Buddy and
Cooper. Rover.com says there was a 37% increase in food-themed
names like Coconut, Ginger, Kale, Peanut, Guinness, Vino, Mochi
and Whiskey.
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Young Heroes
This week's Hero Person is 9-year-old Orly
Sedransk. After a visit to her local shelter, she was
moved to do something to make a difference. Through a 50/50
raffle, she was able to raise enough money to help the municipal
shelter purchase cages to hold cats.
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Pet Food Stamps Program Shuts Down
When Pet Food Stamps, Inc. was formed, it got attention from all
over, including being featured on CNN, CBS, ABC and Animal Radio.
Founder Marc Okon raised $65,000, enough to
handle the nearly 200,000 people who'd asked for help. He
resigned last April, saying he was overwhelmed with applications
and closed the program.
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