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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color="#0f243e" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E;
font-weight:bold'>Here is a great recycling idea…<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#CC0000;
font-weight:bold'>Back to nature: Used fur coats warm ill animals <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Donations from
Coats for Cubs program used to line nests, offer comfort<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color="#cc0000" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#CC0000;
font-weight:bold'>The Associated Press<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>updated <span class=time>3:14 p.m. CT,</span>
<span class=date>Tues., Feb. 2, 2010</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=textbodyblack><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>LOS ANGELES - Got a fur coat gathering
dust? The Humane Society suggests the ultimate recycling — putting it on
the backs of other animals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=textbodyblack><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>The Coats for Cubs program by the Humane
Society of the United States helps orphaned, injured or sick wildlife by
gathering fur coats and using them for nests, bedding or cuddly replacements
for mom and dad. In 2009, 2,687 fur items were donated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=textbodyblack><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>"We use the discarded furs as
bedding to give the animals comfort and reduce stress," said Michael
Markarian, the agency's chief operating officer in Washington, D.C. "The
fur garments act as a surrogate mother. It is a warm and furry
substitute."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=textbodyblack><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>The coats go to wildlife
rehabilitation centers that take in baby raccoons, chipmunks, squirrels,
coyotes, skunks and other animals, and has helped thousands of animals since it
began in 2005 with the Fund for Animals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=textbodyblack><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>Markarian said many of the coats are
donated by people who find fur to be inhumane — whether the animals are
trapped in steel-jawed traps or raised on factory farms. For those who have fur
and no longer want to wear it, "This is a great way for them to give back
to the animals," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=textbodyblack><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>Amber Ginter, 13, from Kingston, Ohio,
spent last summer collecting fur coats as part of a community project
affiliated with the Humane Society. She put a box in her church, wrote a letter
describing the project in the church bulletin and collected 30 coats in two
months, she said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=textbodyblack><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>"It was kind of sad to see all
the furs because you know they had to kill the animals to get them," said
Amber, who wants to be a veterinarian or zoologist when she grows up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=textbodyblack><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>The Florida Wildlife Center in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. has used coats for wildlife babies in the past, but employees
and volunteers had to scrounge for donations, twist arms, or scour garage sales
and thrift stores. After becoming a Humane Society affiliate last June, the
center got three boxes full of furs and are well stocked for baby season.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color="#0f243e" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:#0F243E'>Article continues at </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'>URL: <a
href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35204350/ns/health-pet_health/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35204350/ns/health-pet_health/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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