Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … shedded animal hair?

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:01:32 +0000

Is there any advantage to putting carnivore hair around the garden to discourage mice, squirrels (does ANYTHING discourage squirrels or ground hogs?) etc. I’ve read of spreading human hair on lawns to discourage deer.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:04:04 +0000

At this point in global warming we DO need to recycle everything. Don’t be a stubborn fool, give back to the world as much as you take away!

By: karena

karena — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:55:56 +0000

your local county council shuld be able to help-it will need “yellow bagging” and collecting by them seperatly to be incinerated like human waste too i would think.

By: Olia

Olia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:43:01 +0000

Make stuffed pet toy or pet cushion.

By: Kinsey

Kinsey — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:43:41 +0000

I don’t know if anyone in the UK is doing this, but there’s a program in the US that turns human and pet hair into mats to soak up oil spills.

http://matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html#salons

By: tarnya saiz

tarnya saiz — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:32:39 +0000

hi im doing a dog grooming course at collage in the uk and i need to know how you dispose of the dog hair and chemicals and faeces i cant find it any where on the net would you please help me :D:D:D:D thanks

By: Chrys

Chrys — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:05:55 +0000

You can make felted beads. See the tutorial here:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Felted-Pet-Hair-Beads/

By: susan

susan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:34:58 +0000

I have a sheltie and SO MUCH fur! I want to learn how to spin & weave her tons of shedding into clothing :) already i give it to the birds & use it to try and deter the deer. Like the idea of felting it for boot liners too!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:49:32 +0000

I made this site all about it:
http://www.squidoo.com/recyclepetfur

By: Sue Edwards

Sue Edwards — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:15:53 +0000

Dog and cat hair can be felted. Put a few layers on a J-cloth, one layer horizontal, one vertical, etc., and build up till a fluffy thick heap, then cover with another J-cloth. Sprinkle with hot water with some detergent added, then slowly rub away at the heap so that the fur squashes down, once this happens you can roll the J-cloth/fur/J-cloth ‘sandwich’ in a small bamboo table mat/window blind, like a swiss roll, tie it all round with string, and roll back and forth like a rolling pin. Be quite rough, do it for a few minutes. Undo everything and see if the fur has felted, if it has, take out the felt, wash it and dry it and use it for something – if not do it up again and work on it a bit longer. Use it as felt, or make insoles to put in your winter boots – anything!

By: Grooming By Sara

Grooming By Sara — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:53:21 +0000

I am a groomer in Texas and am looking for a way to do it greener. I want to donate some of the trashbags full of dog hair I cut off everyday. It’s already clean too! If anyone wants to spin this stuff or make bird nest filler (very cool idea btw). I would be happy to donate as much or as little as you need. Email me!

By: Katiiieee x

Katiiieee x — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:54:03 +0000

ii Havv Readd Aboutt Recycliinngg Dogg Furr Butt Doess Eny1 No Enythiinngg Boutt Recyclinngg Cat Fur ?? x

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:03:50 +0000

No, it’s really not nasty at all! I never understood why people were so freaked out by hair and fingernails. They really are not gross. Think about it: is it gross to pet your dog? Is it gross to run your fingers through your hair? How about holding someone’s hand? There are fingernails on that hand. It seems like as soon as one of these items leaves the body, people start freaking out and screeching “eww OMG!! It’s a HAIR!!” or “ewww nasty! A fingernail!!”

You wear wool and angora, right? That’s hair from sheep, goats, rabbits, and alpaca. How is cat or dog hair more disgusting? :)

By: The monster that ate you

The monster that ate you — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:41:21 +0000

put it in a pillow

By: daniel

daniel — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:11:22 +0000

!!!compost it!!!

By: norma holmes martin

norma holmes martin — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:08:48 +0000

I have a AKC German Shepherd, Defendore Guardian Von Nahm, and he sheds so much, but by grooming him everyday, keeps him looking great but I have loads of molted hair.

It sounds great about recycling molted hair.

If anyone needs any, email me.

Norma
justthefacts@nahm.tv
author of: A Trilogy to Die for
available at Amazon.com, Pay Pal or at my website, http://www.nahm.tv

By: Suzi

Suzi — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:27:18 +0000

I’ve got 5 cats, 3 of which I could make 100 other cats out of their fur! I don’t want to weave, nor do I have the time to, but, I’d like to know someone that does. One of the cats is a British Shorhair with short, but, VERY DENSE hair, along with a DSH with the same type of fur & a Main Coon mix. The other 2 have very fine hair. Please let me know if someone can weave a sweater, scarf or something out of all this hair! Thanx!

By: Andrew Needham

Andrew Needham — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:41:56 +0000

we could recycle everything though, huh? wouldn’t that be interesting?

By: G. Ross

G. Ross — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:29:38 +0000

All of these sound totally nasty.

You know, we don’t need to recycle EVERYTHING.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 15 May 2007 19:24:47 +0000

you can disperse it into your garden so raccoons and skunks won’t dig… they recognize both human and dog hair,it deters them

By: Lesley Arrowsmith

Lesley Arrowsmith — Sat, 12 May 2007 14:32:36 +0000

I spin dog hair, too!

By: Rosalind

Rosalind — Fri, 04 May 2007 17:31:12 +0000

I wonder if it would make good stuffing for toys and cushions? You’d need quite a lot for a cushion. I remember in spinning classes that you have to wash dog hair wool very well or it will always have that doggy tang! I suspect that Dreft is probably best. You can also use cat hair from the long-haired breeds but it takes longer to collect enough.

By: Nichola

Nichola — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:24:17 +0000

Spin it into yarn!
Check out these sites i found by googling ‘Spinning dog hair’
http://www.mdnpd.com/pd/default.htm
http://www.bbkirk.com/Dog%20Hair%20Yarn.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Dog-Hair-Better-Sweater/dp/0312152906

Juat imagine, you could WEAR your dog!