Pet’s fur can help clean oily Gulf Coast – May 2010

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Your hair and pet’s fur is needed to help clean Gulf oil spill The hair and fur is stuffed into nylon stockings which become booms The oil clings to the hair booms and mats which are then removed from water Matter of Trust is coordinating...

HUMAN HAIR BOOMS MAY HELP GULF COAST OIL SPILL – May 2010

SAN FRANCISCO — For the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, there will be a 100 ton containment box will be moved into place to try to soak up some of the oil, but there will also be another method to be used to control the spill. It is strange method and has a...

People, and Poodles, Contributing to Cleanup – May 2010

As millions of gallons of oil float toward the Gulf Coast, tons of one eminently renewable — and absorbent — resource are being shipped in to stop it: hair. And pantyhose. At least 400,000 pounds of human hair and animal fur (cat, dog, sheep, alpaca), donated from...

Groomed dogs aid oil spill cleanup – May 2010

Local fur and hair collection will defend Florida beaches Lisa Scarbrough wants your pet’s fur. And she’ll take the hair off your head, too, if you’re getting it cut. The animal advocate and founder of Coastal Pet Rescue is spearheading a local...