Coats for Cubs: Donate Your Old Furs to Wildlife
Posted on July 23, 2009 by diane
If you have an old fur coat stored in the attic somewhere and no idea how to get rid of it, here’s a thought. Donate it to The Humane Society’s Coats for Cubs program. Coats for Cubs cuts up the donated furs and uses them to warm and comfort orphaned and injured wildlife. More than 200 rehabilitators from across the United States and Canada now participate in the program.
Watch a video about the program here.
The furs are cut into an appropriate size for the animal and placed inside the animal’s enclosure. A bobcat, fox, raccoon, squirrel, or rabbit in need of comfort will find your coat turned into a furry blanket that becomes a surrogate mother to these orphaned animals.
Photo from Coats for Cubs
This approach works better than a towel or blanket as the fur feels more like the animal’s own mother. Turning the sleeve of a fur coat inside out can create a warm nest for a burrowing animal. Some animals adopt a piece of fur as a playmate, jumping on it and wrestling with it.
Want to donate? Here’s how:
Place your fur in a sturdy box (a large padded envelope is fine for small items) and mail it to The HSUS at the following address:
The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Attn: Coats for Cubs
View more details on Coats for Cubs.
