Collect Pet Hair to Help with Oil Spill

As most Americans are aware, there has been a massive oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, just off of the coast of Louisiana, and it continues to leak tens of thousands of oil per day (some reports are that it is leaking 210,000 gallons per day!). In total, there has been 3 million gallons of oil that has leaked, and it’s beginning to wash up on shore, which is going to impact a lot of people who live in the area and who make their living in the water or nearby.

Hair stylists, barbers, and dog and cat groomers have been collecting the trimmings of their clients of every kind to send them to the Gulf Coast to help contain the oil spill. The hair is stuffed into nylon stockings, and the finished product known as hair booms are immersed into the water.  This massive effort is being undertaken by an organization called Matter of Trust, based in San Francisco, California.  According to the Matter of Trust website,

Anyone and Everyone: salons, groomers, wool farmers and individuals can sign up to donate hair, fur, waste wool… clippings and nylons and funding for our Hair for Oil Spills program. Our Excess Access program SIGN UP is FREE, FAST and HELPS us to coordinate the masses of donations going to the Gulf.

To learn more about this effort and see how you can assist by collecting dog and cat fur, visit their website. It’s going to take a major effort to clean up after this massive oil spill but we can all help no matter where we live.