“Fur-Zoff” Grooms Horses, Cleans Up Pet Hair

“Fur-Zoff” Grooms Horses Cleans Up Pet Hair FARM HOME Miscellaneous “It started as an industrial product but one idea led to another and we’re still uncovering new uses ” says Chris Andersen about “Fur-Zoff” a soap bar-sized gray block made from recycled glass that removes pet hair from furniture clothing car seats and floors “Lots of people have contributed to finding uses for it ” Andersen says “A taxidermist was the first to suggest the hair-removal idea Then a little girl came up at a trade show and asked if the product could remove bot-fly eggs from a horse’s legs Turns out it worked great for removing that and also for grooming horses ” Fur-Zoff is made by grinding recycled beer and wine bottles into a fine powder then mixing the powder with a binding agent The mixture is sent through an extruder emerging as pliable 6-in long oblong plugs The plugs are then baked at 1 550 degrees F The glass melts and the bonding agent produces a gas which forms the bubbles that create the rough texture of the Fur-Zoff block A testimonial from the company’s website states: “Your product is the greatest hair removal item I have ever used and I count it as a miracle in my two-dog household The first couple of weeks after I got them I worked on every carpet in the house I couldn’t believe the amount of dog hair that I ended up with!” Sales of Fur-Zoff have grown by 25 percent annually for the past 5 years and Andersen says they’re still finding new applications “My wife and I were photographing eagles along the Mississippi River one day and I managed to collect a heavy load of burs on my coat and pants ” he says “She suggested I try the Fur-Zoff on the burs and it worked great I got rid of the burs a lot faster than if I had had to pick them off by hand ” Fur-Zoff costs $12 99 on the company’s website and comes with a 100 percent lifetime guarantee Anderson says they never wear out It can also be purchased online at similar prices Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Chris Andersen AMV LLC P O Box 3124 LaCrosse Wis 54602 ph 608 785-0032; www furzoff net

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