The nonprofit Pupcycled takes donated clothes and turns them into braided rope and bone-shaped dog toys, which are later distributed for free to no-kill shelters or rescues in the Bay Area.
Sixteen-year-olds Olivia Liu and Sophia Liu, founders of Pupcycled, make toys for pets from recycling material at Santa Teresa Library in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. With the help of sewing machines, scissors and some hand braiding techniques, 16-year-old besties Olivia Liu and Sophia Liu are doing their part to chip away at the 92 million tons of global textile waste produced each year.
The nonprofit also accepts monetary donation through their website. All proceeds go towards keeping their operations afloat and purchasing toy-making supplies, like thread, sewing machines, extra donation bins and stuffing. Their free service provides much-needed financial relief to some local animal shelters, which, according to officials, are getting more animals in the post-pandemic eraThe increase in animals at the shelters comes from a variety of factors — people who are going back to work in-person and can no longer care for their pets, rising cost of living and veterinarian care prices and a housing shortage that allows landlords to prefer tenants without pets.
For every adopted dog, the foundation provides an affordable mini care package for the owners to help them adjust to their new pets. The Schwartz tote bags are filled with essentials like a blanket, food, a leash and best of all — a Pupcycled toy for the dogs to play with. “We want them to have an easy start,” Levy-Schwartz said.
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