Company turns roadkill into fashion
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
BOSTON -- A woman is fashioning furs out of roadkill and hopes to change an industry in the process. Pamela Paquin owns Petite Mort Fur, a company that makes neck muffs, leg warmers, hats, purses and more from road kill. She calls it "accidental fur." Paquin hopes to offer the fur industry an alternative to trapping and large-scale fur farms. But the industry's trade group said North American furs already are ethically and environmentally responsible.
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