Elephant Poop Into Big Bucks

[Jazzy]

The Topeka Zoo is getting a trunk full of cash thanks to its newest gift products: dolls and gifts made from elephants' poop.



It's part of a fundraiser called My Pet Poo and here's the straight poop: Volunteers take hunks of pachyderm dung and paint with into all sorts of fun designs.



We've had requests to paint the poop to look like a Kansas City Chief or a Jayhawk from the University of Kansas, said Kate Larison, the executive director of the Friends of the Topeka Zoo, the group doing the poop painting.



One person even wanted a Green Bay Packer Cheesehead.



Larison said the idea of taking the poop and repackaging came up a few weeks ago at a meeting, and the group decided not to make haste with waste and started selling the pieces this week.



Each piece of My Pet Poo sells from around $10 to $25 for custom projects. In addition, each piece is lovingly painted by a volunteer and comes with a certificate of authenticity proving the poop did come from an actual elephant.

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[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I'll pass. I wonder how I'd react if someone said gave that to me as a gift... I opened it and said Whats this? They said Its decorated shit. Enjoy!

 

[The Dragon Master]

I'll pass. I wonder how I'd react if someone said gave that to me as a gift... I opened it and said Whats this? They said Its decorated shit. Enjoy!

 

[Evil Eye]

Wouldn't they do better to sell it as manure?

 

[Rapunzel]

Wouldn't they do better to sell it as manure?

I expect they do, but they must have tons to deal with everyday...and thats just the elephant poop!

I have lil bunnies...but they produce a sh**-load too!

I expect they have far more manure than they can give away!

A lot of zoos make paper from it to sell.



Noah apparently had so much on board the ark that he had to chuck it all overboard.

Legend has it that Columbus discovered it 1492 years later.