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Date: May 14, 2009

BIG SHRIMPY INTRODUCES FULL CIRCLE™ BED RECYCLING PROGRAM

Big Shrimpy, a Seattle-based company which produces durable, planet-friendly pet products, is proud to announce its Full Circle recycling program, the first recycling program for pet beds. Big Shrimpy’s Original, Nest, and Catalina Beds, as well as Landing Pads and Doodle Toys, are now recyclable.

Although Big Shrimpy owners Bruce and Cici Kelling believe it is quite possible that Big Shrimpy beds would never need to be recycled, they wanted to offer the recycling program to end users. “We’ve always designed Big Shrimpy products to last”, says Bruce, “but if an end user, for whatever reason, wants to part with their old Big Shrimpy bed, we want to offer them an environmentally friendly alternative to the landfill.”

Before recycling, Big Shrimpy encourages end users to extend their bed’s life these ways:

• Wash, dry, and re-fluff. Every part of a Big Shrimpy bed, including the SmartFill®, is machine washable and dryable.
• Replace worn out parts. Big Shrimpy Original and Nest Bed covers, empty inner liners, and filled inner liners are all available for purchase separately. Worn out parts can be sent back to Big Shrimpy for recycling as well.

To participate in the Full Circle recycling program, end users simply wash and dry all the components of their Big Shrimpy bed and send it back to Big Shrimpy. The outer fabrics and SmartFill are then processed back into a reusable fiber.

Big Shrimpy beds will soon display hangtags describing the new recycling program. Any Big Shrimpy bed ever purchased is recyclable. Recycling instructions can be found at www.bigshrimpy.com.

About SmartFill®

SmartFill is Big Shrimpy’s 100% recycled, machine washable and dryable, polyester-fiber filling. SmartFill is recycled directly from other manufacturers’ clean waste without any reprocessing, allowing Big Shrimpy to make high quality, environmentally friendly products without high energy use. Other stuffed pet products are filled with virgin polyester or filling from recycled plastic bottles, which requires lots of energy to melt and reprocess into fiber.

About Big Shrimpy

Big Shrimpy products are functional and comfortable for pets, stylish enough for any living space, completely washable, and planet-friendly. Product lines include Original and Nest beds (for dogs), Catalina beds (for cats and toy breeds), Landing Pads, Doodle Toys, and Whisker-Wide Bowls. Big Shrimpy has dealers across the nation and online. More information about the company, products, and a store locator may be found at www.bigshrimpy.com.

Cici Kelling

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Release Date: October 9, 2008

BIG SHRIMPY OFFERS PLANET-FRIENDLY DOODLE TOYS

Big Shrimpy, a Seattle-based company which produces stylish and planet-friendly pet products, offers Doodle™ Toys filled with SmartFill®, Big Shrimpy’s 100% recycled, machine washable and dryable, polyester-fiber filling.

Consumers may choose from the DoubleDoodle, NoodleDoodle, FlopaDoodle, SquaDoodle, and CircaDoodle. All Doodle Toys are offered in color combinations of Coffee/Aqua, Coffee/Henna, and Aqua/Henna. Doodle Toys’ shapes ensure a good mouth- or hand-hold for dogs and humans, making it easy to get down and Doodle! For humans, the contemporary colors and abstract design of Doodle Toys make them a pleasure to see around the house.

The long, floppy shapes of the DoubleDoodle, NoodleDoodle, and FlopaDoodle encourage a dog to fling, flop, toss, and shake every which way it can. These three Doodles are large toys and are particularly suited to big dogs. A big dog will proudly parade around with these Doodle Toys!  The CircaDoodle and SquaDoodle shapes allow them to whiz through the air like a flying saucer, and are made with smaller dogs in mind.

About SmartFill®

SmartFill is recycled directly from other manufacturers’ clean waste without any reprocessing, allowing Big Shrimpy to make high quality, environmentally friendly products without high energy use. Other stuffed pet products are filled with virgin polyester or filling from recycled plastic bottles, which requires lots of energy to melt and reprocess into fiber.

About Big Shrimpy

Big Shrimpy products are functional and comfortable for pets, stylish enough for any living space, completely washable, and planet-friendly. Product lines include Original and Nest beds (for dogs), Catalina beds (for cats and toy breeds), Landing Pads, Doodle Toys, and Whisker-Wide Bowls. Big Shrimpy has dealers across the nation and online. More information about the company, products, and a dealer locator may be found at www.bigshrimpy.com.