ANIMAL LITTER CONTAINING TWISTED PAPER RODS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A DOMESTICATED ANIMAL WITH MENTAL STIMULATION

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APP PUB NO 20130220228A1
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13860865

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An animal litter is provided for simultaneously delivering urine-absorbent and mental-stimulating properties of the litter. The litter includes in combination a plurality of urine-absorbent particles forming a litter particulate component and a plurality of unfoldable polymeric cylinders constituting a polymeric cylinder component and intermixed with the urine-absorbent particles. The polymeric cylinders have a mean cylinder height of between 1 and 30 millimeters, a ratio of cylinder height to cylinder diameter of 1:1 to 12:1, and a strip length to cylinder height ratio of greater than 10:1. The litter particulate component is present relative to the cylinders in a volume ratio of 1:1 to 25:1. A process is further provided to mental stimulation and boredom reduction of a caged animal. The process includes providing the animal with the above inventive litter and allowing sufficient time for the animal to unfold a portion of the polymeric cylinders.

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THE ANDERSONS INCMAUMEE OH

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Theis, Dale R Sylvania, US 3 12
Weaver, Ted A Perrysburg, US 3 12

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