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Your cat is sure to adore this little mouse handmade in Mongolia. What better toy to entertain your cat with than a mouse toy which was hand-crafted by Mongolian herders. Your cat will adore this toy with the aroma of catnip and natural lanolin oils that cats LOVE, while its purchase helps to save the beautiful snow leopard. Available in a variety of Naturally-Dyed Colors. Approximately 3" in length. Price is for each.
Editor note: Our cats love this toy so much, we haven't seen it in weeks. (Somebody hid it really well!) If your cat has enjoyed toys like the Tossabout Cat Toy or other wool-based toys, they will certainly dig this one.
 With your purchase of these adorable cat toy mice, you are supporting herders who live throughout the remote regions of Mongolia, helping them get the much needed food, medicines and clothing for their families that they haven't been able to afford. As part of the program, these empowered participants work together to help in the conservation of snow leopards in their region, making a huge difference in the survival of this species.
What do Snow Leopards have to do with Wool?
There are as few as 3,500 snow leopards remaining in the wild. These beautiful cats share the vast, rugged mountains of Asia with communities who depend upon small herds of sheep, goats, yaks and camels for a living.
Many of these families survive on less than a dollar a day. Snow leopards are hunted in retaliation for attacking families' precious domestic livestock, and their pelts and bones can also be sold for much-needed cash to passing traders.
By buying wool products directly from herders, the Snow Leopard Trust is providing these communities with opportunities to increase their income by up to 40%. To participate, communities negotiate and sign agreements to help with specific conservation projects to protect snow leopards and key wild prey species.
Money for the handcrafted products is paid directly to the people who produce them (99% are women) and is used to buy medicines, purchase fruit and vegetables and send children to school.
The end results of this successful program are a higher quality of life for families, safer snow leopards, greater respect for women and a healthier environment! While we will do our best to meet your choice for color, these toys are made in so many colors it may be difficult to guarantee.
 Made in Mongolia
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