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A Little 'Lotl - An Axolotl Wool Cat Toy - Handmade Wool Toy with 5-Foot Tether
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- 100% New Zealand wool construction: Made from pure wool with azo-free, cat-safe dyes for coloring.
- 5-foot tether for interactive play: Long tether twirls and dangles to support solo or guided play.
- Handmade by Nepalese artisans: Crafted with hand-sewn details through a Fair Trade-certified production partnership.
Cat in the Box
A handmade wool axolotl cat toy with tether for interactive play.
Overview
This wool cat toy is designed in the shape of an axolotl and crafted for engaging feline play. It is handmade by artisans in Nepal using natural wool materials and dyed with cat-safe coloring. The attached tether allows for both independent play and owner-led interaction to mimic prey movement.
Key Details
- Felt cat toy shaped like an axolotl
- Handmade by artisans in Nepal
- Made from 100% pure New Zealand wool
- Colored with azo-free, cat-safe dyes
- Five-foot long tether for movement and play
- Hand-sewn facial details
- Includes zippered pouch for storage
Why Choose This
This toy combines handcrafted wool construction with an interactive tether design, offering a natural material option with built-in movement for engaging play.
An axolotl is a charming little salamander that never grows up. They're basically salamander tadpoles their whole lives.
Their superpower is their ability to regrow body parts when needed: not just their adorable little legs, but their eyes and even parts of their brains.
Axolotls are critically endangered in the wild. Let your cat help spread the word about these special creatures!
When you purchase this toy, you help others
We partner with a special World Fair Trade-certified non-profit organization in Nepal to make this axolotl.
Low-income artisans, mostly women, get a living wage when they make this toy. They also get a retirement fund, medical allowance, and financial incentives to keep their daughters in school.
Buying this product helps real people support their families and plan for their futures.
This is a photo of Mrs. Chandra Kumari, felting wool for our products.
What does azo-free mean?
Many textile dyes in use today are known to cause cancer and birth defects. These dyes, known for containing carcinogenic chemicals called "azos," have been listed under California's Proposition 65 Warning. They have also been banned by the European Union, and some other countries, including Japan, India, and Vietnam.
"Azo-free" dyes do not contain any of these dangerous compounds. They are more expensive to use, but they're better for the environment and may be better for humans who are allergic to, or sensitive to dyes.
We only use azo-free dyes to make A Little 'Lotl toys.
Hand-sewn details
Each axolotl is completely handmade, right down to the hand-sewn details on the face.
An artisan painstakingly creates the axolotl's cute features, including two black eyes and an adorable smile.
Here's a photo of Mrs. Sabina Maharjan using her skill with a needle and thread to add some personality to the face of one of our other cat toys.
Why New Zealand wool?
Wool is a 100% natural and renewable resource. It's biodegradable and recyclable and it even has nutrients in it that are essential to plant life. And it grows back every year!
New Zealand is an ideal environment for sheep to live and grow. The air and water are pristine, the climate is temperate, and abundant rainfall ensures rich pastures for grazing. This, in turn, helps create some of the finest wool in the world: New Zealand is known for producing the whitest, cleanest wools that hold dyes better than other wools.
In New Zealand, sheep farming is a way of life. New Zealanders have been raising sheep for generations, passing down the knowledge and experience that contributes to a culture of excellence in this industry.
There's also a strong emphasis on sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices, which help maintain healthy pastures and robust herds.
And finally, New Zealand has some of thestrictest animal welfare lawsin the world. In 2007, New Zealand passed a law banning "mulesing," a cruel, mutilating procedure that is still performed on millions of lambs in other countries around the world.
A Little 'Lotl ships free with any box purchase.
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I don’t know how he got it down off the shelf, but it was right there on the floor: Volume I of my World Book Encyclopedia set, an antiquity from childhood I haven’t been able to part with. Call me sentimental.
Mr. Whiskers had the volume open and he was staring intensely at one entry. He glanced up briefly, and returned to…
Goodness. I thought for a brief moment that he was actually reading. That third glass of wine last night was clearly one too many.
I leaned over to see to what page the volume had opened.
Axis Powers…
Axis Resistance…
Axolotl.
Axolotl? Mr. Whiskers looked up again. “Mrow,” he stated, by which he meant, “well, what else?”
Of course - history has never been a keen interest of Mr. Whiskers.
I started to explain about axolotls, and how they’re endangered, and how they only live in one tiny place in Mexico, and why we can’t have one in the house.
And then I thought, well, maybe we can.
Description
A handmade wool axolotl cat toy with tether for interactive play.
Overview
This wool cat toy is designed in the shape of an axolotl and crafted for engaging feline play. It is handmade by artisans in Nepal using natural wool materials and dyed with cat-safe coloring. The attached tether allows for both independent play and owner-led interaction to mimic prey movement.
Key Details
- Felt cat toy shaped like an axolotl
- Handmade by artisans in Nepal
- Made from 100% pure New Zealand wool
- Colored with azo-free, cat-safe dyes
- Five-foot long tether for movement and play
- Hand-sewn facial details
- Includes zippered pouch for storage
Why Choose This
This toy combines handcrafted wool construction with an interactive tether design, offering a natural material option with built-in movement for engaging play.
An axolotl is a charming little salamander that never grows up. They're basically salamander tadpoles their whole lives.
Their superpower is their ability to regrow body parts when needed: not just their adorable little legs, but their eyes and even parts of their brains.
Axolotls are critically endangered in the wild. Let your cat help spread the word about these special creatures!
When you purchase this toy, you help others
We partner with a special World Fair Trade-certified non-profit organization in Nepal to make this axolotl.
Low-income artisans, mostly women, get a living wage when they make this toy. They also get a retirement fund, medical allowance, and financial incentives to keep their daughters in school.
Buying this product helps real people support their families and plan for their futures.
This is a photo of Mrs. Chandra Kumari, felting wool for our products.
What does azo-free mean?
Many textile dyes in use today are known to cause cancer and birth defects. These dyes, known for containing carcinogenic chemicals called "azos," have been listed under California's Proposition 65 Warning. They have also been banned by the European Union, and some other countries, including Japan, India, and Vietnam.
"Azo-free" dyes do not contain any of these dangerous compounds. They are more expensive to use, but they're better for the environment and may be better for humans who are allergic to, or sensitive to dyes.
We only use azo-free dyes to make A Little 'Lotl toys.
Hand-sewn details
Each axolotl is completely handmade, right down to the hand-sewn details on the face.
An artisan painstakingly creates the axolotl's cute features, including two black eyes and an adorable smile.
Here's a photo of Mrs. Sabina Maharjan using her skill with a needle and thread to add some personality to the face of one of our other cat toys.
Why New Zealand wool?
Wool is a 100% natural and renewable resource. It's biodegradable and recyclable and it even has nutrients in it that are essential to plant life. And it grows back every year!
New Zealand is an ideal environment for sheep to live and grow. The air and water are pristine, the climate is temperate, and abundant rainfall ensures rich pastures for grazing. This, in turn, helps create some of the finest wool in the world: New Zealand is known for producing the whitest, cleanest wools that hold dyes better than other wools.
In New Zealand, sheep farming is a way of life. New Zealanders have been raising sheep for generations, passing down the knowledge and experience that contributes to a culture of excellence in this industry.
There's also a strong emphasis on sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices, which help maintain healthy pastures and robust herds.
And finally, New Zealand has some of thestrictest animal welfare lawsin the world. In 2007, New Zealand passed a law banning "mulesing," a cruel, mutilating procedure that is still performed on millions of lambs in other countries around the world.
A Little 'Lotl ships free with any box purchase.
____________________________________________________________________
I don’t know how he got it down off the shelf, but it was right there on the floor: Volume I of my World Book Encyclopedia set, an antiquity from childhood I haven’t been able to part with. Call me sentimental.
Mr. Whiskers had the volume open and he was staring intensely at one entry. He glanced up briefly, and returned to…
Goodness. I thought for a brief moment that he was actually reading. That third glass of wine last night was clearly one too many.
I leaned over to see to what page the volume had opened.
Axis Powers…
Axis Resistance…
Axolotl.
Axolotl? Mr. Whiskers looked up again. “Mrow,” he stated, by which he meant, “well, what else?”
Of course - history has never been a keen interest of Mr. Whiskers.
I started to explain about axolotls, and how they’re endangered, and how they only live in one tiny place in Mexico, and why we can’t have one in the house.
And then I thought, well, maybe we can.