You know those “bear factory” shops you get in malls? In this age of sensitivity to green issues, I think there should also be “bear recyling centres”.
Someone with a bear that’s reached the end of it’s useful life, or maybe just someone with a naughty child who doesn’t deserve a bear, could take it along and watch it being carefully rendered back into it’s constituent parts.
“Look Johnny, this is the machine where they remove Mr. Fluffles ears!”
I’m certain it would be popular, especially just after Christmas.

Ah yes that is rather nice.
My ex-girlfriend used to run a toy hospital and she used to get people bringing in toys that had been dismembered by parents in fits of frustration with their children (if you haven’t tidied your room by Friday I am going to put Mr bear in the wheelie bin type of thing) – except usually they would try to pretend the child had done it.
I think there should also be “bear recyling centres”
Such a thing does already exist… It’s called our dog!!!
Unfortunately for Sawyer our fluffy four legged ‘recycling centre’ isn’t really too fussed whether the cuddly toy has reached the end of it’s little life or not!!!