I've used it in taxidermy.  But I doubt many members of the board are interested in that.  

You can also use it in shipping (instead of peanuts).  I've never done it, but one of my friends did.  

I cannot think of anything else right now... Anyone else want to give it a go?

may be you can give it to a friend who keeps a Hamster because it's fine for them you could charge them for it but thats your own choice. thats the best i can think of i hope it can help you from Julia
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I kept hamsters on pine... they all died early deaths from respiratory infections. Some of them seemed to just dry completely up, their eyes closed shut and they just died very quickly. That's about 12 hamsters altogether who died the same way on pine. Pine and cedar belongs in the trash.  

Do you know of anyone who has horses? I am sure that they would appreciate a bag of shavings, since that is what a lot of horses have in their stalls.

I agree that pine and cedar are toxic to ALL living beings' respiratory systems. Throw it out, and chalk it up to a lesson learned, Honey. It isn't worth taking chances with.

Safe uses for pine litter:

compost
garden mulch for plants
fire starter for campfire or charcoal grill
organic landfill (as in "throw it out")
mix with wood glue and use as modelling compound
potpourri

I'll keep thinking of more.  

Any ideas for the green stuff? I have an unopened brick taking up space in my closet.

If it's bad for all small animals, then why do they sell it?

I laughed so hard at some of your ideas . . . potpourri . . . and a donation for post-parties at the frat house . . . oooh, I love it. I think I'll err on the side of caution and not use this for any animal environment. I'll probably use some of it for little Christmas potpourri bags and I'll compost the rest. Thanks to everybody for your suggestions.

Because pine and cedar are cheaper than most beddings. And pet stores are only concerned with saving money, not the well-being of their animals. I judge how good a pet store is by looking into their animal cages and seeing if they use pine or cedar.

Yep... that's how they discovered the problem in the first place. There were people working in a sawmill that processed cedar for furniture and construction, and they all had developd horrible respiratory problems.

I was once talking to someone, and we were talking pet beddings or something, and it came up that the person had a relative that lived in a house with cedar walls, and they had nasty problems with sneezing and asthma, etc. I told her that it was probably the cedar that was doing it!

Just proves the point that living in an environment with a lot of cedar can be unhealthy for ANY animal, even a human. As a result, I won't even use those cedar things you use to keep your clothes moth-free. I don't want the stuff anywhere near me.

Yep! I even cringe every time one of those Pinesol commercials comes on T.V.!   They couldn't pay me to use that garbage to "clean" my house!

Because there are people out there who will buy it. Yeh, pretty dumb. Kinda like rat harnesses...(just kidding, although in some cases....)

Basically, it's cheap for a company to make, and they can make a profit off all the people who buy it because they are not educated about the harms of it. And, of course, pet stores are not going to post a sign by the stuff saying it's harmfull.

It makes me mad that an animal will have to die before a company decides to pull it off the shelf- that was the case for Hartz flea and tick drops for cats. It can litterally kill cats, even if you cat makes the weight and age limit the package says is "safe".  Well it killed some cats, and although the whole company has not yet recalled it, the store I work at refuses to sell it, and we pulled ours off the shelf so that *our* customers would'n t buy it. I wish I could do that with the pine and cedar, but we are always converting buyers to at least aspen, if nothing else. We're working on the pine and cedar bit....

So anyways, just a note, if you have cats, DON'T use the flea and tick drops made for them by Hartz. The company isn't totally bad, because their dog products work, but I'm angry that there hasn't been a recall on the cat drops yet....just a little FYI.

I have... 17 pets that died from pine and cedar shavings. Why don't we do that, file a class action lawsuit? There's enough proof to back it all up. And enough of us have suffered losses due to this crap. We all complain about it, but we never do anything about it...