ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY JOHN LING AND GLENNA CASALME. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. HELLO. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. TONIGHT, A CASE OF A COUNCIL SPENDING RATEPAYERS' MONEY ON A SCALE WHICH WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. $100,000 AND COUNTING TO MAKE SURE JIMBO THE DOG GETS THE NEEDLE. IT'S BEEN VERY SILLY RIGHT FROM THE START. IF IT WASN'T SO SERIOUS FOR THE MONEY THAT IT'S COSTING MY COUNCIL, THIS WOULD BE A JOKE. TWO YEARS ON DEATH ROW, FIVE COURT CASES AND TWO APPEALS TO THE HIGH COURT. TONIGHT WE HEAR WHETHER JIMBO WILL BE PUT TO DEATH. DOES THE CRIME FIT THE PUNISHMENT? THEY'RE SAYING HE'S A DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS DOG; HE ATTACKED A RABBIT. WE'LL CHECK IN LIVE WITH CHRIS PARKIN, OUR MAN IN LONDON, FOR THE LATEST ON THE FREAK SPRING BLIZZARDS AND DOCTORS WHO PRESCRIBE FAKE MEDICINE. YES, AND A LOCAL PLAN TO BAN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ` THE APOSTROPHE. AND HE'S A CELEBRITY STUFFER. NO, HE'S NOT IN THE ADULT-FILM INDUSTRY. IN FACT, IT'S WHAT'S IN HIS FREEZER AND WHAT HE MAKES THAT'S THE STUFF OF DRUG-FUELLED NIGHTMARES. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT, BUT I DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT TOO MUCH. IT'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. WE START TONIGHT WITH A DOG ON DEATH ROW AND THE WOMAN WHO'S TRIED EVERYTHING TO SAVE HIM. THE DOG'S CALLED JIMBO, AND HE'S BEEN A VERY BAD BOY. BUT HAS HE BEEN BAD ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY HOW MUCH TIME AND MONEY THE LOCAL COUNCIL'S SPENT TRYING TO DESTROY HIM? AFTER TWO YEARS ` ABOUT TWO DECADES IN DOG YEARS ` TOKOROA'S JIMBO MAY HAVE JUST ABOUT REACHED THE END OF THE LINE. MICHAEL HOLLAND WITH THE STORY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I KNOW YOU ALL WANT TO SAY HELLO. SHE'S ONE OF THOSE ANIMAL LOVERS WE PROBABLY ALL KNOW ` HE'S A LOVELY, LOVELY BOY. YES, HE IS. A LITTLE DOTTY, A LITTLE OVER-THE-TOP. DO YOU WANT A CUDDLE? DO YOU WANT A CUDDLE? AND HE'S ONE OF THOSE ANIMALS ` ONE OF THOSE STAUNCH BULL-TERRIER TYPES WE'VE PROBABLY ALL GOT AN OPINION ON. HEARTBREAKING. HE'S LOVELY, AND IT'S HEARTBREAKING. JIMBO, THE AMERICAN STAFFIE TERRIER, IS DEAD DOG WALKING. HE'S BEEN ON DEATH ROW FOR ` WAIT FOR IT ` TWO AND A HALF YEARS WHILE CARRIE KING... I'VE STOOD UP FOR HIM. ...AND THE SOUTH WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL HAVE SUNK THEIR LEGAL FANGS INTO EACH OTHER ` A STAGGERING FIVE SEPARATE COURT CASES IN ALL, INCLUDING TWO APPEALS TO THE HIGH COURT. TWO AND A HALF YEARS. I JUST WONDER WHETHER IT'S GOING TO OUTLIVE ME. JIMBO'S CRIME: KILLING A PET RABBIT HE DRAGGED FROM A HUTCH IN THIS TOKOROA STREET WAY BACK IN NOVEMBER 2010. (WHISTLES) THAT'LL DO. YET CARRIE KING, WHO RUNS A DOG-RESCUE SHELTER AND HAD REHOMED JIMBO TO A FAMILY ON A SHORT-TERM TRIAL WHEN THE ATTACK OCCURRED, IS NOT SO SURE JIMBO ACTUALLY DID THE JOB. YOU NEVER SAW HIM LICKING HIS CHOPS OVER THESE RABBITS? NO, HE SAT AND LOOKED AT THEM, AND THAT WAS IT. ALTHOUGH SHE ACCEPTS SHE CAN'T PROVE OTHERWISE, SO OFF TO THE POUND JIMBO WENT. A JUDGE THEN RULED HIM TO BE A DANGER AND HANDED DOWN A DEATH SENTENCE. THIS HAS JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT SILLY? IT'S BEEN VERY SILLY RIGHT FROM THE START. PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DISTRESSING AND ANNOYING THINGS THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN MY TIME AS MAYOR. NOW, FOR THE RATEPAYERS OF THIS TIMBER TOWN, EVERY TWIST AND TURN OF THE JIMBO SAGA HAS COST THEM DEARLY. NOT UNLIKE THE TREES THEMSELVES, OUT OF SOMETHING SMALL, IT'S GROWN SOMETHING HUGE. ESTIMATES FOR THE COSTS INCURRED BY THE COUNCIL PRIMARILY FOR LEGAL EXPENSES RANGE FROM $70,000 TO UPWARDS OF $100,000. I THINK THEY HAVE MADE IT SUCH A BIG POINT, AND THEY'VE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY, WHERE DO THEY BACK DOWN? IF IT WASN'T SO SERIOUS FOR THE MONEY THAT IT IS COSTING MY COUNCIL, THIS WOULD BE A JOKE. OUT ON THE STREET, WE CAN'T FIND ANYONE WHO HASN'T HEARD OF JIMBO AND THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC MONEY THE CASE HAD DEVOURED. DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THAT. JUST DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THAT. STUBBORNNESS ON BOTH PARTS, GETTING BLOODY MINDED IN BOTH PARTIES. THEY SHOULD LET HIM OFF. WHAT HAS HE DONE? HE KILLED A RABBIT. DOGS KILL RABBITS. YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, ISN'T IT? IF IT GETS A RABBIT, IT COULD GET A CAT OR A KID, YOU KNOW. HAVE YOU GOT A MESSAGE FOR THE COUNCIL? NO, I WON'T, BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T LIKE WHAT I'D TELL THEM. THEY JUST WOULD NOT LIKE WHAT I SAY TO THEM. ADDING TO THE CASE AGAINST JIMBO, THE SERIOUS INJURIES BUT NON-LETHAL INJURIES INFLICTED ON JUSTICE, THE TOKOROA POUND DOG. JIMBO'S SAID TO HAVE SCALED SEVERAL 2M-HIGH WIRE FENCES TO REACH JUSTICE. < FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT THE RATEPAYERS HAVE SPENT ON THIS CASE,... YEP. ...THAT COULD BE A NEW PLAYGROUND FOR THE LOCAL KIDS OR... YES, BUT I HAVEN'T ASKED THEM TO SPEND IT ON IT. FOR ITS PART, THE COUNCIL SAYS IT'S BEEN FORCED TO PURSUE CARRIE KING THROUGH THE COURTS BECAUSE IT CAN'T LAWFULLY DESTROY A DANGEROUS DOG UNLESS ITS OWNER GIVES CONSENT OR IS CONVICTED OF NOT HAVING PROPER CONTROL OF THE DOG. SHE APPEALED TO THE HIGH COURT, BECAUSE THE LAW SAYS IF YOU DON'T CONVICT THE OWNER, YOU CAN'T PUT THE DOG DOWN. WHY DOES JIMBO DESERVE TO LIVE? I CAN'T SEE THAT HE'S REALLY DONE ANYTHING HORRIFICALLY WRONG. I KNOW THE DOG. EVERY DOG IS SPECIAL ` EVERY ONE. YOU'D FIGHT FOR ANY DOG? ANY DOG AT ALL. SO IF THIS SAGA COST 200,000, 300,000, THE COUNCIL WOULD BE OBLIGED TO SEE IT THROUGH? UNFORTUNATELY, YES. WOULD YOU TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY, MR HOLLAND, AND SAY, 'I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT DOG SO IT DOESN'T ATTACK ANYBODY'? I WOULDN'T. COMMUNITY SAFETY COMES FIRST, AND WE DO THAT WHICH IS RIGHT. FOR ME TO BACK AWAY, IT MEANS THAT I LET THE DOG DIE. AND THAT WON'T BE? NO. WOULD YOU LET YOUR FRIEND DIE? WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOUR RATEPAYERS, > WHO ARE HOWLING AT THE SUM OF MONEY SPENT? > INITIALLY, THERE WAS ABSOLUTE REVOLT, IN SAYING, 'WHAT THE HELL?' YOU KNOW. NOW IT HAS SWUNG ROUND. IN FACT, I'M NOW GETTING TOLD, 'WHY IN THE HELL DIDN'T YOU SHOOT IT AT THE START?' IF THE COUNCIL GETS ITS WAY,... YES. ...WHICH IS A POSSIBILITY,... YES, IT IS. ...HOW WILL YOU COPE WITH THAT? I'LL BE BROKEN. EMOTIONALLY: I WILL HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO SAVE HIM, AND I SUPPOSE AT LEAST, I'LL KNOW THAT. FOR THE VERY LATEST ON THIS DOG'S TALE, REPORTER MICHAEL HOLLAND JOINS US. Development this afternoon? A rapid ruling from the High Court. The judge has dismissed Carrie's appeal. Her conviction stands as the owner of a dangerous dog. Do you think Carrie has anything left? I tried to speak with her this afternoon. I've been told she is very emotional. I think she accepts this is the end of the line. This has cost her 10,000 or $20,000 as well. She is now waving the white flag. Jimbo will have to go. That would have hit her hard? Her heart is in the right place. She takes on stray dogs from everywhere and tries to house them. She spends large amounts on feeding this menagerie. She clearly is very passionate. What next? The council have said they will give a little bit of time to take the emotion out of things. I expect the dog we put down either tomorrow or the next day. Emotional response on our website. Those supporting the dog were a minority. Nicola says she has two dogs and says she can't stand owners who don't take responsibility for their pets. Two sides of the argument there. Michael, you saw the dog up close. Would you be happy taking responsibility, 'Mr Holland'? I'll pass on that question. I have seen Jimbo up close. He is a robust looking dog. If he was coming towards me and I was walking somewhere with a child, I might cross to the other side of the road. Had Jimbo hurt a kid, this would be cut and dried. But a rabbit? That is a dog's natural instinct. Grey area. STILL TO COME ` LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO FREAK OUT YOUR KIDS, BUT WE'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT THIS IS. ALSO, FORGET HIS QUESTIONABLE TASTE IN MOVIES AND THAT CHINESE BILLIONAIRE ` SHANE JONES IS BACK ON PARLIAMENT'S FRONT BENCHES, AND HE THINKS THAT CALLS FOR A PARTY. AND WHILE WE BASK IN A DROUGHT HERE, BRITAIN HAS BECOME A MINI SIBERIA. WE'RE LIVE TO OUR MAN IN LONDON, CHRIS PARKIN, FOR THE LATEST. IT'S COMING UP TO THE TIME OF YEAR FOR RESURRECTIONS, BUT I'M NOT SURE ANY OF US ENVISAGED THAT THIS EASTER IT'D BE LABOUR MP SHANE JONES' TURN. TONIGHT HE'S THROWING WHAT HE CALLS A 'LAZARUS PARTY'. LAZARUS IS THE GUY IN THE BIBLE JESUS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD, AND THAT'S HOW SHANE JONES SEES HIS RETURN TO THE FRONT BENCH. HEATHER DU PLESSIS-ALLAN REPORTS. SHANE JONES' RESURRECTION PARTY IS PROBABLY GOING OFF. DANCE MUSIC I CAN ONLY GUESS ` I WASN'T INVITED. SO, INSTEAD, I'M BEING A PARTY POOPER. ARE YOU GOING TO THAT? I AM, YES. I'LL BE POPPING IN. I WON'T BE ABLE TO STAY VERY LONG, THOUGH. IS IT NORMAL TO HAVE A LAZARUS PARTY? IS IT NORMAL TO PUT OUT INVITATIONS CALLING YOURSELF LAZARUS, AFTER A MAN WHO ROSE FROM THE DEAD IN THE BIBLE? ARE YOU INVITED TO SHANE JONES' LAZARUS PARTY? WHO'S SHANE JONES? SHANE JONES IS SO BIBLICAL, LOOK AT THAT CAMERA FLARE ` IT LOOKS JUST LIKE A BLUE RAY FROM HEAVEN. THANK YOU. HE'S BACK ON LABOUR'S FRONT BENCH BECAUSE THESE GUYS FROM THE AUDITOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE RECENTLY CLEARED HIM IN A COMPLICATED CITIZENSHIP CASE FROM BACK WHEN HE WAS A GOVERNMENT MINISTER. BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN VERY KIND. WOULD YOU CELEBRATE AFTER HEARING THIS ABOUT YOURSELF TODAY? WE THINK HE MADE THE DECISION WITHOUT ALL THE INFORMATION. THE DECISION HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED TO AN INEXPERIENCED MINISTER. MINISTERS CAN BE IMPATIENT. JUST SO YOU KNOW, RESURRECTION PARTIES AREN'T EN VOGUE IN PARLIAMENT. WHEN YOU CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD, DID YOU HAVE A LAZARUS PARTY? NO, WE WERE JUST TOO BUSY. BUT WE NEVER WERE DEAD ` THAT'S THE POINT. THE MEDIA THOUGHT WE WERE` ARE YOU CALLING YOURSELF 'WE' IN THE THIRD PERSON? WELL... YES, HE WAS. AND HERE'S ANOTHER LAZARUS WHO DIDN'T HAVE A RESURRECTION PARTY. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? IS THIS A LITTLE BIT NARCISSISTIC? EXCUSE ME? WHAT DOES THAT WORD MEAN? (LAUGHS) PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WONDER WHY THEY VOTED YOU IN. THEY ARE TOO. THEY ALWAYS DO. YEAH. ANYWAY, NEVER MIND AN INVITATION ` SHANE WOULDN'T EVEN TALK TO ME. THIS IS HIS PRESS SECRETARY. OK, IS THAT A NO, THEN? THAT'S A NO. FINE. ARE YOU INVITED? I AM. NICE FOR SOME. Living all that aside, Shane Jones is actually known for referring himself in the third person. Greg wonders about that sometimes. THE ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM'S ALMOST HOME, NOT QUITE WITH ITS TAIL BETWEEN ITS LEGS, BUT CERTAINLY PULLING SOME THOUGHTFUL FACES AFTER YESTERDAY'S NAIL-BITING DRAW WITH THE BLACKCAPS. FOR MORE, LET'S CROSS LIVE TO OUR MAN IN LONDON, CHRIS PARKIN. CHRIS, THE TEAM IS DUE TO TOUCH DOWN SHORTLY. HOW HAS THE TOUR HERE AND YESTERDAY'S NAIL-BITER BEEN REVIEWED OVER THERE? I don't think you need to worry about these guys getting a heroes return. I think it is pretty much agreed it was a disastrous tour. Matt Prior has got some credit. Here he is celebrating in the bath. You don't need to worry about tickertape parades down Oxford Street. Boys will be returning to what is possibly the coldest March in nearly half a century. AND BY THE SOUNDS OF THE WEATHER OVER THERE, THEY MIGHT BE WISHING THEY WERE STILL IN NZ? Were about to go into daylight savings time. Massive problems from the storm. Hundreds of thousands of homes without power. Gas tankers docked on the outside of Britain supplying extra supplies for heating. It is lambing season. Farmers are trying to dig sheep at 7 feet or 8 feet snow drifts. The Daily Mail has hysterically reported that is the Oxford Cambridge boat race this Saturday, and it could be disrupted because of ice on the Thames. WE BITCH AND MOAN ABOUT OUR HEALTH SYSTEM, BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, AT LEAST OUR DOCTORS GIVE US REAL MEDICINE? A survey of British Gps had asked how much placebo is distributed. 97% admit to having used both the boat at some point. That's everything from sugar pills do nothing scientifically through to prescribing drugs that won't necessarily help, such as antibiotics for viral infections, and things that one necessarily help the ailment but might make the patient feel better. Some are saying this is the section of patients, but others say it can be very helpful. Sometimes it is the only thing they can do The debate is going on. Meanwhile, everyone is looking at the drug cabinet and wondering if they've been eating skittles. Like the horsemeat scandal ` you were happy at the time. YOU'RE IN THE HOME OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE LOCAL COUNCIL ISN'T TREATING PUNCTUATION WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES? People are consistently getting' is wrong and putting them on the wrong side of the S. One council has decided to get rid of them all together on their road signs. The English are a funny lot. They'll happily queue for two hours in a bank, but messing with their apostrophes is like the beginning of an apocalypse. Countless people have come out against this. The chairman of the apostrophe protection Society ` who knew that was a thing ` described it as appalling and pointless. Baker's view as an example ` how many bakers? There will be a meeting tomorrow and the council will reverse the decision. A great victory thhat will make them more insufferable than ever. I look forward to you teaching them all how to use it properly. AFTER THE BREAK ` ONE MAN'S BIZARRE PATH TO FAME. WHEN I WAS A KID AT SCHOOL, I ALWAYS SORT OF DREAMED OF STANDING IN FRONT OF A CONCERT, YOU KNOW, WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORSHIPPING YOU. WELL, THIS IS PROBABLY THE NEAREST I'LL GET TO THAT. IT'S THE STUFFING STUFF OF NIGHTMARES, THE TAXIDERMIST WHO'S CORNERED THE MARKET FOR THE MACABRE. FOR HUNTERS, A STUFFED ANIMAL'S A STARTLED REMINDER OF THEIR CUNNING AT HAVING SHOT AN ANIMAL WITH A HIGH-POWERED RIFLE, AND WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO CELEBRATE THAT. OCCASIONALLY, YOU'LL HEAR OF PEOPLE WHO WANT THE FAMILY PET STUFFED TO KEEP THE MEMORY ALIVE AND PROVIDE A TALKING POINT AT DINNER PARTIES. BUT A TAURANGA TAXIDERMIST OPERATES IN A FAR, FAR DARKER AREA, NOT JUST WITH WHAT HE STUFFS BUT WHAT HE DOES WITH THEM NEXT. JUST A WEE WARNING ` IF YOU'RE AN ANIMAL LOVER, MATT CHISHOLM'S STORY MAY MAKE YOU SQUEAMISH. HOW DOES YOUR FREEZER LOOK? THAT'S MY ICE CREAM, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER ROSELLA. WHAT ELSE? ANDREW LANCASTER'S FREEZER IS FASCINATING,... YEAH, I DON'T NORMALLY PUT THINGS IN THE FREEZER LIKE THAT. (LAUGHS) ...AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS THAT'S MAKING HIM KIND OF FAMOUS. < RATS AND ROSELLAS AND RABBITS IN AMONGST YOUR MIXED VEG? (LAUGHS) YEAH, BUT IT'S ALL FROZEN, SO... WHEN I WAS A KID AT SCHOOL, I ALWAYS SORT OF DREAMED OF STANDING IN FRONT OF A CONCERT, YOU KNOW, WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORSHIPPING YOU. WELL, THIS IS PROBABLY THE NEAREST I'LL GET TO THAT. < (LAUGHS) HE MAY NOT BE ON THE COVER OF THE 'ROLLING STONE', BUT THIS SLOW-TALKING POM'S GOING GLOBAL. IT MORE OR LESS JUST WENT ROUND THE WORLD. HE'S MADE 'THE SUN' AND 'THE DAILY MAIL' IN THE UK, 'TNT' AND 'THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS' IN THE STATES, EVEN 'THE MALAYSIAN TIMES', ALL FROM THIS TAURANGA GARAGE. YOU'D NEED A PRETTY GOOD STOMACH, WOULDN'T YOU? YOU GET USED TO IT. I MEAN, TO BE HONEST, YOU CAN ONLY DO THINGS WHEN THEY'RE FRESH, I MEAN, TO BE HONEST, YOU CAN ONLY DO THINGS WHEN THEY'RE FRESH, SO FRESH MEAT DOESN'T SMELL. ROCK MUSIC ANDREW TRANSFORMS ROADKILL INTO, WELL, ORNAMENTS WITH HIS TAXIDERMY, SPECIALISING IN HYBRID CREATURES, WHERE HE MORPHS TWO OR THREE ANIMALS OR BIRDS INTO ONE. IT'S A TYPE OF POST-LIFE GENETIC ENGINEERING WHERE HE TURNS OUT EVERYTHING FROM GRIFFINS TO FLYING PIGS. IT JUST CAME INTO MY HEAD TO START MIXING THINGS UP LIKE THESE MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES AND FANTASY-TYPE CREATURES. IT SORT OF GETS A BIT ROUTINE JUST DOING A POSSUM EVERY DAY OR A RABBIT EVERY DAY IN THEIR NATURAL POSITION, AND YOU CAN ONLY SELL SO MANY OF THOSE. THIS CHICKEN UNFORTUNATELY DIED, SO I JUST DECIDED TO MAKE` CREATE ONE OF ME FANTASY CREATURES AND PUT A POSSUM HEAD ON AND GIVE IT A COUPLE OF FANGS, AND, YEAH, I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AN ARTIST? I BELIEVE SO. BOTH LAUGH HIS HYBRID CREATIONS ` PRACTICAL AS WELL AS IMAGINATIVE. SOMETIMES YOU GET A BIRD OR AN ANIMAL AND IT'S IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION, BUT MAYBE ITS HEAD'S REAL BADLY DAMAGED OR IT'S LOST A LEG OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO INSTEAD OF THROWING IT AWAY, MIX THE PARTS. ANDREW SELLS HIS ART ON THE INTERNET AND RECKONS BUSINESS IS BOOMING. I'VE GOT A LOT OF ADMIRATION, A LOT OF FANS ON MY FACEBOOK. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT, BUT I DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT TOO MUCH. SOME ANIMAL-RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SAY THIS IS DISRESPECTFUL TO ANIMALS. YOUR THOUGHTS? I CAN SEE THEIR POINT OF VIEW, BUT I DON'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH TAXIDERMYING THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY DIED. AND HAVE YOU SOLD THIS FELLA TO GARETH MORGAN? (LAUGHS) NO, HE DIDN'T PUT A BID ON IT. ANDREW'S LATEST PROJECT, PROBABLY THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL, THE COMMON GINGER MOGGY FOUND DEAD ON THE NAPIER-TAUPO HIGHWAY. I DID A U-EY, WENT BACK, PICKED IT UP. THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND, AND I JUST PUT IT BACK IN THE BACK OF THE VAN AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND DID IT THE NEXT DAY. DID HE TAKE A BIT OF WORK? UM... (LAUGHS) WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING? BECAUSE IT DIDN'T TAKE A LOT OF WORK. AFTER JUST TWO HOURS OF TOIL AND A BIT OF CLEVER MARKETING, THE CATSKIN RUG FETCHED NEARLY $1000, BUT IT HAD ITS DETRACTORS. SOME PEOPLE, SORT OF, SAY YOU'RE SICK OR DISGUSTING. SO IT'LL BE A VERY LONG TIME BEFORE THIS FELLA STUFFS ANOTHER CAT, IF HE EVER DOES ONE AT ALL. I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS CONTROVERSY AGAIN. I WANT A QUIET LIFE. BUT IT'S 500 BUCKS AN HOUR, ANDREW. LAUGHS: YEAH, RIGHT. BOTH LAUGH Nice one. And have I got a surprise treat for you too. The seven sharpgraphics team was so inspired by this, they spent the whole afternoon working on their own creations. And I something else exciting to tell you. It is Greg's birthday today. THAT'S IT FOR WEDNESDAY. SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY RICHARD EDMUNDS AND PIPPA JEFFERIES.