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Roadkill Collector Appears On TV

"I work with stuff that has been hit by cars, mostly. If the skull is crushed, I remove it. Then his head is a little sad looking," she said.

Seary said her friends and family have learned to tolerate her hobby, and even encourage it.

"If I was in the car with friends, and there was a cat that was totally flattened on the road, my friends would be like, 'Kelly, do you want to stop and pick that up?'" she said.

"Usually it would be beyond repair," she said. "We were very selective with what animals we picked."

It was one of Seary's friends, Robin Dickinson, who called the "Camilla Scott Show" without her knowledge.

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"Later, she asked me what I would've said if she had phoned in, and I said I wouldn't have minded. Her response was 'good, 'cause I did,'" Seary said.

The two were given an all expense paid trip to Toronto. Dickenson spoke on the show first, followed by Seary--who brought Max with her as an illustration.

Seary said she got some unusual questions from audience members.

"One person asked me what kind of drugs I was taking," Seary said.

A psychologist was also brought onto the show.

"She asked me about my childhood," Seary said. "Eventually she concluded that I am a mentally stable, sane person."

Seary's mother, Nancy A. Seary, is supportive of her daughter.

"It's not really what I would go in for, but everyone has to have their own hobby," she said.

A potential problem arose in the Seary household when Kelly Seary stored a bag containing emu feet in the freezer.

Luckily, Seary's mother said that she did not mind. "It was well wrapped up," she said

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