It is a common occurrence that someone who has grown up with pets moves away from home and their new circumstances prevent them from owning a pet of their own. Furballs are designed to provide the comfort of a pet without the attendant care and concerns. The comfortable scale of the furballs makes some of them ideally suited for cuddling, others for lounging on. They are convincingly animal-like when caught at a glance, reminding the owner of pets they've known before.
