Mohawk Carpet Stands Up To Rhino's Abuse

Birmingham, AL, Sept. 2, 2009--Mohawk's beige SmartStrand carpet came clean after spending two weeks with Ricko, a 2,800 pound black rhinoceros at the Birmingham Zoo.

The carpet, make with triexta fiber, withstood the constant tracking in of mud, dirt, and even nastier stains, as well as being trampled on by the animal who weighs in at 3,000 pounds.

After more than 14 days, the light-colored carpet showed some severe staining. The Birmingham Zoo’s Ricko, a 12-year-old, Eastern Black Rhinoceros, soiled the carpet in many ways. In the last two weeks, a tropical storm had passed through the Birmingham area, forcing the very muddy rhinoceros into spend an extended amount of time in his enclosure for safety reasons. It was during that time Ricko generated some of his most difficult stains.

Using only hot-water extraction and Mohawk FloorCare Essentials Carpet Stain Remover, the spots washed away.