We have recently heard about some younguns placing toy cars into the speaker ports of jbz's beloved Axiom speakers, but what i wanted to know are two things:

Has anyone had any problems with extensive pet hair in their speakers?
and
Has anyone's cat(s) decided that the grilles make a superb scratching post?

I have a friend who is considering buying some new speakers and REALLY does have a pet hair problem in his living room (3 long haired dogs and 2 cats).
He was wondering if that would even constitute a fire hazard at all inside the speaker. Personally i think it might act like a speaker baffling material. The thought of it being blown out of a port into the popcorn bowl during a bass heavy passage is rather unappealing.

We own 2 dogs and one cat but so far do not have nearly the same hair problem as my friend. Our cat has not had the chance to attack the grilles b/c i leave them off.
Any comments or stories to help put his mind at ease?

"Those who preach the myths of audio are ignorant of truth."