East Bay dog and cat owners might be able to turn their pet’s rear ends into mini-ATM machines thanks to a local biotech firm’s call for fresh fecal deposits.

AnimalBiome in Oakland is asking people to contribute healthy pet poop to its “stool bank program” and is willing to shell out $100 per month for every fur baby it enrolls.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.