At their first meeting, Cruella expresses her sinister interest in the Dalmatians, remarking how she and her henpecked husband have never thought of making clothing from dog pelt before. Upon seeing the spotless skins of the newborn puppies, she is revolted and offers to have them drowned at once; her way of getting rid of animals she views as worthless, as she has drowned dozens of her own cat's kittens. Upon a second visit to the house, she picks up the mature puppies and treats them like clothing to be worn.