Machine and method for hair or bristle removal

A device for removal of hair or bristles from an animal, comprising:

• a first cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis;
• a second cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis, wherein the first cylindrical body and second cylindrical body are positioned proximate to one another and can rotate about their respective longitudinal axes in opposite directions;
• at least one flexible sheet of material wrapped about a portion of the first cylindrical body in a first direction relative to the longitudinal axes of the cylindrical bodies and also wrapped about a portion of the second cylindrical body in a second direction opposite the first direction such that as the first cylindrical body rotates in the first direction and the second cylindrical body rotates in the second direction, an elongated pinch point is formed between the flexible sheet and the second cylindrical body;
• and
• at least one additional cylindrical body contacting the flexible sheet wherein the at least one additional cylindrical body is capable of rotating about its longitudinal axis in the first direction;
• and wherein the flexible sheet is in contact with a surface of the additional cylindrical body such that the flexible sheet forms a loop that is in contact with each of the first, second, and at least one additional cylindrical bodies.