Buy a special Beanie stuffed toy, help animals affected by Aussie wildfires

Ty Warner, the billionaire American entrepreneur who launched the Beanie Babies craze years ago, is stepping up to aid animals affected by the Australian wildfires. Warner and his Oak Brook, Illinois-based Ty Inc. said on Tuesday that they have created Katy Koala, a special Beanie Boo plush animal, to aid the hundreds of thousands of animals that are said to have been killed or harmed by the devastating wildfires that have been burning across Australia for weeks. Warner said 100 percent of profits…