Oh NO its isn't and my friend the vet said he has already had 2 cats come it he couldn't save because they had choked on tinsel which he removed after they were dead. My own Reeta got one small half strand from a gift my ex got from work and brought over to show me. It fell on the floor and she licked it up and then couldn't spit it out, luckily I was eating a cheeseburger at the time and gave her a couple big bites and it pushed it down but before that she was gagging and try as I may I couldn't get to it... I love ya kid but this is no legend it is a warning of potential danger to your beloved pets....I don't do legends!