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Apparently you can stuff your pet when it passes |
I think that is morbid but if it makes someone else happy then more power to them |
not for me |
Torn on this subject... One side of me thinks it would be nice to have it to honour them by.... But the other side feels it's quite morbid and can't get the thought of Norman Bates, from that show 'Bates Motel' out of my head when he stuffs that dog that got hit by a car.... :confused: |
I think that would freak me out and just make me cry more every time I saw it. |
Yikes! There used to be a show on Animal Planet about this. I couldn't stand to watch it. I would be creepy to me to have stuffed dead animal skins of animals I've loved in the house. Pictures and my memory will keep each of them alive to me after they're gone. But if someone takes some comfort from it, that's their business. |
Ewww just ewwww, not for me. But I'm a firm believer in "If it's not hurting anyone, do your thing". To each their own. |
I'm sort of torn on this, it is a hard one. I THINK I wud like it as I cud have them close to me ,,BUT in reality they wud not be with me and I think I wud find it harder to let go :confused: I actually cud not ,the more I think bout it..... |
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I think I'd rather remember the happy times with my pet. I'd rather remember my pet(s) as they were when they were alive and well. |
So Sad ewwh not for me personally,But I could see some people doing this just to have there precious pet near them. I guess to each there own but that would totally freak me out to have my precious Luci stuffed sittng there watching me. I say let them rest in peace even though it is only a shell of their precious pet.:thumbdown Anne/Luci:p |
This doesn't make me go 'ew'...I kind of get it, but don't know that I'd ever do it bc I'd worry that I'd regret doing it. My Marcel is the MOST cuddly animal I've ever come across in my life - and I love it so much. When I think of him passing, I can't stand the thought of not being able to touch him and cuddle him...so there is a part of me that can understand wanting to keep something touchable around...even though it's not really "them"/their spirit. Part of me would love to be able to still touch his little body...at the same time, I can see feeling heartbroken that his little body isn't alive. Interesting subject...be interesting to hear from someone who has actually done it to ask why and how they feel about it. |
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I could not ever even consider stuffing my handsome boys. Chuck and I HAVE discussed stuffing him, however, so the boys can still snuggle with him after he's gone. (Lol) :D |
I don't think I could have any of my dogs stuffed. I can't see how it would give me any comfort...I truly think it would be harder to have their lifeless bodies nearby. I guess to each his own! |
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I remember seeing a clip of the TV show about this. If it brings someone comfort, I say go for it. For me, it would make me sadder about the loss. |
My grandma kept EVERYTHING. When we asked, she would say she was keeping it "for sentimental reasons" (needless to say we had a LOT of stuff to go through when she passed) and once when we were moving her from one house to another, she refused to let us throw anything out- Lol, my brother smarted off and said "its a good thing we buried grandpa or she'd have him stuffed and sitting on the couch "for sentimental reasons". I don't think I could stuff my pets or my spouse. |
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I have read many news stories where older people have had a hard time letting go of a spouse who has died at home. Dad and I have already agreed that he will be cremated and that I will keep him in an urn mixed with his favorite coffee. I will talk to the urn. He suggested putting eyeballs on it with his eyeglasses. ;):D Then he will be interned when I die. |
I've seen shows on TV that do it me myself not sure I could ever do it. Hubby always teases me that he will have my baby Quincy done when he passes but I always say he better NOT. I guess is wouldn't be that creepy having their physical being there to remind me of him/them but I just prefer to keep the memories of them in my heart and I don't need a daily reminder of that laying in my living room. But if I ever change my mind I have a nephew who is a taxidermist and I an get a discount ! |
I am always terribly upset at the passing of my pets but having a quiet resting place for their remains has always brought some peace. I know people who live in apartments that have paid to receive the ashes of their much loved pets. Having a stuffed version of a loyal pet would not be at all comforting to me. I think it would actually lengthen the mourning time to have their once lively bodies in my home. |
UM NO! Like NO! Its weird enough that I have a self in my den with ALL of the pets ashes,collars and a picture. My DH wont let me bury them. He doesn't want them left behind if we move. |
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It is not for me but if others want to do it go for it. It would just make me too sad to see them like that. |
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I couldn't do it. To me, that's kind of weird. Could you stuff a dead human relative to keep him/her around? What's the difference? |
American Stuffers was the name of the show on Animal Planet. They actually stuffed a yorkie that had been killed by a hawk:( |
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