Before you call me sick or weird... just know that i'm not planning on doing it, nor will i ever, it was just a stray thought and i wanted to know what other people's opinions on it were.
the question is: What is your moral standpoint on taxidermying (sp?) a deceased pet?
2006-07-20 11:29:48 · 11 answers · asked by Simba 4 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
When you really think about it, isn't it weirder to shoot an animal, say a deer, cut its head off, stick it on a shield-shaped board and then hang it on your wall?
Our emotions are at play with our pets...we revere them. We saw them and nurtured them in life--as puppies, as vital adults, and as the dependent beings who loved us unconditionally. We cherish our memories with them. This is why we think it's "weird" to stuff them...they're not trophies, like the deer. I don't think there's anything "morally" wrong with the idea, but the emotional attachment would be too great for me to want do to this. I would be grieving for a lot longer than I might be if I had simply cremated my animal.
Look at the Egyptians, who mummified EVERYTHING, or even Argentine Dictator Juan Peron, who mummified (stuffed, really) his dead wife, Evita. Vladimir Lenin lies at state, in a perpetual state of "stuffedness". It's just not something that we in the west (or perhaps we in industrialzed nations) are familiar with.
2006-07-20 11:44:43 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Anonymous 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, once the pet's dead, it doesn't really matter what you do with its body I don't guess... It's not morally *wrong* per se, but it is kind of strange to stuff a pet. Some people do it as a way of grieving, so they feel like the pet's still with them. So I guess my standpoint is: It's weird as heck, but not wrong.
2006-07-20 11:32:07 · answer #2 · answered by Nuwanda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are people who freeze-dry or use a taxidermist when they pass on. I think it's an attachment disorder on the owner's part. The can't let go, so they keep this kind of creepy replica of their pet around as a memento. Personally, I think pets (and people!) should be buried or cremated when they die.
2006-07-20 19:17:59 · answer #3 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no moral stand point to having a pet taxidermied. It is wierd by there is nothing wrong with having it done if you wish.
2006-07-20 11:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you recommend your dad killed him!? what's that approximately?! As to the taxidermy - to each and each his very own. Roy Rogers made a habit of it and that i comprehend of a few different people who've had their former pets filled as quickly as they died. in my opinion, it creeps me out!
2016-11-02 10:32:25 · answer #5 · answered by lurette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a pet that is worng. Pets are part of the faimly. Would u stuff ur mom or dad or grandpa NO!
BUt if u killed it (deer, duck) u know like hunting then u should taxiderm it as long as it is like a good trophey.
2006-07-20 11:35:20 · answer #6 · answered by T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is creepy.
I have a cute pic of my dog that passed away.
That is enough.
Morally?There are alot worse things,but I just do not like the idea.
2006-07-20 11:33:40 · answer #7 · answered by MaryBeth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to stuff your pet and have to look at it all the time? That would be really sad......and weird.
2006-07-20 11:35:11 · answer #8 · answered by zippy zebra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not immoral - if the pet is already dead. I mean, if you didn't kill it purely to put on your mantle.
While it's not immoral, it would certainly be weird.
2006-07-20 11:34:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought of it when my beloved dog Tasha died when I was 16.. but we had her cremated instead and I keep her ashes with me.
2006-07-20 11:38:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋