There’s a new option for grieving animal lovers who just can’t let go of their expired friends – freeze-drying | GoodWeekendMag
Decades ago, when the family border collie was killed by a car, my four-year-old refused to accept that poor Badger would never be seen again. “Let’s make him into a mat!” she chirped.
Now there’s a new option for grieving animal lovers who “just can’t let go” of expired friends – freeze-drying.Credit: Still creepy? Yep. But after speaking with a woman about the comfort she gets from having her freeze-dried Staffordshire terrier still lounging about on his favourite blanket, I’m rethinking my position on “life” after death.
She put him on ice and took him to Markus Michalowitz at Down Under Taxidermy & Pet Preservation. After three months in the drying chamber , Oddball – reclining, with head resting on one leg – came home again.“I’ve no kids and have been pretty lonely,” says Kathy. “Now, when I walk through my house, I can see Oddball in his usual sunny spot in the front room.”Kathy: “Actually, I did the other day. Because every few months you’ve got to spray him to stop moths and cockroaches eating him.
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