I can't help wondering exactly why this bothers people, especially those who seem to think it is only bad because it is a pet. I'm willing to bet that the wild animals out there have something to say on that. I think its a lot better to stuff a pet, who died naturally, that go wandering around shooting and trapping animals in the prime of their life. Plenty of people get animals and pets stuffed. For some, it is a art form. Not one I myself find particular attractive, but still. For a lot of people, it is a way of remembering a pet. I had a friend who skinned all her dead pets, and hung their pelts on the wall. I wouldn't do that, and quite frankly it creeped me out a little. But she loved her pets very much; it was just her own personal way of dealing with their deaths, and remembering them. When it comes down to it, I don't think the ferret itself is too bothered. Just because you happen to like taxidermy doesn't make you a bad person. For all you know, this guy is one of the greatest pet owners in the world, and the ferret had a really good life. Perhaps the guy doesn't like the thought of his ferret rotting away in the ground, or BBQing it. Perhaps he considers these a bad way or remembering his beloved ferret. Obviously, the pet was well thought of, or his wife would not have been concerned with how its body ended up. I certainly consider burial a rather disgusting practise, and wouldn't wish it on myself or a pet. But I don't go around spitting on people who chose to do it. So I think you are all being a little judgemental here. There is enough cruelty to ferrets that are alive without worrying about ones that are dead. Just because someone has different ways of dealing with a pets body doesn't mean it is wrong, or they are wrong. We all deal with things differently. - Sessurea [Posted in FML issue 3193]