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At least Togo got a proper burial...



Erm, Togo's mounted skin is on display at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Headquarters museum in Wasilla, Alaska. https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/images/2019/12/...


I never thought of this method of preserving a respected or loved animal!

Now I wonder, can it be done for me, who would do it, and what cemetery would allow me to pay to display it.



I think though, I might have to find someone skilled in pigs? My thought, is they're the closest to humans?

And then, who wants to do it... even if they can?

I think it would be awesome, to have a skin on display in a cemetery. A marble construct, tower like, with a airtight sealed glass front, with my skin, it in all its fineness.


OH, I didn't realize you meant human taxidermy. I believe that's not allowed except for science/education purposes such as "BODIES" and "Body World" exhibits: https://bodyworlds.com


That's partly why they are talking about Balto here. Balto's genes are readily accessible.




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