it was once the preserve of game hunters and museum curators but some grieving
and museum curators but some grieving
and museum curators but some grieving pet owners are now seeking out the
pet owners are now seeking out the
pet owners are now seeking out the services of taxidermist Garry Robbins
services of taxidermist Garry Robbins
services of taxidermist Garry Robbins when they bring a pet in to us they’re
when they bring a pet in to us they’re
when they bring a pet in to us they’re very emotional they lost a loved one of
very emotional they lost a loved one of
very emotional they lost a loved one of the family and we have to take that pet
the family and we have to take that pet
the family and we have to take that pet and assure them then it’s gonna be
and assure them then it’s gonna be
and assure them then it’s gonna be handled properly today that family pet
handled properly today that family pet
handled properly today that family pet is a freshly deceased rabbit the owner
is a freshly deceased rabbit the owner
is a freshly deceased rabbit the owner is Carlos Perico my daughter Robin even
is Carlos Perico my daughter Robin even
is Carlos Perico my daughter Robin even passed away you told me to put it in the
passed away you told me to put it in the
passed away you told me to put it in the frigerator and I did do you have a name
frigerator and I did do you have a name
frigerator and I did do you have a name for him his name was thumper okay
for him his name was thumper okay
for him his name was thumper okay my daughter’s five and doesn’t know yet
my daughter’s five and doesn’t know yet
my daughter’s five and doesn’t know yet so I want to get it done is there any
so I want to get it done is there any
so I want to get it done is there any kind of position you want him in uh he
kind of position you want him in uh he
kind of position you want him in uh he slept a lot so I like him sleeping okay
slept a lot so I like him sleeping okay
slept a lot so I like him sleeping okay he’ll be fine the challenge for the
he’ll be fine the challenge for the
he’ll be fine the challenge for the taxidermist is to put the appearance of
taxidermist is to put the appearance of
taxidermist is to put the appearance of life into a lifeless body we offer him a
life into a lifeless body we offer him a
life into a lifeless body we offer him a service we explain to him what’s gonna
service we explain to him what’s gonna
service we explain to him what’s gonna be done we can’t put the actual
be done we can’t put the actual
be done we can’t put the actual personality or the life back into the
personality or the life back into the
personality or the life back into the animal but we can give you the replica
animal but we can give you the replica
animal but we can give you the replica of what you remember he wears gloves for
of what you remember he wears gloves for
of what you remember he wears gloves for his own protection even a dead animal
his own protection even a dead animal
his own protection even a dead animal can harm him potentially passing on
can harm him potentially passing on
can harm him potentially passing on diseases like anthrax Lyme’s disease
diseases like anthrax Lyme’s disease
diseases like anthrax Lyme’s disease avian flu even rabies he uses
avian flu even rabies he uses
avian flu even rabies he uses traditional taxidermy methods to begin
traditional taxidermy methods to begin
traditional taxidermy methods to begin the operation
the operation
the operation he skins the rabbit and removes the hide
he skins the rabbit and removes the hide
he skins the rabbit and removes the hide in one piece
this is our rabbit with the inside out
this is our rabbit with the inside out the skin here and we’ll just turn him
the skin here and we’ll just turn him
the skin here and we’ll just turn him right side out again
basically there’s what the skin of the
basically there’s what the skin of the rabbit looks like at this point gary
rabbit looks like at this point gary
rabbit looks like at this point gary scrapes all traces of flesh and tissue
scrapes all traces of flesh and tissue
scrapes all traces of flesh and tissue from the hide anything left would stink
from the hide anything left would stink
from the hide anything left would stink and rot in the finished product
and rot in the finished product
and rot in the finished product he covers the skin in salt what the salt
he covers the skin in salt what the salt
he covers the skin in salt what the salt does is take all the moisture out takes
does is take all the moisture out takes
does is take all the moisture out takes all the fat the oils we want to dry this
all the fat the oils we want to dry this
all the fat the oils we want to dry this out thoroughly as possible
out thoroughly as possible
out thoroughly as possible the hide must dry for five days before
the hide must dry for five days before
the hide must dry for five days before being sent to a tannery gary uses
being sent to a tannery gary uses
being sent to a tannery gary uses thumpers carcass to form a body mold
then carving the shape in hardened foam
then carving the shape in hardened foam pet taxidermy is a lengthy and expensive
pet taxidermy is a lengthy and expensive
pet taxidermy is a lengthy and expensive process a rabbit like thumper costs
process a rabbit like thumper costs
process a rabbit like thumper costs around nine hundred dollars a large dog
around nine hundred dollars a large dog
around nine hundred dollars a large dog up to $2,500 and pet owners have high
up to $2,500 and pet owners have high
up to $2,500 and pet owners have high expectations
expectations
expectations a lot of taxidermist won’t do pets
a lot of taxidermist won’t do pets
a lot of taxidermist won’t do pets because people are hard to please you
because people are hard to please you
because people are hard to please you know they want to bring back the realism
know they want to bring back the realism
know they want to bring back the realism they want to remember that pet is as it
they want to remember that pet is as it
they want to remember that pet is as it was in true life and sometimes that
was in true life and sometimes that
was in true life and sometimes that expression is really hard to put back
expression is really hard to put back
expression is really hard to put back into the animal
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