Freeze dried pets??

[janette]

Watching 20/20 they are doing a segment about people who freeze dry or use taxidermy to keep their pets forever.

Sorry, I just can't imagine doing that. What good is a cat that can't purr, ick.

Would you do that?

 

[JasonLyons]

if this puppy dont quit biting my foot, im going to frezze dry it

 

[janette]

They wouldn't bite Jason, maybe you should just get a freeze dried one. They should be pretty easy maintenance.

 

[zurgswife]

Jason...LOL...

other wise YUCKYYYYYYY

 

[helenabear]

Nope... wouldn't do me any good especially since I like to cuddle my babies. Not at all the same as having them alive!

 

[RNMOM]

This is really gross. That woman with the cat was just plain odd.

 

[janette]

Here's a link for those that missed it:

Death Becomes Them

 

[chell]

I can't help but think what if you drop it? Will they piece it back together for you? Then your pet will have either a piece missing (since you NEVER find all the pieces when you break something) or a big ole' cracked area. They could cover that with a little extra fur I guess.

 

[Zurg]

Originally posted by janette
What good is a cat that can't purr, ick.

Ick .. but no tic!

(I swear I just kill myself sometimes.)

 

[shep]

As DW might say...Just another thing to dust...

 

[sammi]

That is so awful!

That lady on the show was just a "little off" don't you think? LOL!

 

[DocRafiki]

not for me, thanks

 

[catsrule]

icky...no way.

 

[browneyes]

Originally posted by JasonLyons
if this puppy dont quit biting my foot, im going to frezze dry it

LOL! I bet Booga taught Poo Poo it's good to bite Jason.

Janette, if I had a pet, no I wouldn't freeze dry him/her.

 

[Gail T AGAIN]

Imagine the money that guy that does that nasty job for all those saps that have it done. I love my cat but before I did that I would go out and buy a few new outfits.

 

[Serena]

I've thought about this before. Can you imagine accidently dropping it or something. It would crumble into ash all over your floor.

Yuck!

 

[Chattyaholic]

I saw that on TV last night too, while lying on my couch with my cat on my lap, purring away....I love her soooooo much, but don't think I could ever have her "freeze dried." Did you catch the cost? I think they said $1,000 for up to a 10-pound pet, then $150 per pound after that. Yikes!!!

 

[LunarLady]

Ugh. Wish I hadn't looked at THAT!

Perhaps it's this wierd thing I have with dead people (I won't walk over their graves if I can help it. I consider that rude) but it turns my stomach to think of the desecration to the beloved one.

The circle of life is this: we are born, we live, we die. We go from not-here, to here, back to not-here. In freeze-drying loved ones (even if they ARE pets) we aren't allowing the circle to complete.

The Pagan in me says "Uh-oh...don't tamper with Mother Nature. You never know WHAT will happen when you do that". My inner spirit, however, is repulsed by the desecration of the loved one. Would YOU want your body around for people to look at 10 years after your death? Would YOU want your body around for people to look at and cry over?

My feelings are that I expect my loved ones to grieve briefly, but realize that I've gone on and I'd want THEM to go on as well. I wouldn't want my death to make my loved one's lives miserable for a very long time.

 

[supercarrie]

I could never do that. It would just serve as a reminder to me that my puppy or kitty is gone.

 

[snowball22]

I saw the show also and it totally grossed me out!!