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Noticed the one photo I had of my lifesize taxidermy mount, Lupen, didn't show him off too well.. so I decided to take him back outside to take another photo with a differen't angle to show off his markings and such better.. Even if he isn't the most proffessionally done mount he does look good I think, and I just love him <3 He, along with Maguyuk and my arctic fox pelt Cloud, were my first animals in my collection. So he's very special to me, even though Maguyuk is still my most beloved animal out of all my pelts/taxidermy pieces...

I'm not certain on why he was killed, but I'm guessing population control. Wolves aren't endangered, contrary to popular belief... and are even becoming overpopulated in places like Alaska and Canada. So, they need to be culled.

Though I assure you, population control is a good thing for both animals and humans. A death by a hunter's bullet is a much more humane way to die, than from starvation, which will happen if their population isn't kept in check.

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Now, before you start flaming me for owning a fur or taxidermy piece – ASK QUESTIONS FIRST. Get to know me. Figure out how the animal was killed. I can’t tell you how many times people have accused me of killing an animal, told me that it’s wrong to kill an animal just for their fur, or have called me and/or my hobby disgusting. First of all, I have not killed a single animal in my entire life, except for maybe a few bugs. Secondly, animals are rarely killed just for their furs. Even fur farms use more than just the fur. Did you know that the meat in some dog and cat foods are bi-products of fur farms? If the dog food you feed your dog has any “meat bi-product” in it, it may be fox, mink, etc. And lastly, taxidermy is NOT disgusting. At all. All it is, is turning a piece of leather into something that will be admired and cherished for years to come. How is that disgusting? It’s a lot less disgusting than a rotting pile of flesh; if the animals not taxidermied, left as a pelt, or turned into some coat/accessory, that’s how it’ll end up.

And I hold utmost respect towards ALL of my animals. All of them are handled and treated carefully and respectfully. None of them are thrown around or tossed in my closet or on the floor in a corner. They are all either hung on my wall, across a chair, or on my bed. I hold the same respect for them as I do my pets. After all, they were once living and breathing too.

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Noticed the one photo I had of my lifesize taxidermy mount, Lupen, didn't show him off too well.. so I decided to take him back outside to take another photo with a differen't angle to show off his markings and such better.. Even if he isn't the most proffessionally done mount he does look good I think, and I just love him <3 He, along with Maguyuk and my arctic fox pelt Cloud, were my first animals in my collection. So he's very special to me, even though Maguyuk is still my most beloved animal out of all my pelts/taxidermy pieces...

I'm not certain on why he was killed, but I'm guessing population control. Wolves aren't endangered, contrary to popular belief... and are even becoming overpopulated in places like Alaska and Canada. So, they need to be culled.

Though I assure you, population control is a good thing for both animals and humans. A death by a hunter's bullet is a much more humane way to die, than from starvation, which will happen if their population isn't kept in check.

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Now, before you start flaming me for owning a fur or taxidermy piece – ASK QUESTIONS FIRST. Get to know me. Figure out how the animal was killed. I can’t tell you how many times people have accused me of killing an animal, told me that it’s wrong to kill an animal just for their fur, or have called me and/or my hobby disgusting. First of all, I have not killed a single animal in my entire life, except for maybe a few bugs. Secondly, animals are rarely killed just for their furs. Even fur farms use more than just the fur. Did you know that the meat in some dog and cat foods are bi-products of fur farms? If the dog food you feed your dog has any “meat bi-product” in it, it may be fox, mink, etc. And lastly, taxidermy is NOT disgusting. At all. All it is, is turning a piece of leather into something that will be admired and cherished for years to come. How is that disgusting? It’s a lot less disgusting than a rotting pile of flesh; if the animals not taxidermied, left as a pelt, or turned into some coat/accessory, that’s how it’ll end up.

And I hold utmost respect towards ALL of my animals. All of them are handled and treated carefully and respectfully. None of them are thrown around or tossed in my closet or on the floor in a corner. They are all either hung on my wall, across a chair, or on my bed. I hold the same respect for them as I do my pets. After all, they were once living and breathing too.