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Red fox. Skin came from a tannery and was not purchased from hunters or fur farms. If you don't like it, don't look.Related content
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This sold a long time ago, but if you are interested in a headdress and are located in the USA, you can contact me through Etsy for a commission.
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You do not sell outside USA? For Belgium?
And if you cannot a whole body, Is it possible to have just a tail?
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fox tails are easy to obtain in belgium aswellΒ
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Sorry - animal parts cannot be shipped outside the US without permits.
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that is ridiculous to say that you love animals. You love to wear animal's skin, you love to eat animal's flesh, but if you do, you don't love animals! You love your mother? Your brother? Your boyfriend? Would you eat them or wear their skins after their death? No, so it's exactly the same. You can't love something and use it for fashion or pleasure. Don't be an hypocrite or just don't lie to yourself.
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Animals will always be killed for population control. We preserve the beauty of the dead animal by tanning and showing the skin. Better than it rotting in the ground. Your beliefs are not fact. Get over it.
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RRRRRAAAaaaahhh WTF? Have I said that my beliefs were facts really? Come on people. Beliefs are not facts, they are feelings, principles. I tried to explain how it was all about feelings and nothing else. Should I get over my feelings? Yeahh maybe, but why if I feel good with them? Just do what u want of your life and don't tell me what I should get over or not. Cheers.Β
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"that is ridiculous to say that you love animals. You love to wear animal's skin, you love to eat animal's flesh, but if you do, you don't love animals!"
You state that as though it's a fact. It is not. You cannot define what an animal lover is.
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Yeah of course, if you just read the first message, you'll want to shout at me, that's how internet is (and that's normal, this message was stupid)
I just don't want to lose my time anymore on that kind of discussions as I realized it was pointless and also, I grew up and changed my mind about lots of things 
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You wear leather. Leather is a dead animal. You are wearing its skin after death for fashion and pleasure. Don't be a hypocrite or just dont lie to yourself.
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eeew..... I don't think i would criticize fur if I was myself buying leather, i'm not that stupid...
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Are you sure? Fur is just leather with the beauty still to it. Quit being a fucking hypocrite oh my god. Meat is also a dead animal, so by eating the meat of an animal, you are promoting more deaths. Meat is delicious, and fur is beautiful. Leather and fur are the same damn thing.
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Well... By the fact that i said i don't buy fur/leather, you should have noticed that i was also vegetarian... if i wasn't, i agree that i would be the worst hypocrite ever.
Now, this page is not a forum, so calm down. I already made my excuses to the owner.
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being a vegetarian does not stop animal dead, they have to kill the mice and rabbits and deer that would eat your veggies
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Hard subject but you might be right. True, being vegetarian doesn't solve everything, being vegan might be better but still - the world is what it is.
Anyway, it's better than nothing as to "create" meat, we also have to feed the animals with grains and cereals, so first producting food for animals, then food for humans from those animals. It would be better to directly feed the humans with the cereals, less waste.
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death*
I enjoy meat, but I hate that I do not know where it is coming from and how that certain animal is treated
and yeah that is a good theory, but nothing is what **I** consider a perfect vegetarian/vegan food style unless you are able to grow all of your own food and have your own cow for dairy. Though hardly anyone can do that now so I do not blame people wanting to not contribute to animal death, but nothing can slow it down, the meat will just be eaten by someone else.
I'd hunt my own meat along side the home grown food (or raise chickens or rabbits, culling the non-human friendly or unhealthy ones and keeping the healthy and human friendly ones for pets and breeders)
It is all a circle of life, creatures live and die everyday.
As long as you make sure to give back and not damage the environment and help injured or orphaned wildlife if you can, or end suffering. "let nature take it's course" Is bullshit. If you know something is going to die, especially if a human caused the damage (which is not nature anyways) you can at grant the creature a quick end
Also I love taxidermy, kind of offpoint but relating to the deviation.It is a forever tribute to whatever creature that had met the end of life
If someone were to give me a creature who died inhumanly. I'd still do whatever I could to preserve him or her. nothing can change the fact that they are already dead. Nothing can hurt them anymore and instead of being forgotten in a landfill(which is where most dead creatures go that have been killed by humans(roadkill or otherwise) unless they are eaten, but still their fur cannot be eaten even by wild critters) something can be done with them
I'd never kill just for taxidermy purposes
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mmm I see your point but I absolutely don't agree with this sentence : "I do not blame people wanting to not contribute to animal death, but nothing can slow it down, the meat will just be eaten by someone else."
Too easy and not true! The consumer influences the producer. The more people will stop eating meat (or let's say buying Coca Cola to take another example), the less they will be produced, that's how it works and that's the real good thing! As a consumer, you really have the power to change things. And it works for anything, let's say it'll always be better to buy local vegetables or meat or also to buy 2nd hand clothes and stop going to H&M. You can't just say "it's like that and anyway we can't change anything". That's the coward's reply, sorry to say that :/
But I agree on the fact that there are not an ideal way to make things, tho trying to make them better really worth it.Β
"I'd hunt my own meat along side the home grown food (or raise chickens or rabbits, culling the non-human friendly or unhealthy ones and keeping the healthy and human friendly ones for pets and breeders)"
So you chose the one you eat and the one you pet? Even if it's the same animal? Well at least, you admit it and you seem to think it's right. While you're ok with yourself, i'm fine with it but don'tΒ youΒ feel there's no justice there? Why does animals can't have the same rights as humans? If you had children, Β wouldΒ youΒ put away the ones who are too noisy or sick and keep the "good ones"?Β
Animals have souls, just look into their eyes to see that they are not just "things" you can eat or have fun with. As humans, we should have a responsibility on every creature on earth. Using the animals for food, fashion or science experiment is just not right if we go in the sense of what's good and what's bad.Β
"It is all a circle of life, creatures live and die everyday. "
Absolutely. But the industry and massive production lead to an unnatural pace of life and death. Anyway, cows, ducks, pigs, anything humans eat generally born unnaturaly and are meant to become meat. Nature has absolutly nothing to do with how we do things. I'm for the exchange between creatures. Like the image of a shepherd and his sheeps. He has a flock of sheep, take care of them, feed them, protect them against other predators and in exchange, he takes they wool and sometimes take the life of one of them to regulate the flock and feed his family.Β
ANYWAY, there's a HUGE problem with the water waste in the meat production, which will lead to finding other solutions to feed the human beings, one day or another! And I just hope this day will come pretty soon.Β
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Thank you for your well thought out and long response!
I do agree that it is the easy way out. but that is what the *majority* would take, we are lazy. And alot of people NEED meat or else they will DIE
going to go right ahead and jump into the
"So you chose the one you eat and the one you pet? Even if it's the same animal? Well at least, you admit it and you seem to think it's right. While you're ok with yourself, i'm fine with it but don'tΒ youΒ feel there's no justice there? Why does animals can't have the same rights as humans? If you had children, Β wouldΒ youΒ put away the ones who are too noisy or sick and keep the "good ones"?Β
Animals have souls, just look into their eyes to see that they are not just "things" you can eat or have fun with. As humans, we should have a responsibility on every creature on earth. Using the animals for food, fashion or science experiment is just not right if we go in the sense of what's good and what's bad."
animals have some rights, like you cannot torture, starve, abuse, kill them, or poach
but If we gave all animals the exact same rights as us we would be arresting male lions for killing cubs that are not his!
Let's say you raise rabbits, and you have one that will be crippled his whole life. Like this one: sta.sh/0rgi36hva3s
his spine is deformed and he cannot move properly. he should have been culled long ago because it pained him more as he aged(he is gone now, I'll be trading or paying for him and my friend will be receiving his pelt and tanning him then making him a traditional mount where he will no longer be crippled. If you knew how much time went into taxidermy even for small things you may not accept it but appreciate it), the rest of his litter was healthy though I believe.
the nature part has been taken out of domestic creatures sadly, they are in our care. To keep the breed strong you cull the ones that are very unhealthy and would suffer their whole life. Because it was YOU(not literally you in particular) who decided which rabbits to cross and which genes. To keep breeds alive it is what must be done, take the strongest ones and put the sick deformed genes to sleep. If it is something they can live with just do not breed them and give them as pets. unless.... (and now the argument on behavior comes in) If you have a rabbit, or any other pet/meat critter who is terrified of humans, who are agressive to humans and the other rabbits, who just would not work as a pet. You eat it and save it's pelt so that every single part is used (anything you cannot use feed it to your dog it is great for them) you cannot set a oddly colored domestic rabbit free! sure it may live for a while but more likely than not a hawk, cat, coyote, or whatever would kill it,(one of our pets got loose and we found him later the same day, torn up because he was killed by the neighbors cat) AND A DOMESTIC RABBIT AND A WILD RABBIT CAN. NOT. BREED. they are two different species almost
sorry for using rabbits for the main example but they are a good one
another example also with rats, I love rats
but if you have one that attacks you and kills babies cull it and it will become snake food
people need to feed their other pets whom NEED meat to survive as well
I would never feed a snake live food though, unless they simply refuse pre killed ones. I'd have to give that snake away (I have a heart, see?)
*Wolves, birds and other animals kill deformed pups more often than not, animals do not mate with the weak. oddly colored animals do not get mates because not one will accept them, unless something is wrong with them as well.
I support saving wild creatures harmed by powerlines, hunting mishaps, cars, ect because that is not nature at work, that is man and his macines. If you can save them and make them happy do it, but if they are in such a state they cannot walk or eat ever on their own...I think that is very cruel. I tried to save a squirrel once, he was hit by a car (or maybe even rabies?) but his lower body would not work. I called for someone to pick him up. But they did not care about squirrels. I let him go... It still haunts me, I don't know how he died. maybe he starved, maybe a quicker death by predators, I don't even know if it pained him or not.
you compare animals with humans, there are too many humans. cripples can function because of our status and medicines we have built from the stone ages. Natural selection does not work, and people just fall in love with others more often than not even if they have health issues. we are not like our fellow creatures. and it is illegal to kill people even if they are in immense pain and are going to die or never comprehend anything ever again. it is to make the families feel better, they could be screaming "kill me" while they drool all over themselves, I for one would
everything living has a soul, sometimes I believe even trees have souls
I am still working around what is "right" and "wrong"
but -most- of what I believe feels right for once,
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Sorry but I lack time to answer this well and I'm actually tired of this debate (i mean, this debate that I already had thousands of times) :/ I know where it always goes! Don't want to get into this anymore, hope you understand! I guess we're both right because we beleive very much in what we say. I'm not judging you, I don't ask for explanations on things. Just gave my thoughts.
Now, let's stop spamming this DA page
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This wins the most ridiculous comment of the month award. I'm sorry that it took me so long to even notice it!
You do realize that these pelts are recycled, correct? I use parts which would otherwise be wasted, because I believe that being turned into art is far more respectful than being thrown in an attic to rot. I eat meat that I harvest myself because I believe in living as my ancestors did thousands of years ago, close to the earth and Nature itself, devoid of factory farms and hormones. I wear recycled fur because it is biodegradable, and causes less environmental damage than the plastic-based fibers (a petroleum product, FYI) used in the creation of modern cold-weather clothing. If you think that I hate animals because of this, then you're the delusional one.
Likewise, I think it's funny that you assume I'd not wear the skin of a fellow human being. The way I see it, all animals (including humans) are created equal, and I would just as soon make art from a dead person as I would a dead wolf, fox, or squirrel. I have, already, used human bones in my work. And if a human skin were legally presented to me, tanned so that it was preserved, I'd HAPPILY make something out of it so that it would not be wasted. True waste is being stuffed into a waterproof box and buried under a non-native species of lawn grass or charred into a pile of carbon and kept in a jar on the mantle.
So your assumption of me and what I do is, as you (and everyone else) can see, not only highly judgmental, it's also completely incorrect. And unless you have a decent and intelligent response in the future, any further comments from you will be reported and marked as spam. Your irrational close-mindedness is not welcome here.
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thanks for the reply and sorry for my last comment.
Didn't know that it was recycled. Now, i totally agree with you, cause it changes everything, and i actually think that it is great to recycle fur, avoiding people to buy "fresh" ones (if you sell what you create), and as you said, it causes less environmental damage than plastic.
So, yeah, i was incorrect and i should have read more about you before posting this, but I see too much fur for the moment, can't go out without seeing some woman wearing one (and i'm pretty sure those ones are not recycled). I just think that this is one of the greatest disrespect for nature and animals.
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Apology accepted. And thank you. I agree - anyone who wears fur without bothering to check the origin has no regard for the animals. Putting fashion before ethics is inexcusable.
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A gorgeous skin, and I love what you made with it ;D I love how especially the ears and nose of this skin are so pretty, for I've seen many skins where the nose is all wrinkled and the ears lying down on the head. But great work! And the background you choose for this photograph really suits it!
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It's GORGEOUS, I love the tail! I do have one question though. Do you like the not-furred side with anything? I have no qualms against touching a pelt, but touching the gutted part seems a little icky to me.
(If I said anything stupid, forgive me, I just pulled an all-nighter.)
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The underside of the pelt is tanned. It's no different than the leather you have on shoes, inside your car, or on your jackets.
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Oh! I understand now! Thanks!
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I Love foxes and have wanted to do something using something like this except more tribal or barbarian looking, how much did this cost? its excellent work.
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The cost would depend on several variables, such as who would be providing the pelt, and what you'd like to have customized about your headdress. Send me a note and we can talk it over.
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And it looks pretty REAL to me, HOW dare u distroy a beautiful creatur like that!!!!!!
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Grammar police, coming through.
*you, not u
*destroy, not distroy
*creature, not creatur
Also, only one explanation point is nessisary and should never start a sentence with the word 'and.'
Now that I've fixed your errors, please continue with your day.
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I suddenly want to make a novelty account just for Grammar Police. XD
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We certainly need one. XD
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Read the artist comment.
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Those of you who wish to kill and wear something they love are twisted souls. You sicken me. End of story.
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The idea of letting any part of an animal go to waste is far more "twisted" than making something beautiful and functional from it. That said, I do not buy from trophy hunters or fur farms as I do not believe in supporting such industries. If you don't like it, don't look. Simple as that.
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This is just beautiful! I love all your work! Its just amazing!
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Dont`t worry I am not looking, just read the title....now you don`t have excuse...because red foxes are in danger of extintion!! you are really a disgustin person...
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This is the most laughable comment anyone has thus left on of my works. No, foxes are NOT in danger of extinction; they're FAR from it. According the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, their population status is 'lead concern', meaning that their population is nowhere NEAR endangered.
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God..I adore foxes so much <3
I wish I had money to purchase a headdress...I want to atleast try to get my hands on one before spring/summer roles around and me and my familia go camping >u<
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I have to ask....If you Β΄adore foxes so muchΒ΄, why the hell would you want to wear one? I donΒ΄t really understand how the two go together...
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That's like asking a someone who loves animals why they eat meat.
It's simple, people who like wolves,for example, usually have something like a wolf pelt in there posession. It's because they love the animal and there so fascinated they want to be close to it.
Plus, what would you rather do? Let something as goregous as a fox rot in the ground or preserve the pelt to keep it looking fresh.
Also, the women who created these headdresses likes animals. She enjoys working with the pelts and pleasing the spirit of the animal by preserving their pelt.
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I just see so much taxidermi, and to be honest respecting nature and spirits ties into the same thing because that flesh would rot and provide nurtients for trees and plants, circle of life and all that.
Would it be ok if someone stuffed your grandma and made a puppet out of her? I like my family but to turn her into something so grotesque is not in any way respect. And so, it comes down to animals are not greater beings than us so we feel we have the right to do such things with their remains, so all I see taxerdemi as is like a celebration of ourselves as the top predator and the dead animals are the trophies, which is totally disgusting whatever way you look at it.
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Sorry to respond such an old comment, but I did not notice this here until now. I feel the need to express the fact that taxidermy is not, as you believe, "a celebration of ourselves as top predator". Traditionally, taxidermists were employed to preserve specimens for scientific study (Charles Darwin was himself a taxidermist), and only later did they begin to create 'trophy' mounts. However, even if a taxidermist is creating such a mount, they are not usually the one who killed the animal being mounted; they are merely an artist giving 'new life' to a tanned piece of leather - which, for the record, cannot rot in the ground as is natural in the first place. This is why I only work with tanned hides. I do, after all, believe that if the animal can give back to the earth by rotting in the soil, that's what should happen because that's what Nature intended.
But if you read the artist comment, you'll note that the hide used for this piece was actually from a tannery which deemed it unsuitable for all other purposes; it would have been thrown away. Throwing away any part of a creature which can be put to use seems exceedingly disrespectful to the animal.
It's also interesting that you should ask "would it be okay if someone stuffed your grandma...?" because my Gramma actually died today of natural illness. She will be cremated, as many people are, and her ashes will be kept in a family plot (note that she will not be giving back to the earth in her death, yet no one will likely complain about it). Yet if, by some freak circumstance, her skin were tanned, then yes - I would rather see it made into something beautiful as opposed to seeing it thrown out. It sounds morbid, but truth be told, I make little distinction between the worth of the life of a fox and that of a human; we all have the same spark of life within us, and all have the same drive to exist. Who am I to give more benefit to one soul over another? I am no god, after all. So according to my personal code of ethics, if I could taxidermy a fox, I should also be morally okay with taxidermying a human.
And for the record, none of my creations are intended as "trophies"; they are created with intent to be used for spiritual purposes. So no - it has nothing to do with man's dominion over animals (I am actually a published animal rights advocate and am thus highly opposed to all forms of speciesism.).
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