#pelts

Legally, the word “humane” doesn’t mean much. I’ve seen fur farms that pride themselves on “excellent care” while keeping their animals in small wire-bottom cages with basically nothing to do. Many of the animals kept on fur farms are very intelligent and high-maintenance, they have complex needs and are not easy to care for. You’re really just better off buying from a hunter or a roadkill taxidermist.

It's not unusual in the Way to preserve someone's pelt when they die. You can find them hanging out by themselves, as they aren't owned. If you use a pelt, it's seen as traveling with you.

- It's rude to treat them solely as decoration. - They're common in places people travel through. - They're accepted as mementos, not spirits- like passing around an old photo album. - Most are missing parts, so I'm sure there's a good story attached if you happen by someone that knew the guy.

For my sophomore seminar class, I mounted a fisher cat. The largest life-size mount I've done to date. I struggled with tucking in the lips.