Forget taxidermy. Some grieving pet owners are freeze-drying their pets after they die to — literally — preserve the memory of their beloved furry family members. While it might sound unusual — to put ...

Mike McCullough never intended to start freeze-drying beloved pets for grieving owners. But more than a decade ago, a friend of a friend asked the Fort Loudon, Pa., taxidermist to save his beloved dog ...

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Mike McCullough never intended to start freeze-drying beloved pets for grieving owners. But more than a decade ago, a friend of a friend asked the Fort Loudon, Penn., taxidermist to save his beloved ...

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Steve Frick was devastated when his best friend Maggie passed away, saying, "For the last ten years or more she's been my constant companion." He ordered a headstone, chiseled with her full name, ...

Most taxidermist recommend a closed-eye "sleeping" pose for preserved pets. Even small animals take a long time to freeze-dry; A 10-pound cat, for example, might take about 6 months. Some owners ...

ROMANCE, Ark. — The most wholesome reality show on television right now might be “American Stuffers,” an Animal Planet production that documents the growing pains of a family of taxidermists whose ...

Bischoff's the Animal Kingdom in North Hollywood offers pet owners a way to keep their pets' memories alive with freeze-drying taxidermy. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) In a room inside a North ...

Brenda Lee Stepp didn’t trust the mail to carry the body of her beloved dachshund, Lil’ Mr. Murphy, all the way to Michigan. She rented an SUV for the 800-mile drive from Atlanta to Newaygo, a tiny ...