Woman Gets Dead Cat Stuffed For Over $5,000 After Pet Was Hit By Car

A woman in the U.K. spent over $,5000 on taxidermy to keep her dead cat around after the pet was hit by a car.

Harriet Peace, a 28-year-old nursing assistant from Scotland was devastated at the loss of her pet cat named Tango following a tragic accident in September 2021. Peace could not bring herself to have Tango cremated as he was "like her child." That is when she decided to take an unconventional route to hold on to her pet cat forever, Lad Bible reported.

"When someone mentioned taxidermy it sounded like the perfect way for him to be with me forever," Peace recollected. Taxidermy is a process that involves preserving an animal's body to keep it looking life-like for years after death.

Peace's ex-partner, whom she formerly shared Tango with, was horrified by the idea. But Peace decided to go ahead and put Tango in the freezer straight away after his death and approached London-based taxidermy specialists called "Get Stuffed" to help preserve her beloved pet's body.

Despite the fatal accident, Tango did not have visible injuries on the body and looked like he was asleep, which made it easier for her to preserve him.

However, the whole process took almost seven months during which the cat's body was treated with several oils and chemicals. Eventually, Peace received Tango's preserved body on April 26, and she vouches that it was all worth it.

"I was really nervous when I dropped him off because I was worried he would look different and I would have made the wrong decision. But when I picked him up it was all worth it. He looks so realistic. He's exactly how he was and I'm so happy I have him here to remember him," Peace said, as reported by Wales Online.

Although Peace knows that not everyone would be supporting her idea of preserving a dead animal, she believes that it was the best decision she could have made.

"Everyone jumps to the conclusion it is disgusting or degrading or prevents an animal from being at peace, but it's done very respectfully. If you had the chance to have your pet preserved how it was before for the rest of your life, wouldn't you do it?" she said.

"It's not for everyone but honestly, I couldn't thank the man who did it enough. After losing my best friend it's the best gift anyone could give me," she added.