Photos: Freeze dry your pet
Some people have their pets cremated and keep the ashes in urns to remember them by or they just have photos. However, a taxidermist in Missouri will freeze dry your pet so that you can preserve your beloved animal in its original form.
Freeze Dried Pets
In this photo made Feb. 12, 2013, Joe Pycke prepares a deceased cat before placing it in a freeze dryer at Anthony Eddy's Wildlife Studio in Slater, Mo. Animal lovers from across the country call on Anthony Eddy and his team to faithfully preserve their beloved departed pets for posterity through a freeze-drying process that can take up to a year before they are painstakingly preserved and returned to their owners. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
SLATER, Mo. - Growing up on the family farm, Anthony Eddy learned early on not to get too attached to animals, including household pets.