wrong as vets this couple from kharghar had learnt to stay detached from pets mumbai three months after her death shery a german shepherd was back where she belonged what was once the preserve of game hunters and museum curators is now helping pet parents cope with loss and be with their dead pets like nothing happened to them even if that means they lie in repose resting in a corner of a room mounted on a wall or displayed like artifact birds are stuffed with wood wool and wires fish require tintingpose the wildlife taxidermist who has prepared nearly 40 pets in the last four yearsdogs parrots macaws cockatoos fish and even a goatremembers when his first pet came calling karamchand an eightfoot ostrich lovingly named after gandhi in the arms of a businessman from alibag they come with high expectationssushmita people have mixed reactions as sharma is one of many grieving pet owners in the city seeking out services of a taxidermist to save their beloved furry feathered and scaly friends from the grave while unbreakable attachment is common to most pet owners opting for taxidermy it isnt always about a sentimental connect just the way he looked after occasional water dips smiles furtado petting mittoos tail mittoo and walter are back to their perch its a complex emotional area for owners and i meant it exotic birds and fish are expensive and beautiful the dining table and refrigerator at his jogeshwari home turned into a reclamation zone for dead animals as more pet owners turned up at his door for her it was about giving bruno her pet alsatian a second lease of life so when they die people prefer to turn them into a display at home worth their in vestment some get superstitious and want to know about their pets cosmic life force