Why? Simply why?

/ Jeff Cann

The shops in downtown Jackson cater to the obscenely rich. We popped into several on Sunday morning while Sophie searched for a western belt. She found a beautiful one with a black and natural leather finish—pricey, but worth it. Clearly high quality, did I already say beautiful? Many of the shops sold junk, the sort of junk you buy when you want for nothing. One store displayed twenty linear feet of taxidermized animals rowing canoes, eating Cracker Jacks, or caught in various routine activities like golfing or drinking a beer. While Susan and Sophie looked at overpriced clothing, I gawked at this display and wondered “Why?” I imagined being killed in the prime of my life, posed in a chef’s cap and apron, and sold to a wealthy opossum for thousands of dollars just to amuse his friends.

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    • I completely agree! I’m a cabinet refinisher and I have never been a fan of working in kitchens with stuffed deer heads and other hunting trophies. But by far the worst experience I had was working on kitchen while the owner stuffed his most recent kill at the same time at the kitchen table! It was awful! Nearly convinced me to go vegan haha

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      • I’m not so opposed to taxidermized heads, because presumably the rest of the animal was eaten (although I wouldn’t put one in MY house). I can’t stand the thought of killing an animal simply to “decorate” And yes, I’d have a hard time watching someone chop up an animal. I’ve tried to go vegetarian in the past, my iron levels crashed and my doctor insisted I restart eating meat. We had our cabinets professionally painted a few years ago. What a great way to revitalize a kitchen on the cheap.

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