Vegetarian taxidermists are challenging stereotypes about the art of animal preservation – ABC News

Taxidermist Jo Bain has worked with dead animals for 40 years, but the idea of consuming meat fills him with horror.
Key points:

• Jo Bain is a taxidermist at the SA Museum, and is currently working on flamingos
• Despite four decades in the business, he has been a vegetarian for even longer
• Another taxidermist says the combination is more common than might be expected

“I’ve been vegetarian since I was 10 years old,” he said.
“Just the smell of raw meat makes me feel sick.”
That might sound like a counterintuitive…

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