But that did not stop Auckland printer Ian James from bidding on the ginger cat rug. He placed the winning bid of $955 before the auction closed on Trade Me.
Tauranga taxidermist Andrew Lancaster found the large male cat on the side of the Napier-to-Taupo highway, on the way back from a concert last month. "I thought 'that's a pretty nice looking cat', did a U-turn and picked it up,'' he said.
The UK-expat thought the cat must have been "run straight over'' as there was no broken skin, but bruising inside, he said. Eliot Pryor, from animal advocacy organisation SAFE, said the sale of the cat was "extremely bad taste''. "But there is also something distasteful about the attitude shown to an animal once it has died, as the description is light hearted and not respectful.''
2 comments:
It's already dead! You can't do anything bad to a dead person/cat.
I think it's cute. I'd buy one if it's cheap.
When taxidermist Andrew Lancaster
firts moved to the small town of Tauranga, business was very slow with not a single customer coming into his shop.
One day a crowd of men had gathered outside and it looked like they were arguing.
Eventually, one was shoved to the front and nervously went inside.
He confronted Mr Lancaster and said "The boys would like to know: What's a taxidemist"?
Andrew explained to him that he stuffed animals.
The man went back outside and shouted: "It's OK lads, he's one of us"!
Baddum, tish!
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