Taxidermy on Vice

Meet the Nieratkos

Nicola Jayne Hebson: Vegan Taxidermist Extraordinaire

Meat isn’t murder if the beast died of natural causes, right? That’s the philosophy that allows Nicola Jayne Hebson, a vegan taxidermist, to sleep at night. Full story

This Girl Vajazzles Kangaroo Scrotums

Lia Tabrah is a jewellery designer who loves Australia. She loves the bush, the city and the animals. In fact, she loves the animals so much she regularly travels to Darwin to buy their parts to turn into glamorous jewellery. Full story

Fringes

Taxidermy Babe

After meeting Divya at a party in Brooklyn, we assumed she was into artisinal pickles and free-range tempeh. Turns out, killing animals and stuffing them is more her thing. We decided to go to the woods with her and have some fun with a woodchuck. Well, it wasn't really fun for t… Full story

The Smelly, Decaying World of Polly Morgan

Have you ever stuffed a parrot who died shitting itself? It's not great. Full story

Americana

The Taxidermist

Amy Ritchie is a hunter, a piano prodigy, and a nationally recognized champion taxidermist Full story

Stuff the Mice

Abattoir Makes Dead Animals Beautiful

Taxidermists are considered weird with good reason. Full story

Rapist Squirrels

And Other Forest Fables by Judi Rosen

Judi Rosen has been taking taxidermy classes for a while now, and look how fucking good she is already. Full story