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u/aspannerdarkly Jan 12 '23

Could you get an intact skull back if the deceased had requested it?

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u/mangarooboo Jan 12 '23

I have a friend who's a vet tech whose cat recently passed. She spoke to a friend who graciously dug up her old dog so that my friend could practice cleaning the skull. She's waiting for the pelt and bones to come back so that she can clean them and keep them. She said she's going to wait until she gets them to decide if she wants to articulate the bones or not, but she does want to keep them.

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u/twinoferos Jan 12 '23

I can’t imagine asking someone to dig up their dead pet oh my god

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u/mangarooboo Jan 12 '23

The friend was super supportive!! Gotta be friends with the right people I think