MANILA, April 6 (Reuters) – Philippines toy maker David Tan is flooded with orders from grieving pet house owners who wish to memorialise their canine, cats, hamsters and rabbits with stuffed toys or ‘plushies’.
Tan and a staff of 20 workers use images despatched by clients to create life-like replicas of their deceased pets utilizing artificial fur that’s airbrushed to recreate colors and markings of the animals.
The method is completely different from taxidermy, which preserves the physique of the animal, stated Tan, proprietor of Pampanga Teddy Bear Manufacturing facility.
“It removes that ‘ick’ issue. That is truly 100%, genuinely a stuffed toy,” he stated.
Every plushie prices about 3,500 pesos (US$ 65), which 38-year-old canine lover Jaja Lazarte stated is a worth value paying for the reminiscence of her Shih Tzu.
“Though his ashes are right here, and his reminiscences are right here, it is so significantly better to see one thing that basically resembles him,” Lazarte stated.
Reporting by Adrian Portugal and Lisa Marie David; Modifying by Alexandra Hudson
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