Taxidermist turns roadkill cat into "mancave rug", sells it for $1000

[Initech]

A roadkill cat that has been stuffed and turned into a rug has sold for almost $1000.

The online auction for the taxidermied tabby upset animal advocates, who said it was disturbing and in bad taste.

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 at 8pm.

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.

Mr Lancaster thought the cat must have been "run straight over'' as there was no broken skin, but bruising inside, he said.

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Creepy or not? You be the judge.

[Curmudgeoness]

1. Creepy, yes indeed.

And I love cats. But I don't have issues with roadkill being used for anything you can think up. I just hope that this doesn't start a trend that will kill live animals.....and that is the only problem I have with it. Not that I would ever own one. Creepy.

[patricia92243]

2. Definitely creepy. n/t