After a moose head may or may not have attacked a patron at a restaurant on the Lower East Side, PETA has decided to speak out against taxidermy. They ask bars and restaurants to shed their stuffed animals, for "No amount of Zinfandel can ease the anxiety and sadness I feel under the glassy-eyed stare of a dead moose or deer head." But taxidermy has become a fixture in some establishment's aesthetics over the years (Home Sweet Home, Union Hall and Freeman's, to name a few), and they may not be willing to let go of their furry friends. more ›

Bringing together taxidermy, freeganism and art -- Nate Hill has created a not-for-the-faint-of-heart event called the New York City Chinatown Garbage Tour. Hill is an artist who makes new animals from dead animal parts; he explains his craft: "I sew together random animal parts to make a new animal that doesn't really exist. Many of the parts I have used over the years have come from Chinatown's garbage." Earlier this year he opened his A.D.A.M. Project (A Dead Animal Man), you can view some photos here. more ›