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.
While PETA's pleas may go underheard with many bar and restaurant owners, the LES moose attack lawsuit may get them to ditch, at the very least, the heavy dead animal heads. As an alternative, the organization suggests a cardboard version... and we're thinking this is an opportunity for an Etsy entrepreneur. Get on it, crafters.
