Taxidermy class teaches students how to stuff dead mice and pose them up 'as if they were humans'

 "It's not a hobby for the faint of heart.

But Susan Jeiven's class on anthropomorphic taxidermy has been sold out since December.

The one-day workshop, which teaches students how to stuff dead mice and pose them up as if they were humans, is becoming a popular pastime in New York.

White-haired mice styled in tutus and polka dot hair bows; their spindly paws strumming miniature guitars - even reading the New York Times - were photographed in Ms Jeiven's class last Tuesday. "
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