23 Delightful Pieces Of Faux Taxidermy Where No Animal Actually Died

    Make or buy these awesome, cruelty-free home decor items and rest easy knowing the blood of a jackalope is not on your hands.

    Alanna Okun
    by Alanna Okun

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. DIY Mounted Piñata Head

    shrimpsaladcircus.com

    To commemorate screaming matches at fifth birthday parties.

    2. Orange Resin Antlers, $45

    etsy.com

    Available here.

    3. Sleepy Giraffe Head, €58.00

    etsy.com

    Get this, or another custom-made bust from the artist, here.

    4. Mr. Fox, $220

    etsy.com

    Pay homage to your favorite children's book (even though the real Mr. Fox would never let himself get caught).

    5. DIY Washi Tape Antlers

    blog.stylizimo.com

    This is insanely easy and temporary enough to jazz up even the most strictly-regulated dorm room.

    6. Wire Deer Head, $80

    etsy.com

    For a minimalist take.

    7. DIY Wire Deer Head

    instructables.com

    Or make your own.

    8. Hadrosaurus Head, $199

    etsy.com

    Everyone will believe that you spend your weekends hunting dinosaurs.

    9. Glossy Miniature Elephant Head, $55

    etsy.com

    Get it here.

    10. Woodland Plushies, $35 each

    etsy.com

    Perfect for a nursery, as long as you're okay with the off-chance of your kid sustaining residual nightmares about headless toys.

    11. DIY Faux Taxidermy Ornaments

    lemonjitters.com

    Directions here.

    12. Tiny Ram Head, $70

    etsy.com

    For the littlest Victorians.

    13. Silk and Plaid Jackalope, $300

    etsy.com

    Get it here.

    14. Folded Paper Deer Heads, $9 for three

    etsy.com

    Available here.

    15. DIY Cardboard Deer Head

    madtowngals.com

    Directions here.

    16. Jackalope Necklace, $35

    etsy.com

    Available here.

    17. Deer Rear, $20

    etsy.com

    This is so perfect.

    18. DIY Paper Mache Zebra

    scraphacker.com

    This Anthropologie item was meant to be knocked off.

    19. Mounted Tentacle, $25

    etsy.com

    Sea creature deserve to be posthumously displayed too.

    20. DIY Crocheted Rhino

    pepika.com

    Find the pattern here.

    21. DIY Knitted Deer Head

    phildar.fr

    Find the pattern here (in French).

    22. Mounted Bicycle Handlebars

    bicycletaxidermy.com

    Who says taxidermy has to be of living things at all? Find out how to mount your own or buy a pre-made set here.

    23. Zombie Trophy Head, $149

    etsy.com

    For the ultimate undead decor.