An essay about the process and history about animal stuffing.

The skill of animal stuffing describes the act of making a toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton, and other similar materials. Some stuffed animals are very old - home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the 1830s, perhaps much older. Stuffed animals in the past were frequently produced by stuffing the evacuated skins of hunted animals. However, with modern technology it is now possible to produce them with synthetic …

…to Europe, particularly exotic African animals such as elephants and parrots. The other main reason for the popularity of stuffed animals is to entertain babies and children. These days there are many collectors' societies who collect stuffed animals as a hobby due to their appreciation of stuffed animals in adult culture. Therefore the art and skill of animal stuffing will be with us for many years to come and is certainly apart of daily life.