A former dancer has cheesed off online trolls by making $123,317-a-year selling dead mice.
Katie Hardwick, 38, performed a career pirouette to become a full-time taxidermist, selling the mice for $67 to $246.
“All of my mice are purchased from the Pet Shop as they are sold as reptile food – they are already dead and frozen.” She taught herself the taxidermy basics and began selling her pieces online. More than 3,400 of her twirling stuffed mice have been shifted on Etsy alone.Amy Winemouse steps to stage.Katie added: “After a bit of practicing, the house was getting filled up so my husband suggested that I try selling them online because people love a bit of bad taxidermy.
“I give them a borax treatment which gets rid of bacteria, then make a little head out of clay and then I shape the legs and arms out of wire before.