Five Dollar Faces
July 13th, 2009 by Jeff Simmermon
I snapped this photo at the farmer’s market in Missoula, Montana yon Saturday. I bought the coyote face, too. It’s rich with possibility: add just one string and it’s a Halloween mask. Add two rubber bands and it’s a one-of-a-kind jockstrap!
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July 14th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Jeff, this is really fucked up. I’m disappointed you bought that. Coyotes and foxes are such beautiful animals and seeing them this way makes me sick.
I’m not a vegetarian or a PETA zealot, but I have respect and love for wild animals and I hate to see them killed for no good reason. It’s even worse when people act like they are some kind of joke. Human interactions with animals will always walk a fine line between utility and cruelty, and I have no problem with people killing animals to eat them. But seeing this kind of disregard for the animal’s beauty and the fact that it was once a living being with thoughts and a will of its own… I don’t think despicable is too strong a word.
July 14th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
I have to admit, i’ve never seen a box full of faces before. It’s kind of fucked up, but at the same time bizarrely fascinating.
July 16th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Why are fox, badger, and coyote faces cheaper than the other faces? What ARE the other faces?
I wish human faces were that cheap. At $5, I would definitely get a new face.
July 20th, 2009 at 8:43 am
ahhhhh…..I have to say I’m with Katie on this one. This is gross.
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I would bet (or atleast like to hope) that these faces come from animals that would have been hunted anyhow (legally for sport/control/food). Would it have been better to throw these pieces in the trash like any other legally hunted animal? Or is it better to utilize everthing that the animal had to offer instead of waste? There is a fine line here and I don’t think any of us can convict anyone else without knowing thier motives.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Truly revolting.
Also, what’s the economic incentive to de-face animals? $5 for that effort? Jeez.
August 6th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
I’m surprised that they are called ‘faces’, surprisingly anthropogenic. I would like a badger face.
August 28th, 2009 at 2:17 am
“I have respect and love for wild animals and I hate to see them killed for no good reason”
How do you know there wasn’t a good reason? Dont assume that the were killed to sell their faces. Get the full facts