When some animals die, we can have then “stuffed” and mounted to be put on display. Why do they not do this with humans?
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In most modern cultures this practice would be considered at least “creepy”, if not deranged. Basically it isn’t socially acceptable to treat dead humans the way you treat dead animals just as it isn’t socially acceptable to treat live humans like live animals. Cultures have certain rites and traditions for the treatment of dead people, and in the present time it is generally not regarded as desirable to have dead bodies put on display except in rare circumstances (Lenin’s Tomb, Mao’s Tomb, certain museum or anatomical displays for educational purposes, etc). Psychologically it would be difficult to accept the death of another person if they appeared to still be sitting in their favorite chair all the time. Further, in the present time, dead people are frightening to most living people, especially given the portrayal of how “undead” people behave in popular fiction, and the constant reminder of one’s own mortality would be unnerving as well. Lastly, this would be *very* expensive, and probably illegal in most places where the handling of remains is strictly regulated.
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