Why are people not “stuffed” or taxidermy when they die, like animals are?

Question

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 addition to what everyone else has said, taxidermy is relatively difficult for human subjects as opposed to pets. If the taxidermist were to make a mistake during the taxidermy, our eyes simply wouldn’t be able to catch it. With human subjects, on the other hand, the taxidermist would need to get everything right, right down to every millimeter. Any mistake and the human subject simply won’t look like the original person. With pets, we don’t tend to notice minor changes.