That's so wrong. I saw a talk show a really long time ago and there were people there that had freeze dried their pets. That was a little strange, too. Now, if I had the thousands of dollars it took to pay for mummification, I would seriously have Duke done into a statue. I think it costs $10,000. I need to check the facts but I think it's done at the University of Gainesville.
I found this site: http://www.summum.org/mummification/pets/
Prices are $6,000 to $128,000 Guess I wouldn't get that done anytime soon.(hopefully not anyway since Duke should have a lot of years left)