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Letter: Animal farm

Published 30 November 2011

From Felicity Allan

In response to Peter Morris’s letter about donating his mortal remains to a body farm rather than opting for a traditional burial or cremation (19 November, p 38), I suggest he looks at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, UK, which has a body farm, or at least something their website calls TRACES – Taphonomic Research in Anthropology: Centre for Experimental Studies.

It looks like they use animals rather than people, but you could always offer.

Lancaster, Lancashire, UK

Issue no. 2841 published 3 December 2011

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