Animal Casting Gallery

This gallery contains just a small portion of the many pet casts we have created over the years - including dog paw casts and prints, dog nose casts, cat paws and nose casts, fish, sea turtles, lizards, frogs, tortoises, wildlife such as shrews and weasels, exotic and endangered animals such as elephants (skin and feet casts), lion, leopard and tiger paws, monkey hands and feet and more. You are not limited by the finishes, styles and poses you see in this gallery. Our aim is to create your dream cast that is perfect for you, your family and the home in which the sculpture will be displayed, so feel free to come to us with your ideas. For a comparison between different popular material finishes, click here. For a general PRICE GUIDE of our most popular poses and finishes, scroll down to the bottom of the page.

  • The British are renowned worldwide for being animal lovers. To some of us, our pets are important family members. To others, they remain loyal companions, greeting us when we come in and reminding us that we are loved. Pets and working animals can be with us for just a few short years, so why not honour and immortalise this precious relationship in lasting sculpture?
     

  • We cast dog and cat paws, and can arrange casting sessions for larger animals in zoos and on farms. If you have to make the painfully hard decision to have a pet put to sleep, we can sometimes arrange to cast your pet beforehand or prior to burial if you are local. (Please note, all of the facial casts of animals have been made after death, DO NOT attempt this with a live animal and without the services of a trained professional).

  • You can book our private casting sessions for your own pet - producing either a 3d freestanding lifecast of your animal or a paw/hoof imprint or outprint in a frame or on a plaque or stand. Casts can be produced in gypsum, plain white or coloured/metallic, or reproduced in cold cast bronze, lead crystal glass, real bronze or even pewter. You can even be cast holding your pet's paw, although this will usually require two separate visits. 

  • For a more practical and fun application of a pet casting, why not have yours turned into a decorative dog hook lead, key ring, paper weight or book end? We accept all kinds of requests and love being challenged by your unusual ideas.

  • For those considering a pet or animal cast, please read our FAQ on the topic and get in touch with any questions or ideas you may have. We absolutely love working with animals and make sure no animal is harmed during the lifecasting process (all facial or full body casts are done on animals that have died). And remember we sell gift vouchers and gift packages which can be sent digitally as well as by post if you have left your present-buying a bit late in the day. 

  • We have cast everything from a tiny but beloved dead pet goldfish, guinea pig footprints, police dogs... right up to live elephants and anaesthetised tigers for Andre's Endangered Species Collection for our sister company Masters & Munn. We have worked in collaboration with the WWF, Woburn Safari Park, Chessington World of Adventures and the Maidstone Museum to create these amazing tactile lifecast sculptures. For more details of these gorgeous casts of rare and endangered animals (taken when they were undergoing routine dental treatment and anaesthetised) please contact us. The Endangered Species Collection of animal casts was created to bring tactile teaching aids about the wilder side of the animal kingdom to blind and partially sighted children and is an entirely self-funded project. If you would like to donate towards the costs of creating further exhibits for this collection, please give what you can by clicking the button below. 

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A PRICE GUIDE TO OUR MORE POPULAR OPTIONS

Paw casts and prints (studio appointments):-

Studio appointments are available for living pets but we can sometimes accommodate deceased pets on the day of death if you are able to bring them to us. Visits are by appointment only, and please read our pet casting FAQ for further information. Please note, the following prices do NOT include a callout fee to a home or vet to cast deceased dogs. Callout charges can add substantially to the costs (usually between £100 to £400 depending on the distance and whether the job requires one or two lifecasters), so please email or call for details giving us your location which will help us to determine if there will be additional costs. 

  • Paw cast (plain white gypsum, freestanding), small dog - £90 each, £175 a pair. 

  • Paw cast (plain white gypsum, freestanding), medium dog - £150 each, £285 a pair. 

  • Paw cast (plain white gypsum, freestanding), large dog - £200 each, £380 a pair.

  • Paw cast (plain white gypsum, freestanding), extra large dog - £250 each, £480 a pair.

  • Nose cast (shallow cast on living pet) from £35, (deeper cast on deceased pet) from £50-75 not including callout charge.

  • Snout casts (deceased pets only) from £150-£450 not including callout charge.

  • Full heads (deceased pets only) from £300-£1000 not including callout charge.

For a more detailed price guide to decorative, framed, mounted or re-purposed casts (for example dog lead hooks, keyrings, etc), or other material upgrades such as cold cast metals, resins, glass, foundry cast bronze or pewter CLICK HERE. To book or ask any questions you may have, please click the button below.