I have just of late become aware of the unfortunate direction this thread has taken. I am the head of marketing for Karoo Taxidermy. I have been trying to get in contact with LDK to no avail. I can at this point in time not verify if he was in actual fact a client of Karoo Taxidermy.
I have been with the company for the past 14 years and have been part of the company's exponential growth since day one. Our motto has always been to produce a quality product, coupled with great client communication and a quick turnaround time at a realistic price. We are the preferred taxidermist for more than 50 hunting outfitters in South Africa, the majority of them supporting us in excess of 8 years. From the more than 700 international clients we serve annually, we have a multiple of repeat clientele. A success indicator to me is the number of trophies our past clients refer to us from all over Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Cameroon, Tanzania, and the CAR.
We are not claiming that we are the best in the world, but we are neither average nor are we "one of those African taxidermists" some like to refer to. We know our clients, we understand the Africa hunting industry, we know the pitfalls and red tape, and we know what it takes to get a client's trophies on the wall.
To claim that we never make mistakes will not be true - ask anyone with a large business. When you are shipping more than 5000 items per year, you can expect some issues to surface. I am proud to admit that these issues are few and far between, and when they do arise (we should be informed immediately!), we try our utmost to make it right.
Even though we are a large taxidermy company, we still give our clients a personalized experience one can sometimes expect from a smaller studio. Fortunately, we have facilities and resources to our disposal that a smaller taxidermy studio can only dream of.
We are proud to provide breadwinners with stable jobs that sustain more than 90 families in a rural town where an opportunity for the average local skilled person is pretty scarce. Our contribution to the community is meaningful and we are committed to continue doing this sustainably.
AH has given me the liberty to post a couple of pictures of our work on this thread. For this opportunity I am most grateful.
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I'm not the OP.
