Overview
- In a new interview published Feb. 3 by PEOPLE, Chung says she changed her mind from cremation at a crematorium and hired a pet preservationist, calling the choice stressful but comforting.
- Her Jan. 18 Instagram video showed MisTricks preserved in a glass case and drew thousands of comments, with some viewers calling the footage creepy or traumatizing.
- A Jan. 21 follow-up video acknowledged she expected pushback as she reaffirmed her intent to normalize varied approaches to pet grief.
- Chung reports receiving thousands of messages of thanks, including from owners who did not realize freeze-drying was an option for pets.
- MisTricks died in August 2024 after a lymphoma diagnosis, and Chung emphasizes the preservation was freeze-drying rather than traditional taxidermy.