And if you have a pet cougar, then you can use the hardshell case for an acoustic double bass as his coffin....you can stuff him in quite nicely prior to rigor mortis setting in.

Which brings to mind a story I heard. There was a guy in New York City whose dog died. He discovered that the vet would dispose of the body, but only for a hefty fee, so he got an old suitcase he didn't want and stuffed the dog inside...went down in the elevator from his 16th floor highrise apartment...put the suitcase down by the bus stop...turned his back on it for a brief minute while "buying the paper", turned back around and....PRESTO!

Suitcase gone. Problem solved. ;-)