I can pretty much guarantee you're not going to want to put most of these animals, dead or alive, on your altar, or even have them in your sacred space with you. What you might try instead is maybe drawing a picture of that particular animal. Or if you can, obtaining some hair, or feathers, or whatever they have. Those would probably be the safest and easiest ways to use the energy of an animal.
Bat: Good for blood, rebirth navigation, and finding one's way in the dark.
Bear: Good for introspection, mystery, and strength.
Direction: West, element of water
Dog: Good for loyalty, compassion, and kindness.
Direction: West, element of water
Dragonfly: Good for illusion and dreaming.
Direction: East, element of air
Fox: Good for camouflage, stealth, and observation.
Direction: North, element of earth
Frog: Good for fecundity, creativity, and moisture.
Direction: West, element of water
Hawk: Good for far-seeing, a messanger.
Direction: East, element of air
Horse: Good for power, beauty, and that which can be controlled.
Direction: East or North, elements of air and earth
Hummingbird: Good for joy, brevity, and speed.
Direction: East, element of air
Jackal: Good for trickster, humor, stealer of fire, and psychopomp.
Direction: South, element of fire
Lioness: Good for aggressiveness, pride, protection, and healing.
Direction: South, element of fire
Lynx: Good for secrets and silence.
Direction: North, element of earth
Otter: Good for woman medicine, healing, and sensuality.
Direction: West, element of water
Owl: Good for deception and scrutiny.
Direction: North, element of earth
Raven: Good for magick, all colors in darkkness, law, beginnings, and endings.
Direction: all directions, all elements
Raccoon: Good for moving in shadows, earth magick, the unerring attainment of desires.
Direction: North, element of earth
Skunk: Good for reputation, protection, and secrecy.
Direction: South, element of fire
Snake: Good for transmutation, rebirth, and sacred spiral.
Direction: South, element of fire
Spider: Good for weaving, hunting, and single-mindedness of purpose.
Direction: East, element of air
Wolf: Good for teacher, leadership, and self-esteem.
Direction: North, element of earth
