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A Query about Zoophilia in the Fandom

2/20/2018

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Hey PapaBear,

I am new to the furry community and very much like the feral aspect of the group. I often have thoughts of taking these desires IRL and maybe having sex with a dog. I was wondering if this is an OK idea in the Furry community, and if there are even groups for it?

Thanks,
Max (age 20)
 
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Dear Max,
 
You are talking about zoophilia: the sexual attraction for another species. Zoophilia has been present in human society since ancient times. You’ve likely heard stories of the farmer who has sex with a pig, sheep, horse, or cow. Sometimes this might be a case of “any port in a storm,” but other times it is a genuine attraction for an animal.
 
Furries, in general, dislike being associated with zoophilia because many outsiders have falsely accused all furries as indulging in our passion because we want to have sex with dogs etc. That said, according to an [adjective][species] survey, about 18% of the fandom characterizes itself as zoophiles. Another site that does surveys (and is run by people with doctorates in social sciences and psychology) is furscience.com (the International Anthropomorphic Research Project), which apparently has not done any research into this aspect of the fandom as yet (I sent them a query).
 
Because of the stigma against zoophilia, you will have a hard time finding any furry group openly dedicated to this topic (not saying they aren’t out there, but I haven’t seen one as yet). But if you wish to educate yourself more about zoophilia, the best site I could recommend is Zeta Verein. It is based out of Germany, but it also has a British branch, so the information is all available in English.
 
Cheers,
Papabear
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Anonymous
2/23/2018 11:47:00 pm

I’d like to clarify that there is a difference between zoophilia and bestiality. Zoophilia refers to the attraction to animals. This can often be a romantic attraction and is it limited to sexual attraction. Bestiality is the actual act of having sexual with the animal. You are not automatically a zoophile if you have sex with animals, and some zoophiles do not have sex with animals.

One thing I would caution the questioner above is the legal issue of bestiality. It may be illegal where they live. Each country and/or state has varying laws on the act. If you live somewhere which has laws against it, I would not risk it!

As for acceptance in the furry fandom, I have found that there are quite a few people who are fine with it and most of those either perform, performed, or have a desire to partake in bestiality. Most of these furries do not wave such flags publicly. You can find them in hidden Telegram groups or locked Twitter accounts. They are usually great people, but cautious about being “found out” to other furries that do not share their feelings. You can attempt to find some people by searching profiles for the zeta character, ζ.

You should be careful who you tell about these desires in the fandom. Most furries have very strong feelings about this topic and it’s very easy to become shunned in the community.

I’m sure there is morenim forgetting to mention, but it’s late and my brain has shut down. Please be careful and safe while exploring zoophilia and bestiality. It’s quite a taboo in almost everyone’s eyes.

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Papabear
2/27/2018 09:32:53 am

Good contribution to the discussion. Thank you.

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