Attempting to demystify our genuine love for animals, support paraphiles, provide education on animal ethology, and activism for animal rights and welfare.
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Sena - The dog who was nothing but skin and bones, and the power of the will to live 💓✨
I still cannot forget the first image of Sena. A tiny female dog, reduced to nothing but skin and bones, with almost nothing left on her body. She was found in a rural area of Thailand just two days before New Year’s Eve. No one could understand how she was still breathing.
When Beth and her boyfriend received Sena from the veterinary clinic, they had prepared themselves mentally, yet they were still shocked. They thought she would only survive a few more days. Beth even asked herself: “Am I being cruel by trying to keep her alive?”
The first hours were filled with tears. Then, a few days later, a miracle happened. Sena’s tail started wagging. Just a small wag, but it was enough for Beth to understand: she wanted to live. She was fighting.
After only one week, her fur began to grow back. Sena grew stronger day by day, more playful, learning to ask for belly rubs, running to the sofa and wagging her tail nonstop. From a creature that had nearly given up, she became a fluffy dog with bright eyes and full of life.
What struck me most was not only the physical transformation. It was the way such a fragile being still held on to such a fierce will to live. In the animal world, this is not rare. Many animals that are abandoned, starved, or severely injured still try to survive until the very last moment. They do not complain. They do not give up easily. All they need is one small chance: a meal, a shelter, a gentle hand, to begin again.
Sena is the clearest proof. When she received proper care and genuine love, her body recovered at an astonishing speed. Love and attention do not only heal physical wounds; they also awaken the desire to live within.
Beth said she would do it all over again in a heartbeat, no matter how painful the process was. Looking at Sena today, with her thick fur, bright eyes, happy and trusting, I understand why. Because sometimes, saving a life is not only about pulling it back from death. It is about giving it back the right to truly live: to run, to wag its tail, to be loved without fear.
Sena is not just a rescued dog. She is a reminder that in the animal world, the will to live is always stronger than we imagine. And all it takes is one person willing to stop, to open their heart, for a living being that seemed beyond hope to start over once more ❤️
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New paper! We surveyed 2,197 zoophiles worldwide on neurodevelopmental conditions: 23.8% ADHD dx, 15.7% autism dx, 17.7% social anxiety. Only ~1/3 reported none. First study of its scale on neurodiversity in this population.
#Neurodiversity #ADHD #Autism #Zoophilia #SexResearch – at Montréal, Québec
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“Made the mistake of checking our cameras while we were gone. Never drove home faster”
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In the context of an animal orientation, the only time a person getting psychiatric help will involve their urges, let alone intervention or suppression of impulsive or compulsive behaviour, is when the act is the source of distress for the person.
Feeling guilty is precisely the kind of thing a psychologist will look for when diagnosing zoophilic disorder, and this is also why I encourage people to not attack zoos; because if you achieve them feeling that way, you are the cause of their mental illness.
Clinically, the act is not a sign of a psychopathology, unless the act is wantonly harmful or dangerous (either intentionally or carelessly) - but then the issue isn't the attraction; instead, it's some other condition the person has which allows them to do that. The average person, even with such an attraction, is still going to have empathy and not want to hurt an animal, or be hurt by an animal, regardless of whether they act on it.
From a psychiatric perspective, whether or not somebody acts on their animal attraction is rather irrelevant, because acting on it is not a criterion of diagnosis, as it is currently written in the DSM-5. Some uninformed or biased therapists get this wrong, however, which only leads to more suffering for the individual - we've seen it time and time again.
An attraction to animals may lead to accidents where people or animals get hurt, but it's never solely responsible for ongoing hazard or abuse; some other condition is always required in addition to it. It's the exact same if we're talking about a straight or gay person committing abuse: their orientation isn't the cause; it just changes who the victim is going to be, unfortunately.
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Dog found dumped in the woods was rescued and rehabilitated.
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Even if that were true, there's still nothing wrong with having the attraction.
The majority of humans around the world have weird and wonderful attractions and fantasies, and many if not most of them are never acted out.
And even when they are, the vast majority of people do so *ethically*, through things like roleplay and fiction, because like it or not most people still have empathy. Having an attraction does not mean someone loses their moral compass.
Nobody can help what they like. Pretending that they can, and that they should, is simply oppressive thought policing.
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The jokes write themselves
You know it's bad when the actual fucking zoophile has to come and clarify that you're fucking retarded
What the fuck is this timeline bro
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i always find it funny when people try to use "zoophile" as an insult. "philia" (φιλία) was one of the four Ancient Greek words for love, meaning an affectionate regard or friendship, requiring virtue, equality, and familiarity.
like hell yeah, i do think animals are our equals!
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It is fascinating that provoking anger is a universal form of fun
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If you're condemning people who like feral art on the basis that you think they're a zoo, then you don't understand what zoophilia even is. You're talking about people with a fetish (and demonizing them for it?)
I can understand at least a little when people care a lot about animals and mistakenly have an ethical issue with us because they don't yet know better, but what you're doing is puritan thought policing. You're against people having feelings, ideas.
That's discrimination using the same rationale that some people use to justify being racist; judging an entire demographic by the actions of their *worst* members.
Do you have any idea what the worst of *your* demographic is responsible for - and how you would be judged if we used your own logic against you? We don't, because we instead choose to be rational.
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Furries should skip the debate and come to the realization that being into animals isn't inherently bad in any way - because it's not.
You don't automatically go and assault people if you're into them, so why do you think others do? It's just an attraction. Don't thought police.
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What does the “science” actually say about wolves and wolf management? Scroll through the internet and you will find endless content by both pro- and anti-wolf advocacy groups about “wolf science” and how the science always supports their perspectives on wolves and wolf management.
For instance, somehow the ‘science' simultaneously says we can never hunt wolves (per some wolf advocacy groups) and we should hunt/trap wolves (per some pro-wolf management groups).
Which naturally leads to the question: what does the science say and who can you trust to provide scientific information straight up without spin and an agenda?
Our goal is to be that source—a source of sound and reliable scientific information on wolves that people, regardless of their perspective, can trust.
Many pro- and anti-wolf groups have value-based agendas, and often such groups claim the “science" supports their values/agenda—which simply isn't the case.
Science simply tells us how the natural world works and how our actions may impact the natural world. Put differently, science cannot tell us how we should act—that is where values come in.
Our project is focused on science, not values. We aren’t trying to push an agenda, a set of values, or convince you to change your thoughts on wolf management.
Of course, sometimes scientific findings, including our own, are not consistent with the narratives that pro- or anti-wolf groups are pushing.
And as a result, we take the heat from both sides. However, we have not and will not let that influence the information we share or how we approach our work, no matter how much people try to pressure us to do so.
We are simply trying to do rigorous research and to share that research along with insights from the most up-to-date scientific information with everyone.
If you value this approach, please help us keep it going by donating at the link below. Your generosity enables us do rigorous research and share what the science actually says—not what we want it to say.
Support the project here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/…
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For the 2nd year in a row, there was not a single depredation on the large cattle ranch in the middle of our study area—we were not aware of even a single wolf that even stepped foot on the ranch last year! And last year was the 3rd year in a row where no wolves were killed on the ranch for killing calves.
The 7.5 mile fence in combination with Livestock Guardian Dogs has effectively ended what was a perpetual cycle of death for over two decades: wolves would kill calves almost every year, and then wolves would get killed for killing calves. Each year was rinse, wash, and repeat.
In some years, up to 5 calves were confirmed to have been killed by wolves (and likely more were killed by wolves that could not be confirmed), and up to 16 wolves were killed in a summer as a result (the equivalent of about 4 wolf packs in our area).
So the change over the past few years has been staggering, and illustrates how non-lethal approaches in the Great Lakes area can end long-standing conflicts, and in turn, benefit ranchers, their livestock, and wolves.
Fortunately, our project is in a perfect position to document the efficacy of the non-lethal solutions on this ranch because we are intensively studying wolves all around the ranch and have GPS-data from wolves to examine the efficacy of these non-lethal approaches.
If you value this kind of work, please donate at the link below. Your donations allow us to continue to study and document the efficacy of these non-lethal tools this year and into the future AND enables us to share our findings broadly here with everyone.
Donate here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/…
Notably, this non-lethal project was the result of a collaborative effort between our project, USDA Wildlife Services, and the rancher. And it was truly a team effort—without all of us helping in big ways, this project would never have happened.
Further, the non-lethal project received considerable support from a variety of groups— including the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, International Wildlife Coexistence Network, Summerlee Foundation, Humane World for Animals, Wildlife Services, and others—who made this effort possible.
ALT GPS-locations from collared wolves over the past year around this large cattle ranch. You can see where the ranch is easily because it is the only place wolves are not, which highlights how effective nonlethal solutions have been.