Singapore Furs
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Singapore Furs is a community of furries in Singapore, an island nation of just 710.2 sq km (274.2 sq mi). The community also keeps in touch with its regional neighbours as a branch of AnthroAsia. Meet ups occur on a fairly regular basis, including significant fursuit events, such as Halloween and anime conventions.
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[edit] 2011/2012 Singapore Furry Census
In December 2011, the first ever furry census was conducted to the furry population of Singapore. With the hopes of providing data to help better understand the breakdown of the local furry population. Basic statistics were gathered, such as birthdays, species, gender, as well as additional information, such as creative interests, location of residence, and even relationship status. The survey was distributed electronically via the SGFurs Facebook page and the SGFurs FurAffinity Page.
A total of 37 responses were recorded.
[edit] Species Count
| Species | Number Responded | Percentage Represented |
|---|---|---|
| Canine | 15 | 40.5% |
| Feline | 7 | 18.9% |
| Dragon | 6 | 16.2% |
| Hybrid | 5 | 13.5% |
| Mice | 1 | 2.7% |
| Shark | 1 | 2.7% |
| Red Panda | 1 | 2.7% |
| Horse | 1 | 2.7% |
[edit] Demographic Data
All information is correct as of February 2012.
The mean age of the local furry population is 21. The median age is 20.
95% of the local furry population is Male.
Students make up 68% of the population, followed by 22% who are Working, 8% in Military Conscription, and 3% reporting as Other.
FurAffinity is the most popular furry site. Facebook is the preferred choice for social networking.
Artists make up 43% of the local community talent, followed by Writers at 19%. Fursuiters and Photographers/Videographers have an equal share of 16% each.
[edit] 2012/2013 Singapore Furry Census
The second Singapore furry census was conducted from December 2012 to March 2013.
A total of 48 responses were recorded for the 2012/2013 period.
[edit] Species Count
| Species | Number Responded | Percentage Represented |
|---|---|---|
| Canine | 17 | 35.4% |
| Feline | 10 | 20.8% |
| Hybrid | 10 | 20.8% |
| Dragon | 7 | 14.6% |
| Avian | 1 | 2.1% |
| Horse | 1 | 2.1% |
| Mice | 1 | 2.1% |
| Shark | 1 | 2.1% |
[edit] Demographic Data
All information is correct as of April 2013.
The mean age of the local furry population remains at 21. However, the median age has dropped to 19.
94% of the local furry population is Male.
Students still make up the majority of the population, accounting for 68% for current furry professions. 21% are Working, 13% in Military Conscription, and 1% reporting as neither studying nor working professionally.
FurAffinity and Facebook remains the most popular furry site and the most preferred choice for social networking.
Artists now make up 48% of the local community talent, followed by Writers (25%), Fursuiters (10%), Photographers/Videographers (8%), and Public Relations/Marketing (4%).
[edit] Fursuits
There are currently 10 fursuiters present in Singapore. They are, grouped by species:
- An orange fox Vee
- Three black dragons DarkLurker, Nightdragon and Atromitos (played by Mari)
- A purple dragon Alexia
- An eastern dragon Qing Long (played by DarkLurker)
- A housecat Mik (played by sMyle)
- A grey wolf partial Wulfe
- A green fox partial Micky
- A quad suit Rygar of the Wind from Monster Rancher
Vee and DarkLurker made their debut during Halloween 2009 celebrations in Woodlands. Mik's public debut was made during COSMO 2010 Mascot Parade. Micky's public debut was during Halloween 2011.
Two previous cosplay fursuits, a Renamon and a Flamedramon have been retired in 2011. Renamon was brought out of retirement for Chingay 2012 celebrations. An older version of Vee's fox suit has also been since retired.
For Halloween 2010 celebrations held in conjuction with members from AnthroAsia as part of 3AM (AnthroAsia Annual Meet), a Malaysian fursuiter by the name of CTWolf came down to join the event.
[edit] Furmeets
Furmeets can be organised on an ad hoc basis due to the small nature of the country. One of the primary reasons for furmeets are when fellow SGFurs celebrate their birthday. On average, every furmeet has approximately a dozen or so present per meet. Local meets usually happen over food, and usually end of the night with plenty of walk about.
Furmeets also happen when the SGFurs play host to visiting furs from overseas. Furmeets of this nature may involve touring around the city-state, or having a meal over the wide variety of local food. To date, the SGFurs have hosted furs from USA, UK, Canada, Australia and other ASEAN countries.
Unlike furmeets in Western countries, fursuiting at furmeets is rare due to the complex logistics involved as well as the strict security that shopping malls have adopted. Furthermore, the tropical nature of Singapore makes it extremely challenging for fursuiters to suit at length, restricting their activities to mainly indoor air-conditioned spaces.
[edit] Community
The community is active on Facebook, and the Singapore Furs Facebook Page is where the latest events and discussions happen among the Singapore Furs.
In addition, budding artists in the Singapore Furs community regularly discuss art-related topics and conduct art meet ups at the Creative PawPads (SG) Facebook Group.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- SGFurs Page on Facebook
- Creative PawPads (SG) Group on Facebook
- Singapore Furs on FurAffinity
- Singapore Furs on LiveJournal Communities