Furry Raiders

Furry Raiders is an politically motivated furry social group.

History
The group was founded in 2007, beginning exclusively on Second Life. Their stated goal is to "help improve the Furry Fandom by providing resources and services so everyone has equal opportunity".

Staff
The people involved in the running of the Furry Raiders are:


 * Furry Raiders founders on Second Life:
 * Foxler Nightfire
 * KibaHoxley
 * Wolfer Alsop (retired)
 * Nightwolf Mommsen (retired)


 * Furry Raiders core admins:
 * Jolt Squirrel
 * Aeveirra Nova
 * Wine
 * Sharpie
 * Tenacious Barlow
 * KodyWulf
 * Fox Crimson
 * Draca Kristar
 * Noble Can
 * Orion
 * Matthew Wolfbane
 * Scorch
 * Skye_Cirrus (retired)

Non-staff members

 * Lupin Wolfe
 * Vibiro Uhlersoth

Past members

 * Blumiere(*)
 * Rin Kyoma(*)
 * Perri Rhoades
 * Dionysius Tragos

(*) Retired.

Gatherings and events
The Raiders have organized several social events, including attending the St Patrick's Day Parade in Fort Collins, and playing laser tag.

Furry Raiders was one of several groups to block-book a cinema for a furry-centric screening of the movie Zootopia. Taking place on March 5, 2016, at a branch of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the event saw 107 attendees, including 17 or 18 fursuiters.

Iconography


Furry Raiders has drawn some criticism due to the similarity of their logo (often worn as armbands) to the swastika symbol of [W:Nazi Germany|Nazi Germany]]. The logo, as shown above, is a paw print, frequently used by furries to represent the fandom.

The group was banned from wearing the armbands at Foxtrot, a fursuit-friendly dance night at a Bar in Denver, Colorado. One of the founders, Foxler Nightfire, is banned from attending Fox Trot for assaulting another attendee. Though Foxler claims said assault amounted to nothing more than bumping into someone on his way out the door.

At Biggest Little Fur Con 2017, attendees were asked not to wear the red armbands, but were allowed to wear armbands with the logo in different colors.

Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2016
In April 2016, a controversy was generated when it became known that Furry Raiders had block-booked 25% of the hotel rooms available at the Crowne Plaza for Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2016, before the room block officially opened.

After being contacted by RMFC staff, Furry Raiders declined to drop their reservations at the Crowne Plaza. The convention staff subsequently announced:

On April 14, Furry Raiders announced that they had "released 25 rooms in total after discussion with @RMFC_Denver" and we're going to "accommodate our guests much more efficiently than before".

On April 14 RMFC issued a correction to the previous state via Facebook & Google+.

Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2017
As of April 12, 2017, RMFC 2017 was canceled, as reported by TV Channel 7 News in Denver. Alleged suggestions of why this happened included a tweet by a furry raider that a weapon would be brought to RMFC to deal with Deo Vacuus, who threatened to punch Nazis at the con.

This was reported to the hotel/police, which increased the security fee for the convention, well past operational budget.

Colorado Furries ban
In June 2017, members of the Raiders were asked to leave Colorado Furries, a furry Telegram group, due to "community outcry as well as relatively recent events".

Fur Affinity ban
On May 15, 2018, almost all of the Furry Raiders personal accounts on the online furry art site, Fur Affinity, were banned for presumed violations of the site's Code of Conduct, Section 2.7 ("Do not identify with or promote real hate or terrorist organizations and their ideologies").

Media

 * Rocky Mountain Fur Con backs neo-nazis, sex offender to intimidate critic for reporting threat online article on the furry news magazine Dogpatch Press
 * The end of Rocky Mountain Fur Con didn’t cure the problem that caused it. online article on the furry news magazine Dogpatch Press
 * Even Furries Are Fighting Fascists online article on VICE News
 * Does the Furry Community Have a Nazi Problem? online article on Rolling Stone
 * Even furries are no longer safe from neo-Nazi meddling online article on the A.V. Club
 * The Furred Reich! Furry annual convention cancelled amid community's bitter divisions over rise of alleged neo-Nazi Mr 'Foxler' and the 'altfur' movement online article on the Daily Mail
 * I learned from lurking the Furry Raiders chat online article on the furry news magazine Dogpatch Press''
 * Nazi Furries Are Proof That White People Have Officially Lost Their Minds online article on The Root