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Zoophilia

2024-06-04T17:28:00Z

38.121.43.208: Minor addition to fairness

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[[File:ZETA.svg|thumbnail|200px|Zoophilia logo]]
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'''Zoophilia''' is the technical term for the [[sexual]] attraction of [[humans]] to [[animal]]s.<ref>[https://dictionary.apa.org/zoophilia]. Retrieved January 20, 2021.</ref>

== Etymology ==

'Zoophilia' is a term in [[W:Mainstream|popular]] and [[furry culture]] as an alternative to the term [[bestiality]],{{cn}} because it highlights the paraphilia itself. (For more information on the context and use of the technical term, see: [[W:Paraphilia|Paraphilia]].)

==Self-identified zoophiles versus bestiality==
[[File:Zetapin.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A Zeta pin, used in public by some zoophiles]]
Most people who are '''zoophiles''' distinguish between zoophilia and bestiality. Though some zoophiles choose to engage in sexual contact with their animals, they claim to make sure it can consent. Zoophiles claim that they are of an attraction to animals, and that sexual contact is an expression of that. They sometimes refer to those who have sexual contact with animals without ownership as '''beastialists''' (and/or '''beasties'''). Zoophiles may draw attention to the distinction between bestiality (an act), and zoophilia (sexual attraction)

===Zoophilia as a sexual orientation===

While zoophilia is classified as a paraphilia by the [[W:American_Psychological_Association|American Psychological Association]], zoophiles claim it is their [[w:Sexual_orientation|sexual orientation]], referring to their attraction as '''zoosexuality'''. While most studies analyze zoophilia within a criminal context, it is important to be objective and fair. Zoophiles claim that they take good care of their pets. However, many animals have cognitive and emotional development to that of human toddlers.

In his study of 8 zoophiles, [[Donofrio]]<ref>Also cited by Miletski, 2005.</ref> (unpublished doctoral dissertation, 1996) suggested that zoophilia may not be a clinically significant problem. He suggested using a scale resembling the [[w:Kinsey_scale|Kinsey scale]] to measure sexual interest in humans vs. animals.

In his 2019 study of zoophilia, Damian Sendler explored such issues as well.

== Zoophilia and furry ==

It is a common misconception that [[furries]] are sexual lovers of animals and, by extension, "zoophiles". It is true that a significant proportion of [[Sexual|erotic]] [[furry artwork]] and stories involve beings with animal characteristics having [[sex]] with each other or with humans, but it should be noted that the participants are [[anthropomorphic]] beings.

Most Furries are not zoophiles, and the two terms are not synonymous. Most furries do not have any sexual interest in animals in real life. In fact, the notion that most furries are zoophiles is nothing more than a myth.

As most furries express some degree of sexual attraction towards anthropomorphic beings,<ref>https://furscience.com/research-findings/appendix-1-previous-research/furry-fiesta-2013/</ref> several surveys have also asked furries about zoophilia. To date, however, no surveys have asked about bestiality.

Below is a review of the estimates on the prevalence of zoophilia among furries:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Results !! Sample size
|-
| ''The Sociology of Furry Fandom'' (Rust, J. D., 2001)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050302094251/http://www.visi.com/%7Ephantos/furrysoc.html</ref> || 2% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 350
|-
| ''The Furry Sociological Survey'' (Evans, K., 2008)<ref>https://www.gwern.net/docs/psychology/2008-evans.pdf</ref> || 17% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 278
|-
| ''2008 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2008)<ref>http://www.klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey2008.php</ref> || 18.4% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 7,024
|-
| ''2009 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2009)<ref>http://klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey2009.php</ref> || 13.9% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 9,024
|-
| ''2010 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2010)<ref>http://klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey2010.php</ref> || 13.6% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 4,895
|-
| ''2011 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2011)<ref>http://www.klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey2011.php</ref> || 13.3% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 4,365
|-
| ''2012 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2012)<ref>http://www.klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey.php</ref> || 14.9% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 3,267
|-
| ''Furscience 2019 Studies'' (Roberts, S., et al., 2019)<ref>https://furscience.com/research-findings/appendix-1-previous-research/furscience-2019/</ref> || 6.9% of participants listed zoophilia on an open question about kinks/fetishes. || 827
|-
| ''The “Furry” Phenomenon: Characterizing Sexual Orientation, Sexual Motivation, and Erotic Target Identity Inversions in Male Furries'' (Hsu, K., Bailey, J. M., 2019)<ref>https://www.gwern.net/docs/psychology/2019-hsu.pdf</ref> || 46.7% of participants reported nonzero attraction towards animals. || 334
|-
| ''What Are Furries?'' (fek, 2020)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210116160156/https://whatarefurries.com/</ref> || 14.3% of respondents stated they felt any sexual attraction towards animals. || 4,790
|}

The simple average across all surveys is 16.1%. Weighing the estimates according to sample size gives a result of 14.9%. Some important limitations of these surveys should be noted, however.

A shortcoming that affects every survey on the [[furry fandom]] is the fact that it's impossible to gather a random and representative sample of [[online community|online communities]]. As all of these surveys rely on [[w:Self-selection_bias|self-selected]] samples, they may have oversampled furries who have a greater interest in the fandom, a more positive opinion of it, or who simply spend more time online.

[[Rust, J. D.]]t's estimate of only 2% would be even lower than what's been estimated for the general population, however this is likely due to [[W:Social-desirability_bias|social desirability bias]] affecting the results, as 325 of the participants were interviewed in-person, and respondents had to provide identification plus an email address in order to participate in the online survey.

In [[Dr. Sharon Roberts]]' survey respondents were asked to list their kinks and fetishes in an open-ended question. As some zoophilies think of their attraction as a sexual orientation rather than a paraphilia or [[kink]], not all zoophiles may have listed their attraction on this question. Furthermore, only respondents who listed at least one kink were included in the total, hence furries who are [[asexual]] or don't have any kinks are not represented in these results.

[[Hsu, K.]] and [[Bailey, J. M]]'s study focused only on participants who identified as [[male]], hence their results are not generalizable to all furries. They also state that 64.7% of participants were recruited via a [[forum]] for furries. While they don't specify what forum, other surveys of the fandom suggest that very few furries participate in forums.<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/anthropomorphicresearch/past-results/international-online-furry-survey-2011</ref> It should also be noted that while 46.7% of respondents reported some level of sexual attraction to animals this does not necessarily mean that they can all be classified as zoophiles, as many researchers set a threshold of medium or low attraction to make such a classification.

==ZooWiki==
[[File:ZooWiki.png|thumbnail|ZooWiki logo]]
'''ZooWiki''' was a [[W:wiki|wiki]] for the German zoophile community. It was created on May 23, 2005, by [[Wolfie (Germany)|Wolfie]]. It had 89 articles as of October 2006, on topics such as literature, authors, philosophy, events, vendors, anatomy and general trivia.

ZooWiki's policies specified that it should not contain explicit or illegal content. ZooWiki was located at [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204124210/http://zoowiki.zetapin.de/index.php?title=Hauptseite http://zoowiki.zetapin.de/] (defunct, July 2012. Retrieved via the [[W:Wayback Machine|Internet Wayback Machine]]).

== References ==
<references/>

==See also==

* [[W:Zoophilia|Zoophilia]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[Bestiality]]
* [[Zetacon]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.zeta-verein.de/en/ ''ZETA-VEREIN''] official website (German)
* [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30639855/
* [https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/barks/barks-magazine-blog/zoophilia-a-hidden-horror-for-animals/

=== Media ===

* [http://adjectivespecies.com/2012/02/06/zoophilia-in-the-furry-community/ ''Zoophilia in the furry community''] article on [[adjective species]]
* [https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/15248/sappho-zoophile-drama-furry-community ''YouTuber Sappho "comes out" as a zoophile, sparking outrage towards the furry community''] article on [https://www.invenglobal.com/ InvenGlobal]

[[Category:Paraphilias]]
[[Category:Mature terms]]
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Zoophilia

2024-06-04T17:12:00Z

38.121.43.208: Objectivity of information

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{{unreferenced}}
{{context}}
[[File:ZETA.svg|thumbnail|200px|Zoophilia logo]]
[[File:Zoophile-zoopride_flag.svg|thumbnail|200px|Zoophilia flag]]
'''Zoophilia''' is the technical term for the [[sexual]] attraction of [[humans]] to [[animal]]s.<ref>[https://dictionary.apa.org/zoophilia]. Retrieved January 20, 2021.</ref>

== Etymology ==

'Zoophilia' is a term in [[W:Mainstream|popular]] and [[furry culture]] as an alternative to the term [[bestiality]],{{cn}} because it highlights the paraphilia itself. (For more information on the context and use of the technical term, see: [[W:Paraphilia|Paraphilia]].)

==Self-identified zoophiles versus bestiality==
[[File:Zetapin.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A Zeta pin, used in public by some zoophiles]]
Most people who are '''zoophiles''' distinguish between zoophilia and bestiality. Though some zoophiles choose to engage in sexual contact with their animals, they claim to make sure it can consent. Zoophiles claim that they are of an attraction to animals, and that sexual contact is an expression of that. They sometimes refer to those who have sexual contact with animals without ownership as '''beastialists''' (and/or '''beasties'''). Zoophiles may draw attention to the distinction between bestiality (an act), and zoophilia (sexual attraction)

===Zoophilia as a sexual orientation===

While zoophilia is classified as a paraphilia by the [[W:American_Psychological_Association|American Psychological Association]], zoophiles claim it is their [[w:Sexual_orientation|sexual orientation]], referring to their attraction as '''zoosexuality'''. While most studies analyze zoophilia within a criminal context, it is important to be objective and fair. Zoophiles claim that they take good care of their pets.

In his study of 8 zoophiles, [[Donofrio]]<ref>Also cited by Miletski, 2005.</ref> (unpublished doctoral dissertation, 1996) suggested that zoophilia may not be a clinically significant problem. He suggested using a scale resembling the [[w:Kinsey_scale|Kinsey scale]] to measure sexual interest in humans vs. animals.

In his 2019 study of zoophilia, Damian Sendler explored such issues as well.

== Zoophilia and furry ==

It is a common misconception that [[furries]] are sexual lovers of animals and, by extension, "zoophiles". It is true that a significant proportion of [[Sexual|erotic]] [[furry artwork]] and stories involve beings with animal characteristics having [[sex]] with each other or with humans, but it should be noted that the participants are [[anthropomorphic]] beings.

Most Furries are not zoophiles, and the two terms are not synonymous. Most furries do not have any sexual interest in animals in real life. In fact, the notion that most furries are zoophiles is nothing more than a myth.

As most furries express some degree of sexual attraction towards anthropomorphic beings,<ref>https://furscience.com/research-findings/appendix-1-previous-research/furry-fiesta-2013/</ref> several surveys have also asked furries about zoophilia. To date, however, no surveys have asked about bestiality.

Below is a review of the estimates on the prevalence of zoophilia among furries:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Results !! Sample size
|-
| ''The Sociology of Furry Fandom'' (Rust, J. D., 2001)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050302094251/http://www.visi.com/%7Ephantos/furrysoc.html</ref> || 2% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 350
|-
| ''The Furry Sociological Survey'' (Evans, K., 2008)<ref>https://www.gwern.net/docs/psychology/2008-evans.pdf</ref> || 17% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 278
|-
| ''2008 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2008)<ref>http://www.klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey2008.php</ref> || 18.4% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 7,024
|-
| ''2009 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2009)<ref>http://klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey2009.php</ref> || 13.9% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 9,024
|-
| ''2010 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2010)<ref>http://klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey2010.php</ref> || 13.6% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 4,895
|-
| ''2011 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2011)<ref>http://www.klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey2011.php</ref> || 13.3% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 4,365
|-
| ''2012 Furry Survey'' (Osaki, A., 2012)<ref>http://www.klisoura.com/ot_furrysurvey.php</ref> || 14.9% of respondents stated they were zoophiles. || 3,267
|-
| ''Furscience 2019 Studies'' (Roberts, S., et al., 2019)<ref>https://furscience.com/research-findings/appendix-1-previous-research/furscience-2019/</ref> || 6.9% of participants listed zoophilia on an open question about kinks/fetishes. || 827
|-
| ''The “Furry” Phenomenon: Characterizing Sexual Orientation, Sexual Motivation, and Erotic Target Identity Inversions in Male Furries'' (Hsu, K., Bailey, J. M., 2019)<ref>https://www.gwern.net/docs/psychology/2019-hsu.pdf</ref> || 46.7% of participants reported nonzero attraction towards animals. || 334
|-
| ''What Are Furries?'' (fek, 2020)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210116160156/https://whatarefurries.com/</ref> || 14.3% of respondents stated they felt any sexual attraction towards animals. || 4,790
|}

The simple average across all surveys is 16.1%. Weighing the estimates according to sample size gives a result of 14.9%. Some important limitations of these surveys should be noted, however.

A shortcoming that affects every survey on the [[furry fandom]] is the fact that it's impossible to gather a random and representative sample of [[online community|online communities]]. As all of these surveys rely on [[w:Self-selection_bias|self-selected]] samples, they may have oversampled furries who have a greater interest in the fandom, a more positive opinion of it, or who simply spend more time online.

[[Rust, J. D.]]t's estimate of only 2% would be even lower than what's been estimated for the general population, however this is likely due to [[W:Social-desirability_bias|social desirability bias]] affecting the results, as 325 of the participants were interviewed in-person, and respondents had to provide identification plus an email address in order to participate in the online survey.

In [[Dr. Sharon Roberts]]' survey respondents were asked to list their kinks and fetishes in an open-ended question. As some zoophilies think of their attraction as a sexual orientation rather than a paraphilia or [[kink]], not all zoophiles may have listed their attraction on this question. Furthermore, only respondents who listed at least one kink were included in the total, hence furries who are [[asexual]] or don't have any kinks are not represented in these results.

[[Hsu, K.]] and [[Bailey, J. M]]'s study focused only on participants who identified as [[male]], hence their results are not generalizable to all furries. They also state that 64.7% of participants were recruited via a [[forum]] for furries. While they don't specify what forum, other surveys of the fandom suggest that very few furries participate in forums.<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/anthropomorphicresearch/past-results/international-online-furry-survey-2011</ref> It should also be noted that while 46.7% of respondents reported some level of sexual attraction to animals this does not necessarily mean that they can all be classified as zoophiles, as many researchers set a threshold of medium or low attraction to make such a classification.

==ZooWiki==
[[File:ZooWiki.png|thumbnail|ZooWiki logo]]
'''ZooWiki''' was a [[W:wiki|wiki]] for the German zoophile community. It was created on May 23, 2005, by [[Wolfie (Germany)|Wolfie]]. It had 89 articles as of October 2006, on topics such as literature, authors, philosophy, events, vendors, anatomy and general trivia.

ZooWiki's policies specified that it should not contain explicit or illegal content. ZooWiki was located at [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204124210/http://zoowiki.zetapin.de/index.php?title=Hauptseite http://zoowiki.zetapin.de/] (defunct, July 2012. Retrieved via the [[W:Wayback Machine|Internet Wayback Machine]]).

== References ==
<references/>

==See also==

* [[W:Zoophilia|Zoophilia]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[Bestiality]]
* [[Zetacon]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.zeta-verein.de/en/ ''ZETA-VEREIN''] official website (German)
* [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30639855/
* [https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/barks/barks-magazine-blog/zoophilia-a-hidden-horror-for-animals/

=== Media ===

* [http://adjectivespecies.com/2012/02/06/zoophilia-in-the-furry-community/ ''Zoophilia in the furry community''] article on [[adjective species]]
* [https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/15248/sappho-zoophile-drama-furry-community ''YouTuber Sappho "comes out" as a zoophile, sparking outrage towards the furry community''] article on [https://www.invenglobal.com/ InvenGlobal]

[[Category:Paraphilias]]
[[Category:Mature terms]]
[[ru:Зоофилия]]