555

Just making this clear.

Bestiality and zoophilia are, in fact, not the same thing. They can be related, in such a way that (some) bestiality is a 'form' of zoophilia, but zoophilia is NOT a form of bestiality.

Bestiality is, by definition, sexual relations or actions between a human and an animal. The word describes, and only describes, the sex that would come between the two. Such examples are bestiality sites, people being paid to have sex with animals. There is also those who do it out of pure lust, those who care nothing about the animal in question, just satisfying themselves. And then, there are those who are 'mating' with an animal as a form of affection. Those are who, I define, zoophiles. Zoophiles are people with a strong 'affinity' to animals. The definition varies. Some say it's purely in a family-type love, others believe that they can, in fact, fall in love with an animal.

Animals DO have personalities. I have experiences with many animals, and if you spend enough time with an animal, you get to see how it reacts to certain things and it starts to recognize you. Even if it's something simple as something that feeds and takes care of them, they acknowledge you. As an example, I will compare two snakes that I owned. Both of them were of the same species. One of them, when nervous, was a rather sweet snake, a bit flighty, however after we got her home she was very, very vicious. Sticking your hand in the cage would cause a hiss or even a strike. The other, however, was both when nervous and not a very sweet snake, whom only wanted to come out, wrap around your arm, and share your warmth. It's hard to understand the emotional attachment people can have unless you've had an animal. Hell, most people have no idea that snakes can be just as playful and cuddly as puppies. Any animal can.

Although love is a very confusing term, both animals and humans alike can 'love,' in my opinion. The instinct of an animal staying within it's colony, or staying loyal to a queen. Just shit like that.

Anyway, as you can see they are, in fact, two different things. And thus should be treated differently.

my opinion anyway

was more here but I decided that people would only lash away at me since I have experienced being a zoophile [the emotional shit with relationships etc etc, not something for this topic nor should I have to explain] and cocks. And because I suck at putting what I want to say correctly.

though: I support the legalization of bestiality. I do not, however, support any form of animal rape. (as in, when a dog turns around and bites you, it doesn't mean 'keep going')

nuntooshinydat

I thought this was going to be a thread about people who liked going to the zoo. :blush:

Ishmael

First question for you: What the fuck?

CanoeMan

This seems like an appropriate time to link to this:

Sex With Dolphins: "How To"

apaosha

I have no more tears to cry ....

*apaosha is sad*

apatura_iris

Are you "out of the closet" IRL about your zoophilia?

555

Yes and no. Some close friends know.

Why should it matter?

Christina Mirabilis

Lots of people form stronger bonds with animals than they do with people, so I don't think that there's anything all that strange about that. My dog would be very close to the top of the list of creatures that matter to me and I love him almost unreasonably at times. I don't think of myself as a zoophile. I'm not sure what the difference is between my love of animals and a zoophile other than a sexual component. What am I missing?

Dragon

japan has a monopoly on weird fetishes

Wild_T

So, wait, where does the border between loving a pet like a normal owner and being a zoophile lie?

I mean, I have pet cats. I love them very much, and I'm pretty sure they love me back (or at least like me as much as they like anything else). When I come home they scramble over each other to sit in my lap and get attention, and I happily give it to them. When I had to put one to sleep, it was very much like losing a friend and very tough on me.

But all this is pretty much a normal pet-owner relationship. I use the term 'owner' instead of 'master', since you can legally own a cat but any cat owner will tell you you can never, ever be its master Pet owners are supposed to love their pets and treat them with kindness, and the pet usually reciprocates with affection for the owner. I'd hardly call myself a zoophile for loving my pets, I'd call myself a good and responsible pet owner.

So where would you draw the border? Is it at some kind of physical level? Or is it at an emotional level where familial love for a pet turns into a more intimate form? And how do you know that an animal's view of its owner is of one variety or the other?

I'm not attacking here, don't get me wrong. It's not my view, but as long as there is no cruelty to animals being committed than your personal beliefs are none of my concern. I'm just curious as to the phenomenon, is all.