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General tips and guidelines for meet-up safety.

Hi thank you for the advice. I hope to make myself trusted to I can experience the love that an animal can provide. Off to the next post!
 
Thank you I am nervous meeting up with this person but I'll take all these under advisement and see what happens
 
Adamsapple202 said:
Thanks for posting this. I’ll add do delete your social media altogether if you’re smart
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This would be extremely wise. I deleted all of mine 3 years ago and have thoroughly enjoyed the peace of it. It haults ALL inquisition, research and curiosity all together. Plus social media will expose you in a reverse image search through Google. Get OFF Big Brothers social media folks!
 
saddlebum66 said:
Youre all complicating life with things that dont have to be. If you're setting up a meet, you should already know the person well enough via chatting on the phone or a messenger service. If LE is what you fear, they dont have WEEKS to make a case; in most places this type of investigation would be a single cop on overtime. His ability to develop a case is limited. They arent going to pay for a hundred hours of fat time to bust one miscreant whose worst offense is to community standards of decency. Dont assign yourself THAT much importance. You're not James Bond, nor are you being followed by him. The budget isnt unlimited. The threat( from you) isnt worth that kind of attention. Wait it out. If you should be talking to LE, after a week, he'll be pushing; after two weeks he'll be moving on to greener pastures, OR trying to account to his boss for the wasted time.
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I agree with you saddle bum. 90% of ppl in this site are overly PARANOID. That doesn’t mean be foolish. But most ppl get caught/outed from
1. Their videos
2. A disgruntled lover
3. Fence hopping.
How they don’t get caught:
A normal amount of caution while meeting someone off zooville
 

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I have met with plenty of girls and couples. Always meet at a convenience store parking lot, park or local ice cream shop. Very public. Never had to wait a year or 2, I have a barn that gets cold in the winter. Cinder block walls in Dec and Feb at 20 degrees make for no one wanting to undress for a stallion.
 
Warlock said:
I have met with plenty of girls and couples. Always meet at a convenience store parking lot, park or local ice cream shop. Very public. Never had to wait a year or 2, I have a barn that gets cold in the winter. Cinder block walls in Dec and Feb at 20 degrees make for no one wanting to undress for a stallion.
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Well looks like you got luck of a Irish
 
I'd love to try for my first zoo experience soon but I'm not sure how to approach doing so. I figure I could find someone nearby after a bit of talking with users here on ZooVille, and get to know them better through private messaging.

My biggest concern is privacy and safety - I'd rather not meet up with someone who turns out to just be a total creep or could potentially harm or dox me.

Those of you who had positive (or a variety of mixed) meetup experiences, what were the green flags that made you decide to bite the bullet and meet up in person for zoo fun? What precautions do you take to stay safe before and after the experience?

(If this isn't the right section for this topic I'm sorry mods don't disembowel me π~π)
 
KennelDad said:
Once you get past texting, I would suggest Wickr. It has an anonymous voice chat feature. Nothing like actually talking to someone to get a better feel for the person.
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unsurepup said:
There's no 100% sure way of anything... but in my opinion find someone you are comfortable with. Go at your pace and if it seems like a possibility that they might be genuine then maybe do a meet evolving just lunch, coffee, or whatever.
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Very good ideas. I've used Wickr before, didn't know that it had a voice chat.

I understand this would be unique to each meet up so not necessarily applicable to my situation, but was there a specific instance where your potential host/human partner showed themselves to be trustworthy? Or was it a lot of little things over the course of talking to them?
 
It will be harder online, if you talk enough you can still make a connection but like I said before there's no 100% way to know for sure.. if you have kik, I've never used wickr but use whatever keeps you anonymous until you are ready... but have each other send pics to verify and pics have them unique in a way that can't just be pulled off Google
 
unsurepup said:
It will be harder online, if you talk enough you can still make a connection but like I said before there's no 100% way to know for sure.. if you have kik, I've never used wickr but use whatever keeps you anonymous until you are ready... but have each other send pics to verify and pics have them unique in a way that can't just be pulled off Google
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Unique pics are a good idea, thanks!
 
Fully agree with all the aforementioned. Get to know soneone, take time to think about your initial interactions. Spend time texting if it's secure, never use your real name (of course) even if/when you decide to meet in person. Don't bring your pet if you are an owner! And...don't discuss the subject of petlove. Besides, use this time to decide if you actually like the person or if you would want them in your life, if even casually. We were recently in a state that currently had no laws against petlive, but we were still very patient. As was said previously, use your gut feeling and take things very slowly. If you do eventually meet someone, let them initiate any contact.
 
pebblemuncher said:
Very good ideas. I've used Wickr before, didn't know that it had a voice chat.

I understand this would be unique to each meet up so not necessarily applicable to my situation, but was there a specific instance where your potential host/human partner showed themselves to be trustworthy? Or was it a lot of little things over the course of talking to them?
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It does. You'd be surprised, (maybe not LOL) at the number of "women" that loved texting, were willing to exchange "unique pics" and we're interested in getting to know each other. Until time to hear their voice, then poof! gone.

LEO, Catfish, or just a gal living a fantasy. I don't know. My guess is 99% catfish.

Anyway, the FEW women I've talked with are jewels.

Good luck to you!
 
Some good ideas here. I think if you are meeting an owner I would of course stay anonymous as much as possible until you meet. For the first meeting you you probably wouldn’t want to have the k9 there and just build up trust, ask to see some pictures of them and their dog together after you have met, maybe even ask them to send over a few more risky ones so that you know they aren’t undercover law enforcement or something. Then from there you can coordinate a play date if you feel comfortable. As a rule as well I wouldn’t use your real name until you get to know the person better and have built up the trust.
 
Don't be in a rush!
I'd also recommend not meeting someone with the intent of engaging in sex. Sex might happen, but meeting someone with the intent to commit a crime adds a lot of extra risk. Make it social only, meet up in a public place so that if you feel weirded out you can head off to the bathroom and vanish. If you get along with them after a few meets and find them to be a decent person you can start talking about more personal things, but if you keep it social at first then most of the creeps and problem people won't invest the time.

It can be terrifying meeting someone for the first time, understand your risks and mittigate what you can.
 
Thanks for all your replies! I'll try to keep this advice in mind - unfortunately for me I'm rather impatient and impulsive lol. I guess I'll just do my best to be friendly and active here and see where that takes me.

I've met a small handful of people around the internet who are nice to talk with and are into zoo, but it's few and far between - also being within travel distance just compounds the unlikelihood of meeting another zoo.

Any advice for connecting with people? Advertising my general location and preverences in someplace like this forum seems like a poor choice privacy wise...
 
pebblemuncher said:
Thanks for all your replies! I'll try to keep this advice in mind - unfortunately for me I'm rather impatient and impulsive lol. I guess I'll just do my best to be friendly and active here and see where that takes me.

I've met a small handful of people around the internet who are nice to talk with and are into zoo, but it's few and far between - also being within travel distance just compounds the unlikelihood of meeting another zoo.

Any advice for connecting with people? Advertising my general location and preverences in someplace like this forum seems like a poor choice privacy wise...
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You keep it vague yet straightforward enough. Keep it far enough from your place. Always bring a form of protection too
 
There are quite a few posts in the
pebblemuncher said:
Thanks for all your replies! I'll try to keep this advice in mind - unfortunately for me I'm rather impatient and impulsive lol. I guess I'll just do my best to be friendly and active here and see where that takes me.

I've met a small handful of people around the internet who are nice to talk with and are into zoo, but it's few and far between - also being within travel distance just compounds the unlikelihood of meeting another zoo.

Any advice for connecting with people? Advertising my general location and preverences in someplace like this forum seems like a poor choice privacy wise...
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they have the personal ads and meetup section on this site which seems to garner quite a bit of posts from all over. Check that out and see if there is a thread for your area. That would likely be the starting point.

Just take your time and don’t rush into anything and also don’t let yourself get into a situation where you are being pressured.
 
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