Which for reference, trans people are 1% of the population, so think of how many trans people you’ve met or seen around and multiply that by 3-4….
CanineCarouser
Tourist
When you put it like that and you think about how many hundred ppl you see in a week, we aren't a voting block or anything but there's definitely a lot more of us around than ppl realize. When you go to walmart on a busy day there's like at least a half dozen other zoophiles in there with you at that very moment...
Curiosanimal
Tourist
I feel like it is deffinetly more common than though. I'd assume 30% humans and animals are always so close together and were all curious by nature.I was just wondering how common is this? Like it's a taboo and very hard/akward topic to bring up or have a conversation in the real world.
Most have to hide the fact they are into it and have to act being disgusted by it in the real world.
But makes you wonder, how many people around us actually into it.
k9seekerdetroit
Tourist
I'm part of the gay leather community, which involves a lot of alternatives to "normal" sex. I've known a number of guys who are into it - mostly pups (leather pups, not real pups). These days I pretty much just assume that if you're a pup, you're probably into K9. I'm fairly open about my attraction to dogs, and so far pretty much everyone who knows that in the leather community is at least cool with it.
Elven&Werewolf
Esteemed Citizen of ZV
Officially is uncommon but actually ppl are very open for various sexual experiences. That means zoo (any kind of interactions) may be more popular than most people think.
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Hyde
Tourist
I've thought hard about this before, and I eventually just accepted that it's pretty much impossible to answer this question accurately.
Zoophilia is still considered a heinous crime, often compared to pedophilia, making it clear that whoever's into it knows that they should never talk about it. Then, breaking down the kinds of people who are into zoophilia or are active zoophiles, we have groups such as:
• People who openly come out as zoo and just don't give a fuck, which is a teensy minority within a minority that often gets absolutely shunned by everyone else;
• People like us, who happily talk about it in a specific forum online or in closed groups;
• People from small towns, countryside, farmlands or regions with very little discussion on the matter, who casually have some level of intercourse with their pets or farm animals due to the lack of drama around it, and sometimes don't even know the word "zoophilia" let alone the existence of a whole community around it — even if they talk about it openly, they're too disconnected to make any notable impact in a study;
• People who silently watch zoo porn, never actually having sex with animals or getting in any kind of conversation on the topic with anyone;
• People who would do or do have sex with animals, but it's either only a very casual thing in their sex lives, or "that one thing that happened once out of horny curiosity".
If you think about it, save for the first one, none of these groups would want to talk about it. A big, anonymous study would have most people cringe and ignore it, and no one person or entity big enough on the internet would want to conduct such a study. And if they did, a lot of zoos would probably still lie.
Although, considering how many pets are out there, how much humans love them and how horny we can often get, though, I'd say it's... actually more common than we think!
Zoophilia is still considered a heinous crime, often compared to pedophilia, making it clear that whoever's into it knows that they should never talk about it. Then, breaking down the kinds of people who are into zoophilia or are active zoophiles, we have groups such as:
• People who openly come out as zoo and just don't give a fuck, which is a teensy minority within a minority that often gets absolutely shunned by everyone else;
• People like us, who happily talk about it in a specific forum online or in closed groups;
• People from small towns, countryside, farmlands or regions with very little discussion on the matter, who casually have some level of intercourse with their pets or farm animals due to the lack of drama around it, and sometimes don't even know the word "zoophilia" let alone the existence of a whole community around it — even if they talk about it openly, they're too disconnected to make any notable impact in a study;
• People who silently watch zoo porn, never actually having sex with animals or getting in any kind of conversation on the topic with anyone;
• People who would do or do have sex with animals, but it's either only a very casual thing in their sex lives, or "that one thing that happened once out of horny curiosity".
If you think about it, save for the first one, none of these groups would want to talk about it. A big, anonymous study would have most people cringe and ignore it, and no one person or entity big enough on the internet would want to conduct such a study. And if they did, a lot of zoos would probably still lie.
Although, considering how many pets are out there, how much humans love them and how horny we can often get, though, I'd say it's... actually more common than we think!
AriesAngyl
Esteemed Citizen of ZV
I agree it is more common than we think, but that number is pretty small. Even smaller for the people who have tried it or are regulaly active. I think it will always be a super secret
Hyde
Tourist
Yep. Personally I'm happy if it stays in the shadows. Every time some overly positive zoophiles go out and try to advocate for zoo rights or whatever, it just makes a lot of noise that encourages normies to screw with us even more, sometimes making governments enact some very threatening laws against us.
I do admit I'd love it if it was easy and risk-free to just casually ask my friends if they're into zoo and have several healthy conversations about it, but we all know that's not happening in a million years...
AriesAngyl
Esteemed Citizen of ZV
Yes. It would be nice to actually be able to be more open. Or even sort of open.
tacoking245
Tourist
not very common
CanineCarouser
Tourist
There's a whole line of very popular dildos shaped like horse and dog dicks. They're all over the place on Ali Express too. While owning one doesn't make you a zoophile, the mass popularity of them definitely hints at something deeper in the human psyche.