Hey, as someone who was zoo-questioning for a longe time, and wanted to get deep into understanding the consent arguments on both supporting and anti sides, I just never got fully convinced that an animal can safely consent. Better safe than sorry, and I feel pretty safe on the idea that, even if scientists researched more, and really got into a full, in-depth, understanding on how different animals work, it’d probably never be enough for them to make a safe and conscious choice of consenting to sex with an adult human. For my experience, it’s with dogs. And it’s difficult to piece together the words to describe why, but it’s just multiple smaller factors relating to how I perceive them and their behavior, from all that I’ve learned, read from zoophiles, and non zoos.
And I already know a lack of capabilities, or consciousness, doesn’t equal stupidity, but there‘s a certain type of understanding I sense from people I know who are nonverbal, mentally disabled, who act like actual children, etc. But I never got that for any other animal.
And I might lurk sometimes, as usual, but I don’t see myself in this community. I’m just here sharing thoughts. I often see the same arguments in support or against zoophilia, but I like to see gray areas, so hopefully this serves as one.
And I already know a lack of capabilities, or consciousness, doesn’t equal stupidity, but there‘s a certain type of understanding I sense from people I know who are nonverbal, mentally disabled, who act like actual children, etc. But I never got that for any other animal.
And I might lurk sometimes, as usual, but I don’t see myself in this community. I’m just here sharing thoughts. I often see the same arguments in support or against zoophilia, but I like to see gray areas, so hopefully this serves as one.
