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Maureen O’Connor — Thousands of furries descend on Pittsburgh this weekend, for the sixth annual Anthrocon, America’s foremost convention for “anthropomorphics,” commonly known as “furries.” Participants are already wandering the streets of Steel City, wearing costumes and carrying puppets, posing for pictures with locals, going to raves, and singing “furraoke” while boozing at local bars.

This must be confusing for the children of Pittsburgh.

Furries are expected to spend $5.3 million in four days at the festival, which makes them pretty popular in the economically depressed city. Here are some locals talking about furries:

“We love furries,” [sandwich shop owner Cory Robinson] said. “They’re just people having fun, and they don’t hurt anybody.” —Sandwich shop owner Cory Robinson

“They love caffeine. We’re prepared. We know what they want.” —Gift shop ownerTracy Luskovich, gesturing to stockpiles of Mountain Dew

“More fun than the NRA.” —Beaver County Times columnist Michael Pound

I have a mild phobia about people in full-face masks. I think it derives from bad childhood experience with a Nutcracker Rat King. Occasionally, I wonder whether a furry horror movie could have the staying power of a Chucky or It. Anyway, irrational fears aside, I applaud the joyous souls of Anthrocon for living their hirsute dreams. May your stay in Teresa Heinz-Kerry’s hometown be as fabulous and furry as a ketchup heiress’s collection of winter coats. [Post-Gazette, Anthrocon]

 

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Sure, tasting sessions with Beaver Brewing or WYEP's Summer Music Festival are excellent options for fun this weekend. But the furries returning to Pittsburgh for their annual Anthrocon? That's definitely more fun than the NRA.

The city of Pittsburgh will be taking another walk on the wild side with the annual Anthrocon this weekend.
The annual convention for those fascinated with anthropomorphics -- or "furries" -- returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Thursday.
Many of the thousands of people expected to attend to convention will dress in full or partial animal costumes as they walk through the streets of downtown Pittsburgh.

The city of Pittsburgh will be taking another walk on the wild side this weekend with the furries' annual convention.

Despite people knowing for years that carbofuran, a pesticide also known as furadan, has been devastating the lion population in Kenya, and despite continued calls to ban the pesticide, it continues to be used—or more accurately, misused, to intentionally poison lions.

The tails and ears are held on with straps, and the fur is usually fake -- but the money that Anthrocon furry convention visitors spend Downtown is very real.

More than 4,500 furries -- fans of art, literature and games featuring anthropomorphic, or human-like, animals -- are flooding the city for Pittsburgh's sixth annual Anthrocon, held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. During their five-day meeting, which started Thursday night, the furries will attend lectures and workshops as well as nightly raves at the convention center.

They'll also spend an estimated $5.3 million at Downtown businesses, said Sam "Uncle Kage" Conway, chairman of Anthrocon's board of directors.

Downtown Pittsburgh will see some new visitors in town this weekend: furries.
That’s because the annual furry convention is being held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
“We are the world’s largest convention dedicated exclusively to cartoon animals, and we see that as an art form,” according to chairman and CEO of Anthrocon, Inc., Dr. Samuel Conway.

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2011/06/24/local-furry-talks-about-anthrocon-2011/

Photo coverage of Athrocon by WPXI. The annual “Furry convention” otherwise known as Anthrocon is taking over down town Pittsburgh this weekend!

They may be cute, but they also spend a lot of dough

The tails and ears are held on with straps, and the fur is usually fake — but the money that Anthrocon furry convention visitors spend Downtown is very real.

More than 4,500 furries — fans of art, literature and games featuring anthropomorphic, or human-like, animals — are flooding the city for Pittsburgh’s sixth annual Anthrocon, held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. During their four-day meeting, which started Thursday night, the furries will attend lectures and workshops as well as nightly raves at the convention center.

They’ll also spend an estimated $5.3 million at Downtown businesses, said Sam “Uncle Kage” Conway, chairman of Anthrocon’s board of directors.

Even though Anthrocon 2011 broke past registration records, Mr. Conway said he believed the event would have pulled in even more attendees if the city had followed through on a languishing initiative to build more hotels Downtown.

“This year saw much slower growth than the growth from [2009 to] last year,” Mr. Conway said Thursday afternoon in the lobby of the Westin Convention Center hotel, where most furries try to secure a room.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11175/1155879-53.stm#ixzz1QDCI5VLA

Via Treehugger

Despite people knowing for years that carbofuran, a pesticide also known as furadan, has been devastating the lion population in Kenya, and despite continued calls to ban the pesticide, it continues to be used—or more accurately, misused, to intentionally poison lions.

Paula Kahumbu is executive director of WildlifeDirect, a conservation organization based in Kenya and founded by Richard Leakey. Kahumbu, who has a PhD from Princeton University in ecology and evolutionary biology, wrote about the misuse of the chemical on a WildlifeDirect blog:

WildlifeDirect scientists have been consistently reporting that Furadan has been used to poison lions.The pesticide is sprinkled onto livestock carcases to kill lions, which cannot detect its presence as it has no smell or taste. Any animal that scavenges on a laced carcass will die within minutes, and that includes jackals, hyenas and vultures.

Read more at Treehugger

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The city of Pittsburgh will be taking another walk on the wild side this weekend with the furries’ annual convention.

Video courtesy WTAE

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"A white tiger in a field in Hedge End near Southampton caused police
emergency measures until identified as a life-size toy."
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"Police are trying to trace the owner of a life-sized tiger toy which
sparked a major police alert in Hampshire over fears a real animal was

Sure, tasting sessions with Beaver Brewing or WYEP’s Summer Music Festival are excellent options for fun this weekend. But the furries returning to Pittsburgh for their annual Anthrocon? That’s definitely more fun than the NRA.

Story and Video from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
"Return of the Furries - They may be cute, but they also spend a lot of dough!"
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11175/1155879-53.stm
Image Gallery: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11175/1155904-491.stm

WTAE 4: Two reports
"Furries Are Back In Pittsburgh"
http://www.wtae.com/video/28338005/detail.html
"The Furries Are Back In Town!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DgTVh-3cIM
& http://www.wtae.com/video/28341432/detail.html
Slideshow: http://www.wtae.com/slideshow/r/9385031/detail.html

And a quick mentioning of AC in this story:
"Out-of-town baseball fans create a problem good to have"
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11158/1151837-155-0.stm

WPXI 11
"Furries Return to Pittsburgh for 2011 Anthrocon Convention"
Raw video of interviews with Uncle Kage and several fursuiters.
http://www.wpxi.com/video/28347000/index.html
PS: click on the IMAGES link for photos.
http://www.wpxi.com/entertainment/28337840/detail.html

From the Beaver County Times
"Furries Flood Pittsburgh"
Photo gallery: http://www.timesonline.com/news/local_news/furries-flood-pittsburgh/article_c456455c-2e0b-51ee-9bfd-e3160eb47122.html?mode=image&photo=0

From KISS 106, Photos of fursuiters with their (ugly) DJ's.
http://www.961kiss.com/cc-common/gallery/photos.html?album_id=186111&p=17189524#/0/17189504