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Zoologist Adam Britton convicted for dog torture crimes that connect to furry fandom.
Content warning for discussing animal and child abuse.
Adam Britton was once an internationally respected animal expert, a go-to guy for crocodile research. He worked for Charles Darwin University in Australia, National Geographic, and the BBC with famed nature documentarian David Attenborough. Then in 2022, Britton was caught for secret crime. Due to high profile, the legal process kept him anonymous to avoid undermining his trial until he pled guilty this week.
Australian news led the coverage. This is disturbing to read, and doesn’t even tell the graphic details.
Beginning in 2014, Britton became a sadistic rapist and killer of more than 42 dogs. He made videos of their torture to secretly share with an underground of fellow consumers on the internet. He also traded child abuse media, raising the level of his charges and showing the severity of animal exploitation.
“Prosecutors told the court Britton owned a shipping container on his property equipped with filming equipment and used the space “to torture, sexually exploit and kill dogs”.
Last year, police seized 44 items including computers, mobile telephones, cameras, external hard drives, tools, weapons, dog paraphernalia and sex toys.
Mr Aust [prosecutor] told the court that Britton operated a Telegram account which was used for the sole purpose of engaging in conversations with “like-minded people”, and that he used another account to upload and disseminate images and recordings of his crimes.
“Using these applications, the offender discussed his ‘kill count’ … and described the shipping container on his property as his ‘torture room’,” Mr Aust said.”
- More news: The Guardian, CBS, The BBC, The Mirror
Sentencing is scheduled for December for 56 charges related to animal sex abuse (zoosadism), each with a maximum penalty of 3 years of jail. There were also 4 charges for accessing and sharing child abuse media. A close professional source told Dogpatch Press “it’s likely he’ll get the max sentence because of the egregious nature of his crimes.”
The crimes were calculated. Britton conned people who placed online ads hoping to find good homes for dogs they couldn’t keep, and led them to believe their dogs were getting good care after he killed them. He told an associate: “I can’t stop. I don’t want to” while feeding the demand of his audience.
Connection to furry fandom.
Before Britton’s trial, there was public news about the crimes that didn’t name him. The news circulated quietly among investigators and media professionals who had known him. People in both groups contacted Dogpatch Press. This led to a furry news article that connects some of this information, and adds parts only reported here so far.
During the investigation of Britton, Australian authorities tipped American law enforcement that one of his fellow traders was creating similar zoosadist videos. Ohio and Michigan resident Lucas Vanwoert faces charges on 4 counts.
Lucas Vanwoert’s connection to Britton was reported by mainstream news, but they didn’t report that Vanwoert was active in furry fandom as “Graves.” Thanks to @keroarchive for reading legal documents and making this clear.
Vanwoert’s photo from court documents and his tweet
Vanwoert exchanged over 700 files of animal abuse with Britton, and also killed dogs and traded child abuse files. The high amount of files indicates that these people were part of an underground trading network that intersects with furry fandom. Vanwoert hid in furry groups and made connections to like-minded people until his crimes became known.
Heather Vanwoert, his wife, was also charged for 12 counts of crime to animals. This reporter hasn’t learned if she was active in furry fandom with him.
These weren’t lone actors. They were feeding demand of a sub-subculture of zoophiles. Vanwoert’s X/Twitter profile is still active (NSFW content). You can see furry zoophiles following his account. It shows zero follows by him, because he deleted them around when he was arrested. But he was too slow. This reporter was tipped fast enough to view Vanwoert’s pre-established, mutual zoophile connections that he wanted to hide.
They included familiar long-time members of furry groups who use fandom to secretly meet each other, and even openly argue that animals can consent and animal abusers deserve acceptance. These zoophiles use the zeta (ζ) symbol and hashtags like #zoopride to engage with their network.
It's sad that this crime came into furry fandom, and can not be ignored, because Vanwoert wasn't alone. He wasn't just networking with Adam Britton, but also with a sub-subculture of zoophiles. Vanwoert's profile is still active and you can see some following him. pic.twitter.com/Gnqq18LlFl
— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) September 26, 2023
Three problems of zoophile infiltration.
All communities have some crime and abuse. The important part is how to respond. A substantial response starts with naming problems and saying what the community is for, not hiding things with denial about what it isn’t. Many furries are there for art, and say animals can’t consent and they don’t tolerate zoophiles. But that alone doesn’t stop zoophiles from riding their (coat) tails and reaching for acceptance.
This leads to…
PROBLEM 1: Size and network effect. This zoophile furry group on Telegram has 1000+ members, and they have had a group that large since at least 2017. It justifies itself by claiming to oppose abuse, while splitting hairs about different kinds of abuse and redefining some as consent. Arguing that animals can consent inherently enables abuse, when there are no zoophile networks that don’t make demand for it between members.
Nuance: The size is significant, but this isn’t ammunition against furries itself, because it doesn’t prove there is higher frequency of this in fandom compared to the population outside. Reliable data must be hard to get, but it could be equal to latent frequency anywhere. Look at the classic 1948 book by Alfred Kinsey, Wardell Pomeroy and Clyde Martin, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. Research found that between 8-50 percent of all American men in their sample groups claimed to have crossed the species line at some point (depending on farm proximity). Of course, latency is not openly organized with network effect.
If a 1000+ member “zoofur” group doesn’t prove frequency, and furry fans can deny guilt by association — what does the size show?
Opportunity. Try to name another group that 1000+ zoophiles use as cover to organize inside for acceptance, whether the cover group approves or not.
https://t.co/uoTmGzC1A0 has survey data from conventions, i would venture to say it must be hard to measure objectively but there may not be incidence different from the general pop. Maybe the issue isn't frequency but ability to organize by internet, using shelter of subculture.
— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) September 27, 2023
PROBLEM 2: Corruption. Abuse scandals, like in the Catholic Church or Boy Scouts, happen when abusers bounce from place to place and keep abusing. Close watchers inside furry fandom can see problem people bounce from group to group with little organized opposition.
That isn’t just enabled by internet platforms and weak security when it also has permission from high places:
- Whistleblowers who chaired the Further Confusion furry convention faced staff threats to walk out if zoophiles were banned.
- This corroborated a 2019 Dogpatch Press story where the same staffers acted to cover up zoophile friends.
How high does corruption go? Look no higher than the longest existing furry convention, Eurofurence in Germany, and its single chairman since 1997. This person of social influence uses it to defend zoophilia by attacking “bigots” with whataboutism rhetoric — as if a vegan diet is required to oppose animal sex abuse — or as if they are a vegan convention with purity and superiority to backlash at concerns about abuse. Meanwhile…
- The chair of Eurofurence shared group modding with, and defended zoophilia to a zoosadist (the same zoosadist that con staff acted to cover up in 2019.)
- The whataboutism defense either echoes or derives from zoophile political lobbying. Germany has one of the world’s only zoophile political lobby groups.
- German law bans nazi propaganda. The chair of Eurofurence followed this commendable policy by officially approving “nazi furs fuck off” messages one year; but zoophiles are welcome, and this is the hypocrisy and insanity at the highest level.
- The head of security for Eurofurence labeled himself with a zoophile Zeta (ζ) and calls it a “sexual preference“.
Eurofurence chair’s belief since at least 2003: “many zoos are furries… I don’t find zoophilia reprehensible at all.”
Tweet from Eurofurence head of security in 2012. Note tiger userpic and a community habit of using separate “after dark” and main accounts.
PROBLEM 3: Limited power and consequences. Convictions of offenders as extreme as Britton and Vanwoert are rare. For animal crimes, victims can’t tell, human ones get priority, and local police are too busy or can’t go out of jurisdiction for internet crime. Charges are commonly dropped. State laws are “often poorly equipped to accomplish meaningful convictions” according to The Animal Legal Defense Fund, while for federal authorities, it’s often beneath their radar and left to states. This is slowly changing but it’s a big loophole where animal abuse networks stay outside justice.
As a result, saying “call the police” can be no better than punting the ball to nowhere. Sometimes it’s deliberate. “We can’t judge before a conviction” — gets flipped after a conviction to — “we can’t judge someone who paid the price”, meaning organizers are sitting on their hands. Even if the price paid was a tiny slap on the wrist for a repeat offender who did far more crime and the issue isn’t about banning but about extending privileges.
Nuance: Legal liability limits how conventions can ban people, because it sets a precedent that can get them sued for not banning someone else they aren’t aware of. Read that again until it makes sense. General screening or banning by conventions is not the point.
The points are:
- Zoophile network members are all complicit with raising demand for abuse.
- This abuse is unlikely to get solved by police, or it will just get weak consequences on single members.
- The issue isn’t about catching single members, but undoing networks.
But:
- We don’t own most internet platforms that let abusers bounce from group to group.
- That’s not just a problem for one weekend conventions, but for 365 days a year.
- Even with these limits, police don’t run groups, YOU run them and can do something inside.
It can come down to choices of who and how you pay, trust, support, or make people aware. That can mean choosing who gets privileges of being a con dealer, guest of honor, accepted on staff, or simply who is welcome to be friends. None of those are asking cons to ban people. Opposing abuser networks can start personally and locally, and the next Britton and Vanwoert can have one less place to meet.
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Kickstarter: Garbage & Glory TTRPG
Fans of raccoons, shiny trash, and grabby paws will surely be interested this upcoming tabletop role-playing game from Wet Ink Games that has already passed its funding goal over on Kickstarter. Check out the details below:
"Garbage & Glory is a tabletop role-playing game about friendship, adventure, and dumpster diving. You play as a raccoon adventurer searching through the alleyways and forgotten lots of human civilization in a constant pursuit for the best trash and the fame it brings. Enter the unseen world of the raccoons and the other animal ruffians who share our urban environment. To human eyes, raccoons are just pawing through the things we want to get rid of. From their point of view, they are discovering the valuable raw materials that make their lives possible and rescuing it from the huge monsters who clearly don't want this great stuff, but paradoxically don't want anyone else to have it either. Join the quest for the greatest Garbage and all the Glory."
We'll keep an eye on the production of this colorful foray into the world of adventuring raccoons.
Grovel Reports 4th Anniversary Statement
Its been four years already?! This is likely a good time to talk a little about the future of the network. Main Telegram Channel https://t.me/GrovelReports Grovel Reports 4th Anniversary Statement #furryfandom #furry #furries
Young Furry Wants to Be a Light in the Fandom
I am a bit new to the fandom (I joined the fandom two years ago but not until recently have I gotten into the community) and I was wondering how I can make a positive impact within the furry community. The fandom is often looked down upon and I want to do something to showcase the friendliness and helpful side that brought me into it. Your articles remind me of this and shed a good light on the community, so do you have any advice on how to highlight the fandom on a community level?
Sol the Naga (age 18, Texas)
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Dear Sol the Naga,
Welcome to the fandom :3 It's nice to see a young furry with a good, positive attitude, and thank you for your question!
The ABSOLUTE NUMBER ONE THING YOU CAN DO to shed a positive light on the fandom is to be a good example to other furries. Don't be a troll. Don't be a drama queen. Definitely do not join the Furry Raiders LOL. Just be a good furry. A great way to do this is to volunteer at furcons. You're in Texas, so perhaps you could attend Texas Furry Fiesta in Dallas next March or Furry Siesta in August and help out. Or, in Houston, there's StratosFur, and in San Antonio, there is the Alamo City Furry Invasion. The people who run cons are just amazing givers of their time and hard work and they are always in need of more paws behind the scenes.
You can also volunteer at charities. Many furries support wildlife and pet charities, for example, as well as other worthy causes such as raising money for ALS research through the Walk to Defeat ALS that many furries have participated in after the death of Tony "Dogbomb" Barrett from this tragic disease. The local chapter for you can be found here (https://alstexas.org/walk-to-defeat-als/). I can ask my friend Joe Bear if there is a furry contact in Texas.
If you haven't already done so, see if you can get involved in your local furry community. There are groups on social media you can join, such as https://discord.me/txfurs on Discord. Start a chat there and find out what Texas furs are up to and raise your paw to help out.
The more you get involved in your local community of furs doing positive things for people--furry or not--the more light you will shed onto the fandom. Be a good furry, think globally, and act locally, and you will be accomplishing a lot toward your praiseworthy goal.
Bear Hugs,
Papabear
You Forgot Your Childhood, but…
Another cool thing we’ve been missing all year, but we’re happy to find out about it now. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Invader Comics released the Back To Fairtaylia comic series, written by Jorg Alberts and Roland Heep, with artwork by P.R. Dedelis. “Once upon a time, childhood friends found a magical doorway to Fairtaylia, an enchanted realm full of wizardry and wonder. 20 years later they are a bunch of self-absorbed adults who don’t believe in fairy-tales anymore… until a talking squirrel and a chainsaw-wielding fairy show up on their doorsteps. In a fast-paced quest to save Fairtaylia from an unspeakable evil, the gang has to evade wicked witches, battle orcs and ogres, and break into Cinderella’s castle while suffering through fairy farts, skimpy outfits, and several musical numbers. Good luck with happily ever after…” Issues are available now.
image c. 2023 Invader Comics
S10 Episode 14 – Furry Feud: Kink Edition - How well do YOU know the kinks and fetishes common in the furry fandom? Join the cast and viewers as they try to guess some of Nuka's recently collected data, Family Feud style! This is the audio from our YouTub
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MUSIC
Intro: Orgy for One - Ninja Sex Party, Cool Patrol 2018
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Closing: Cloud Fields (RetroSpecterChill Remix), USA: Unpublished, 2018. ©2011-2018 Fur What It’s Worth. Based on Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. ©2011 Fur What It’s Worth. S10 Episode 14 – Furry Feud: Kink Edition - How well do YOU know the kinks and fetishes common in the furry fandom? Join the cast and viewers as they try to guess some of Nuka's recently collected data, Family Feud style! This is the audio from our YouTub
He is the Screeching Fingernail on the Chalkboard of Justice
More Disney daring-do from Dynamite Entertainment: The new Negaduck spin-off comic series, written by Jeff Parker and illustrated by Ciro Cangialosi. “He’s the exact opposite of Darkwing Duck in every way… Evil, nefarious, dedicated to stealing lollipops from kids and not helping grandmas across the street! And now, he’s ready to begin a reign of crime and terror the likes of which St. Canard has never seen — except, dang it, all of the other villains are ripping off his ideas! What’s a criminal mastermind to do when the city’s thick with other criminals, stealing his shine? Why, take his villainy on the road, of course!” The first issue hit the shelves this month, with a variety of covers.
image c. 2023 Dynamite Entertainment
Bearly Furcasting S4E21 - That New Taebyn Smell
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Moobarkfwuff! Taebyn has been replaced. Be sure to turn in to hear his replacement. Can you put cheese on chocolate? Bearly gives us some very strange words. Rayne and Taebyn2 go over their movie quotes from last week and fill us in on the answers. Taebyn tries to make jokes and doesn't quite succeed. We do some This or That, and learn about some math things.
Moobarkfwuff all you furs!
This podcast contains adult language and adult topics. It is rated M for Mature. Listener discretion is advised.
Thanks to all our listeners and to our staff: Bearly Normal, Rayne Raccoon, Taebyn, Cheetaro, TickTock, and Ziggy the Meme Weasel.
You can send us a message on Telegram at BFFT Chat, or via email at: bearlyfurcasting@gmail.com
The “Godmother of Cards” - Araya the Ink Artist [FABP E36]
Dubbed “the godmother of cards” by her classmates in school, Araya is a furry artist specializing in ink-based art. From her rural upbringing to building the furry brand “Omicrono,” join us as we explore ink, art, and Thailand! ---- Timestamps: 00:00 Teaser 00:35 Intro 01:22 Guest Intro 03:24 Inspire by a card game 05:31 All about Omicrono and Ricki 08:38 Bloody Roar and Kemono Dungeon 12:37 Growing up in Saraburi 15:19 Summoner Master Godmother 18:18 Studying architecture 19:54 Family business 22:45 How manga inspired Araya 24:22 Ink vs Digital Art 28:18 Inspiring manga artists 31:35 Making art with ink pens and markers 35:41 Inktober and ink challenges 40:49 Other furry traditional artists 43:20 Future art projects 46:00 How Thai people see artists 50:00 International art career 52:40 Future family plans 54:33 A Omicrono and Ricki comic? 57:34 Social media shoutout 58:22 Outro ---- Social Media: Official FABP Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Michael: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner Araya: https://twitter.com/omicronoart https://www.facebook.com/OmicronoArt/ https://www.instagram.com/omicrono/ https://www.furaffinity.net/user/omicrono/ ---- Footage Credit: https://pastebin.com/dyb48Hzf Other pictures and video provided by Pixabay, and guest’s and host’s personal footage. Intro/Outro Music: Drown Me Out - YVEN ---- The Fox and Burger Podcast is one segment of our production house, Fox and Burger Productions. The podcast’s goal is twofold: 1, to know more about the Asian furry fandom; and 2, compare and contrast the Asian fandom with the Western one. If you have a guest that you would like to see on the show, please PM us! We will also take questions for our guests, so don’t miss this opportunity to know some amazing furs. Tags: Fox and Burger Productions, Fox and Burger Podcast, Podcast, Furry,
Your Mentor is Evil. But Soft.
We talked before about author John Scalzi’s recent book The Kaiju Preservation Society. Well the prolific author is back with another interesting take on science fiction tropes with Starter Villain. “Inheriting your mysterious uncle’s supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine. Sure, there are the things you’d expect. The undersea volcano lairs. The minions. The plots to take over the world. The international networks of rivals who want you dead. Much harder to get used to… are the the sentient, language-using, computer-savvy cats. And the fact that in the overall organization, they’re management.” The book just hit the shelves this week, from Tor, in hardcover.
image c. 2023 Tor Books
Hurray!
The takeover of Planet Earth by one little Australian blue heeler dog continues unabated. We just got this announcement: “The first ever Bluey video game is releasing on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC on November 17. Outright Games, in partnership with BBC Studios, is opening up the world of the beloved animated preschool series and inviting you to join Bluey and her buddies in an all-new interactive sandbox adventure, aptly titled Bluey: The Videogame, that will give players free rein to explore Bluey’s house and several other iconic locations.” Based on the celebrated and Ursa Major Award-winning TV series, of course. Coming this fall!
image c. 2023 Outright Games
Have you been approached by media producers about making a “dark” furry docu-series?
NOTE: article topic is not to be confused with inside fandom-made documentaries. Please send confidential tips to: patch.ofurr@gmail.com
In June, Dogpatch Press was approached by a company “developing a documentary that takes place in the world of furries.” True-crime was mentioned. This is something that Dogpatch Press covers — and isn’t a bad thing to ask, by itself.
Whenever media producers make contact, first they are checked to see if they’re real people with a history of solid work. If they are, they may get cooperation and support. I had already checked this company before they contacted me (with advance notice from others they contacted) and got a middling impression. Making some innocuous airtime filler isn’t so bad, because work is work.
I told them: “One long lasting annoyance about furries as a group is their dogma against “the media,” as if Fox News and PBS are the same thing. Actually I started my news site to push back on that. But I will be picky on what outlets I talk to, and look at their work before considering it.”
Then I gave an opinion that their proposed topic had low chances to get fandom cooperation — and got no further reply.
This September I was surprised to hear about more furries being approached by the same company. Here’s a snippet:
Now the proposal has increased from a single documentary, to a docu-series with “darker stories”. A story per episode might mean approaching many people.
Again it’s not bad to look at true-crime or darker stories — by itself — if the approach is good. But the new approach I was shown? It asks about a specific person, and their story has previously gotten careful consideration and doesn’t meet the standards of Dogpatch Press.
This site won’t blast out a name that isn’t newsworthy for much more than mental illness symptoms. A name whose brief connection to a major news story was cleared by police. If this was a serious approach, producers would already know it’s questionable to connect the name. It also risks some big ethical concerns about putting a private person in a spotlight.
The persistent but questionable approaching now makes me ask:
Has anyone else been approached by a production company? Please tip: patch.ofurr@gmail.com.
I’m being charitable in not publishing the company, their ideas, or names right now. That’s on the chance that these are innocuous or contracted people — and let’s avoid connecting opportunists to them if the motives aren’t good. (Bad interviews come to mind.)
I’m also keeping this vague in order to point out some possible suspicions, on the chance that they aren’t true.
It hasn’t been very long since another producer wanted to get inside the furry fandom.
Read on, then ask: can you trust ANY producer whose motives aren’t clear?
Suspicions and high alert
In February 2023, Dogpatch Press posted an alert: Furries warn each other about casting call for “Life As a Furry” TV show.
The story featured a separate producer, and pointed out red flags. Most alarmingly, he went on a podcast that hosted Republican strategist, insurrectionist and convicted criminal Roger Stone, AKA Satan. If you don’t live under a rock, you’ll know how right-wing sources (it is ALWAYS right-wing) keep lying about “furry kids demanding litter boxes in schools.” It’s part of a larger wave of bigotry. They refuse to stop spreading the lie because it riles up gullible voters. These liars will exploit without remorse, and must be guarded against if this community claims to care about its members who face the attacks. That’s why even a whiff of being close to Roger Stone puts a media producer under scrutiny. He chose to go on the podcast – his fault.
The producer was upset. Requests to take the story down were refused so the community could decide for itself what to trust.
From the communications I got, I sensed production money was invested by someone who may not give up that easily.
Which brings us to the current producer approaches.
Hollywood writer’s strike and unscripted programming
The February story Furries warn each other about casting call for “Life As a Furry” TV show concerned a proposed reality show. It has no obvious connection to the producers who approached me in June… However, their company social media posted a video of them attending a Netflix reality show exhibition a week before June. The writer’s strike in Hollywood made reality and unscripted programming much more in demand, while getting work has been hard. Hmm.
In an older interview, the February producer claimed he was behind 30-40 shows in production, but oddly almost none were publicly credited. Huh.
Put this all together and follow the money. Are there bad intentions towards this community following waves of “litter box” fake news?
Or is it just ordinary business, and how trustable is that even if there’s nothing else going on behind this docu-series?
Your history
In the history of furries in the media, some media has a lot of bad behavior to answer for. But don’t get me wrong… this point is coming from someone who made a news site to cover things that deserve more attention. It offers access to good faith media who can apply professional resources and the will to air things the community suppresses. That’s also a big problem. Ignorance and suppression brings private tips here all the time from people who can’t speak openly, for the same reasons whistleblowers are harmed anywhere. Don’t hate “the media”, because knowledge is power.
Public interest reporting is welcome here, bad faith is not.
UPDATE from Gamepopper in the UK – another effort by media producers there.
“Hello Patch,
I saw your recent post and thought I’d share this with you. Back in August, I got a message on my Facebook from a producer/journalist who wanted to do a documentary about “what being a furry really means, dispel any misconceptions, and create an accurate picture about the furry community”.
They didn’t provide any info on who they worked for, and when I sent a text response asking about what misconceptions they intended to discuss, they were insistent on talking over the phone. Was a little suspicious, so I looked them up, and it turns out they work for TalkTV.
TalkTV is a right-wing British free-to-air opinion-orientated television and radio channel owned and operated by News UK, owned/operated by Rupert Murdoch (also behind Fox News, for reference). The channel is currently best known for having Piers Morgan as one of its hosts.
Already made a warning to furmeet organisers in the UK, and although I’ve not heard anything since then, it could be possible they’re still trying to get British furries in particular involved in the project.
Hope this is useful.
Regards,
Gamepopper”
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Bearly Furcasting S4E20 - Sunflower Pup
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Moobarkfluff! Taebyn, Rayne and Bearly have pointless conversations about pointless things..Bearly is having pronunciation issues this week. We highlight upcoming events, play some trivia, and finally have some Odd News, and Furries in the News.Taebyn treads on thin ice and may need to be replaced. We visit the Transfurmation lab, and mostly have a pretty good time.So come spend some time with us, you will be glad you did. Moobarkfluff all you furs!
This podcast contains adult language and adult topics. It is rated M for Mature. Listener discretion is advised.
Thanks to all our listeners and to our staff: Bearly Normal, Rayne Raccoon, Taebyn, Cheetaro, TickTock, and Ziggy the Meme Weasel.
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Veterans Who Go to the Vet
We’re mostly about anthropomorphic animals around here, obviously, but now and then it’s interesting to find a project about real-life non-humans and their adventures. Such is the case with Four-Fisted Tales: Animals In Combat, a new non-fiction graphic novel by Ben Towle. “In virtually every military conflict in recorded history animals have fought — and often died — alongside their human counterparts. While countless stories of the men and women who’ve served in the trenches, jungles, and deserts of the world’s battlefields have been told, Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat shares the stories of the animals who fought alongside them. From Hannibal’s elephants in ancient Rome to mine-sniffing rats in Vietnam and everything in between, Four-Fisted Tales highlights the real-life contributions of these underappreciated animal warriors. Whether in active combat or simply as companions, these animals served and made their mark on history.” It’s available now from Dead Reckoning.
image c. 2023 Dead Reckoning
Singapore furries brave the heat in fursuit meet at Labrador Nature Reserve
新加坡兽迷不怕热穿兽装在拉柏多公园行走、拍照
C’mon Now… What Did You Expect?
In case you missed it: One of the break-out ‘stars’ of the Loki TV series over on Disney+ was Loki… as an alligator. Yes. Popular enough that now he even has his own comic book! We got this from Previews: “Bow down to the reptile in a helm who has enraptured the Ten Realms…with his cuteness! First Alligator Loki chomped down on Mjolnir, and then he chomped his way into our hearts. Now, the beloved Alligator of Mischief finds – and makes – trouble all across the Marvel Universe in his very own comic! Collecting the hit Infinity Comics series from the Marvel Unlimited app, this one-shot includes a never-before-seen adventure in the life of everyone’s favorite swamp-dwelling scamp!” Wow, we didn’t know that app thing… was a thing. Alligator Loki is on the shelves now!
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Vietnamese furries in 3 words w/Kusu and Bio #shorts #snippets
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Episode 544 - Muscle WorshipWhat Are Furry Memes And Where Can You Find Them?
- Introduction
- What Are Memes?
- What Makes A Meme A Furry Meme?
- Are Furries Just A Meme?
- Where Can I Find Furry Memes?
- Wrap Up
Introduction
Have you ever heard about furries or the furry fandom?
For those who don’t know, furries are people interested in cartoons or anthropomorphic animals. Furries closely relate to the furry animals’ traits, features, and other unique attributes.
Furry fandom is more like a subculture that brings people of the same interests together.
Their belief and devotion to the culture are so strong that they often create their own fursonas and fursuits and closely identify with these animals.
What Are Memes?You might think the culture of memes started after the advent of the internet, but that’s not the case at all.
It may come as a surprise, but memes have always been part of societies and have helped people uplift one another and view life ironically or on a lighter note for years!
Memes are also heavily trending on the internet today, and most of us have actively been part of it in one way or another.
A meme may be a phrase, an image, a GIF, or a video shared across social media as is or with slight alteration. Content-wise, it can be about events, everyday life, cultures, etc.
You can judge a new meme’s impact or how ‘good’ it is based on the speed at which it spreads and, of course, the content. It is bound to get popular if it has something others can relate to or simply gives the audience a break from the real world.
Another thing is that a good meme captures our situation or life, giving it a humorous perspective, and it gives you all that in just a matter of seconds!
So it’s easy to understand, relate to, and laugh at in just a glance.
Good memes are catchy, relatable, and attention-gaining, which makes them fun, easy to remember, and shareable. They often also contain cultural references from movies, songs, TV shows, etc.
Here are some of the key areas the meme may revolve around:
- Entertainment
- Ideas or behaviors
- Humor
- Emotions
- Analogies
- Cultural references
- Shared experiences
Example of a Furry Meme from Reddit
Image via Reddit
What Makes A Meme A Furry Meme?As we know, furries share a mutual interest in anthropomorphic animals. They often identify with their traits and create their own identities or fursonas around their favorite animals, like dragons, horses, wolves, etc.
Over time, furries have created their communities, and today, they are present all over the globe and even hold community gatherings where they meet with fellow furries and bond with them.
Ever since furry fandom gained fame and spread its wings globally, there’s also been a sudden increase in furry memes. So, just like other communities, the furries too share memes, especially those that conform to their unique interests.
Thanks to the internet, their popularity is ever-increasing, negatively as well as positively influencing furry fandom all around the globe.
Most of these memes are meant for furries to laugh along with their fellows, but there are still a few made solely to mock them.
A furry meme, hence, is a meme that features a particular character, reference, or theme that concerns furry fandom.
Here are some of the essential elements of a furry meme:
It Features AnthropomorphismA furry meme includes animals exhibiting traits like us. For example, animals that talk or walk on two legs instead of four, those wearing attire, or displaying thoughts and emotions.
It May Include Famous Furry CharactersDid you know a few specific characters are known to belong and, at times, even represent the furry community? When a meme features these animals, it’s a clear indication that the meme is, in fact, a furry meme.
Most furries identify themselves as dragons, canine, and feline species.
But some also create unique mixed identities for themselves, like “Cabbit” (a mix between a cat and a rabbit) or a “folf” (a combination of a fox and a wolf). So, a furry meme may feature these characters.
Many of these animals or sketches of furries are crafted by renowned artists from the furry community themselves.
A Furry Meme Has Inside Furry JokesWhen a meme includes a reference or humor attributable to furry fandom, it’s called a furry meme.
It may also include an incident based on a convention, the style of a furry character, or anything the furries can relate to.
Then, there are specific artworks the meme may refer to. These are specific to the fury artists and hence fall under the category of furry memes.
It is Posted on Furry CommunitiesA furry meme may be shared and even circulated from a furry community. The members of the fandom will relate strongly to it.
It may also include terminologies or jokes only those belonging to the community can understand.
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Are Furries Just A Meme?
Ask any furry, and they’ll tell you furries are not a joke, a trend, or a fad. Likewise, they aren’t and cannot be confined to memes or jokes only.
Being a furry is a lifestyle for those belonging to the community.
The fans have a very strong interest in animals with human-like characteristics. In fact, the association is so solid that they closely identify as those characters.
In other words, their ideology goes beyond just memes.
They create and auction their furry artwork, participate in social conventions, build online communities, and enjoy roleplaying and listening to or writing about stories of their favorite characters while resonating with them.
It’s a whole community or subculture with a long history. So, while someone outside the fandom may view them as memes or humor, that’s not even the tip of the iceberg for them.
How Furry Memes Help Build the CommunityFurries share common interests and relate to one another. That leads to their affiliation with other furries and helps them build a community together.
Here are some of the things furries do to build a strong bond with one another.
- They invite other furries as they can relate to the jokes, experiences, and inferences.
- They share memes and other furry content, giving a unique identity to the furry culture.
- Furry fandom has shared beliefs and experiences often expressed as furry memes.
- Since memes are a way to express inner thoughts, irony, and humor on a light note, furries create and share these memes.
- Furry memes also work as a way to expand the community, introducing the concept to a broader audience.
- Furries also invite discussions and probe into debates that lead to daily reflections on life and the fandom.
Another Furry Meme
Image via Reddit
Where Can I Find Furry Memes?Memes are ever present all around us in today’s digital age. Wherever there’s a transfer of information or content sharing, you’ll find memes circulating the web.
You can easily find furry memes on various social media platforms, meme sites, and online forums. That means you will likely find content and furry memes in all those places where the furries congregate and gather.
The most common avenues for sharing (and finding) memes include the following.
- Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, etc.
- Messaging Applications: WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, etc.
- Communities: Tumblr, Reddit, etc.
- Others: Online forums, image-sharing sites, discussion boards, etc.
Here are the top places to check out to find unique and funny furry memes.
RedditReddit is a renowned network of communities. It has people belonging to and associating with different communities, including the furry fandom.
Here, you’ll find furry memes on specific subreddits dedicated to furry memes, like r/furry and r/FurryMemeTime.
TwitterThe top social networking site, Twitter, hosts many furries and fandom accounts. The site has over 237.8 million daily active users, per the latest statistics.
You can quickly look up the furry memes on Twitter using #FurryMemes as your hashtag. You may also follow accounts that regularly post content on furries and find furry memes there.
InstagramInstagram is a haven for photographers, influencers, and even bloggers. The platform allows people to upload and share videos, pictures, and images with others, connecting with them via likes, comments, and direct messages.
Many furry artists share memes and artwork on the platform using furry hashtags.
FacebookIt is the largest social media platform today, with over 2.06 billion active daily users.
Since its founding years (2004), people have been actively using Facebook to create their profiles, connect with friends and family, share content, and create pages and groups.
You’ll find many Facebook groups created by furry fans. Many often share memes relevant to the community in these groups or pages.
YouTubeYouTube is the largest platform for uploading, viewing, and video sharing. Users can also like/dislike videos, subscribe to different channels, and comment with their thoughts on the platform.
Although YouTube is specifically for videos, the place is a favorite for many furry content creators. They create and share humorous videos or shorts based on furries, adding to the collection of furry memes.
TikTokAnother great platform for unique personalized content is, of course, TikTok.
Since it allows users to upload short videos only (maximum length being 10 minutes), it is another excellent avenue for exploring and sharing furry memes and humor.
TumblrMore of a microblogging platform, Tumblr is another popular place for sharing GIFs, images, text, and videos.
Furries registered on Tumblr often post memes and content relevant to the community.
Furry Forums and Websites
Then, there are websites and forums dedicated to the fandom. For instance, you can look up websites like
- Furry Amino
- Fur Affinity
- Furtopia, etc.
You’ll find content, artwork, and even specific sections for the furry memes here.
9GAG
Since we are looking for memes here, 9GAG is a must-check-out. The place features as the largest meme community online; you’ll find a vast collection of furry memes here and can add unique and relatable memes to your collection.
DeviantArt
Artists in the furry community regularly post memes and related images on DeviantArt as well.
Furry Conventions
Many furry conventions have online communities and forums with threads featuring furry memes. Some of them even have specific sections for humor and furry memes.
Telegram Sticker Packs
There’s also a messaging app called Telegram, which is common amongst avid furries. You can use the app to create unique sticker packs and memes on Telegram channels and groups.
Furry Websites
The furry community also uses some dedicated furry websites to share their memes and content.
Such as
- e621.net
- Furry.booru.org
- Furry Memes
- FurRag
These websites combine and feature furry memes and other humorous content.
Furry Discord Servers
You can join Furry-themed discord servers, connect with furry fans, and find memes shared on the channel as well.
Less Common Avenues to Lookup Furry Memes
Then, there are some less common or known places to find furry memes. These include the following.
ImageboardsSome imageboard websites, like 4chan, have specific subsections for furries-related content and memes.
PodcastsMany furry creators also host podcasts and live streaming. They often share humorous jokes and memes on air to keep the audience interested.
You can find these podcasts on YouTube and Twitch.
Furry AppsMany mobile apps have been created explicitly for the furry community and have meme-sharing options and features.
You can also look up threads on apps like Fur Affinity and FurryLife Online, where members often share GIFs and comments that count as furry memes. You can find these apps on the Play Store or Apple Store.
One point to note here is that furry communities keep changing and evolving with time. So, never mock or start a negative conversation on these platforms.
You need to stick to the rules and respect the different opinions, thoughts, and feelings of all those belonging to these communities, especially if you wish to find quality content.
One More Furry Meme From Reddit
Image via Reddit
Wrap UpThere’s no preset format or rule for classifying memes or, precisely, furry memes. But some characteristics, like those memes featuring anthropomorphic characters or animals, can be distinguished as furry memes.
They may even combine images and text with puns or include humor-intended phrases.
Furry Memes have been part of the furry fandom for decades. Since the community is alive and ever-creative, the memes will likely keep coming and being shared across the board, firmly binding the furry subculture.
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