Madius created the Year of the Rat banner and marched with other rat fursuiters in the fursuit parade as the character Squeaky

Update: In April, AAE reported a new attendance figure: 2423. The prior figure omitted dealer and marketplace registrations.

Further Confusion 2008, held January 24-28, broke both its own record for attendance and worldwide records for the number of fursuiters in the fursuit parade.

While Further Confusion 2007 had 2062 attendees,^[1] this year's event had 2311, a 12 percent increase.^[1] The number of fursuiters in the parade also increased, breaking the record of 353 set at Anthrocon 2007.^[2] In contrast, art show sales fell slightly, from US$53,881^[3] to $52,068.^[4]

The exact number of fursuiters in the parade is disputed. Video evidence suggests at least 354 started the parade,^[5] while photographs taken outside the gift shop suggest 371 at that point.^[6] Conversely, an observer outside the dealers room reported only 352.^[7] The official count, taken by an observer at the Coffee Garden, was 387.^[1][4][8][9]