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It does no harm if you are knowledgeable, considerate and respectful. Animals are not “things”, they have living, feeling beings with individuality.

First off, it’s interesting that most people only care about non-human “consent” when it comes to human-animal sex, but pretty much no other time for anything we do with them or use them for, including forced breeding or artificial semen-extraction/insemination for human profit, which IMO Seems a bit hypocritical.

Through behavior and/or actions ALL mammals (humans included) very clearly show what they want or are okay with vs. what they dislike or don’t want. If they want/like what someone is doing (or trying to do) they will engage with it, or at the very least allow it, otherwise they will avoid it or deflect/redirect them, or try to flee. Words/language is only needed if the person is oblivious or ignorant of the other’s obvious signals. In non-human terms, if another being is persistent despite the obvious “no” signals (and especially if they are being hurt), they will eventually vocalize it and/or become violent (again, just like people). Most zoophiles attempting contact are knowledgeable of and respect their potential partner’s responses. We would not force or harm a non-human for personal, selfish gratification. That is not how your treat someone you love or want to be affectionate with. Sometimes it’s the animal making the advances towards a human, and it’s the human who is doing the consenting or not. Since consent is a human concept, animals may be very persistent regardless of if the human wants to or not.

It’s funny that when discussing zoophilia most opposers (anti-zoos) put such importance on verbal consent. From my experience, it’s not common nor required in human relations. Not to mention it doesn’t hold much water; actions speak louder than words. A person who actually says “I consent to sex with you” or “yes I want sex” could just as easily say they didn’t later on, and unless you had a written and witnessed contract or affidavit it would be your word against theirs.

Many incorrectly think animals only have sex for reproduction, only with their own species, do not feel pleasure and only act on “instincts”. None of that is accurate and there are many studies, instances and examples to the contrary. While reproduction is usually the primary reason, most mammals (again, including humans) have the same or similar sex organs and arrangement, nerve endings, hormones/chemicals (sex drive and pleasure), and sexual functions and processes. Physically, we are all very comparable, and mature, adult animals are very sexual beings (provided we haven’t “fixed them). It’s one of their primary functions. They are also not stupid, just different, and likely more aware of their bodies than we are.

I don’t know why I am attracted to some non-humans, I just am and always have been since as far back as I can remember. It feels very “normal” and “natural” to me. Otherwise, I’m just an average guy with an average (often boring/routine) life. I was never abused or neglected as a kid. I’ve had my share of human relationships and have no problem getting a human partner, so my zoophilia has nothing to do with “not being able to get a girl/boyfriend” as many opposers might claim. Most zoophiles are not sex addicts or perverts who want to screw every dog or horse (or whatever animal) they see, just like most humans don’t want to bang every person in their attraction range (unless they DO have a problem). Most of us are truly just regular people with an attraction most people simply don’t understand, just as a hetero man may not understand how a guy can be sexually attracted to another guy. They might accept (or at least tolerate) it, but they don’t understand it.

I’ll also add here at the end that: being a zoophile doesn’t necessarily mean you do, would or even want to have sex with non-humans. “Zoophilia” is just the attraction, not the act.

Take care. Be well. Live and let live.