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The zoo community is quietly dying
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04-12-2018, 02:21 PM
The only community left that is even remotely active is BeastForum, but that site will eventually get shut down by the government. There's this place, but it isn't nearly active enough. I guess this marks the end of an era. 
04-12-2018, 08:31 PM
[img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/blink.png[/img]/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" title="O.o" width="20" /> You must be wearing blinkers or really dark glasses! There's plenty of community if you knew where to look. If it's a quick friendship or casual acquaintance with similar hobbies... (zoophilia) then you're in the wrong place and time! Friendship & community is built up over time, with love and trust. Not something you'd see in an online chatroom! Lots and lots of time... and more time... 
04-12-2018, 09:00 PM
I'm still very sad about the subreddit getting shut down, that was the largest, most active, and most accessible zoo-focused online community I've seen. Without that accessibility (being able to find it from a Google search for example) I'm afraid new people won't become active in the online community at all.
04-13-2018, 03:31 AM
Quote: I have no idea where to look. Tbh, I feel as though there is no such community at all. Trying to gain the trust of other zoos shouldn't be this hard. What am I supposed to do, buy a dog and whore her out so that other zoos could actually talk to me? What exactly am I missing here? Quote: It was bound to happen eventually. I'm sad about it getting shut down, too.  Quote: There is much more community among those who aren't nearly as sexually active as those in a community that is about sex. Zoophilia, to me, means sex, or sexual interest. It is pretty normal to like animals otherwise, so it doesn't really make sense to give a name to something that is normal, and there is little interest by those who simply like animals to label themselves zoophiles. Those who frequently engage in sex with another being lose most of their interest in bonding with everyone else they aren't banging (unless they find someone or something that's hot to them). Ever know a family member or friend who finds someone special? You rarely hear from them unless the relationship goes bad, or suddenly they have a kid, and now need advice and help. At least I've found that true, though in my case having a kink of oralling males doesn't gain much common ground with most folks except for a few who have that same exceptional interest, so I may more less social with zoos than some others. I suggest looking in those places to form friendships, where sex isn't discussed. Those places are virtually everywhere, despite the fact the internet feels like it's nothing but porn sometimes. Places like this are good for discussing those little details that can't be discussed anywhere else, but quite frankly, calling zoophilia a lifestyle doesn't make sense at all, since a majority of life doesn't involve sex with animals, and it's good to keep the sexual part of life separate from the non-sexual for privacy reasons.
04-13-2018, 07:34 AM
Forming friendships with "normies" is not something that I find valuable, especially after all the undue discrimination that I've experienced from them. I can't speak for others, but those who aren't interested in animals as much as I am, at least in the sexual way, aren't worth talking to. Personally, I find that zoophiles are a lot more intriguing than the average person. 
04-13-2018, 01:17 PM
In my time online I've noticed one thing of particular interest; the "zoo" community has cycles. It does go quiet at times, followed by periods of heavy activity. I don't believe we are in one of those quiet slopes though. If you look around, even on this small, quiet forum, you'll notice old timers coming back, heavy registrations of newcomers (registering doesn't mean joining btw), and active ports. The active places are there, this just isn't one of them. It may become one though. Is it as active as back in the 'old' days? Not really I guess, but back then we faced fewer obstacles online (or were naive to them) in just getting forums set up. The community today still uses forums, but other venues get heavier use than in the past, and new ones emerge. For example, there are still Talkers out there, there are Telegram groups (several), still one e-mail ring I know of (invite only, and I'm not invited), 8chan (mostly porn, but active), and several others. Many places have of necessity become hard to find. This forum is google searchable, but most are not. Searching "zoo" or "zoophile" will most likely take you to BF (not a zoo forum any longer), but this place will show as well. None of the above will without more specific keywords though. The community is there, it's just matured. Meeting offline is another story. In 20+ years online I've met no-one (my choice) and given contact info to 3 folks. Many have met dozens though, and I hear that still happens. I'll leave it to them to explain that. sw 
04-13-2018, 01:34 PM
Quote: This is your real problem. You don't take your sex to work, or to school, or to the grocery store, or to the park, or anywhere else outside of the bedroom or barn. No one does. So you either learn how to get along in all of those places or you die trying.
04-13-2018, 01:56 PM
Quote: I'm talking about making a friend online, not necessarily meeting them in person. Cynolove was the only one who would bother to talk to me (out of the entire community), but he has most likely passed away by now. Quote: No, my "real" problem is the discrimination and unfair treatment that I have to go through when I'm around other people (not related to zoophilia at all). But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you? |
