Sure ? All ages are welcome in the fandom. If you're a fan of furry art and you feel comfortable calling yourself a furry, then congratulations: you meet my definition of one.
Is it safe for my child to attend a furry convention? Yes, unless the convention itself is advertised specifically as an “adult-only convention” (typically due to alcohol use and adult-themed panels), but such conventions are rare.
Among their findings were that the average adult furry is between 23 and 27 years of age, with more than 75% of furries reporting being 25 years of age or younger, and 88% of adult furries being under the age of 30.
Anybody of any age can be a furry, and I've seen furries far younger than 13 at furry conventions (always accompanied by parents, of course).
10% to 15% of furries identify their felt age as being under the age of 18, while comparatively fewer identify a subjective age older than 40.
Furries are people who create anthropomorphic identities, often called fursonas, and it is estimated there are several thousand in Australia.
Sure ? All ages are welcome in the fandom. If you're a fan of furry art and you feel comfortable calling yourself a furry, then congratulations: you meet my definition of one.
Don't be obvious, but ask them their opinions on furries. If they ask why you ask, you say, “I'm just curious, I don't know what I think about all of it”. Be smooth about it, if they don't seem to be cool with it, then you should avoid telling them.
According to the Anthropomorphic Research Project, the most common fursona species are wolves, foxes, dogs, red pandas, mustelids, marsupials, big cats, and dragons. Less common are rodents, rabbits, reptiles, birds, cows, goats, cetaceans and horses. Furries rarely identify with nonhuman primates.
Can 10 year olds be furries? Yes. People of any age can enjoy playing as anthropomorphic animals. Many people associate furries with sex but not all furries engage in yiffing (having sex while in furry costumes).
It's not legal to discriminate against furries based on whether they are male or are female, but being a furry is itself a protected class.
What forms of ID do you accept? – A Proof-of-Age Card (18+ Card) issued by your Australian state or territory of residence.
The decision to become a furry is completely up to you! Whether you've been interested in furry-related things for a while or you're totally new to the community, feel free to proclaim yourself a furry whenever and however you'd like.
According to fandom historian Fred Patten, the concept of furry originated at a science fiction convention in 1980, when a character drawing from Steve Gallacci's Albedo Anthropomorphics started a discussion of anthropomorphic characters in science fiction novels.
Furries are individuals who are especially interested in anthropomorphic or cartoon animals (e.g., Bugs Bunny). They often strongly identify with anthropomorphic animals and create fursonas, identities of themselves as those anthropomorphic animals.
Ferzu is a social network and community for furries of all kinds. Whether your fursona walks, flies or swims, whether you're looking for furry friends, dates or fun, whether you're young or old, chubby or thin, stripes or spots—welcome home.
Across samples, the majority of furries have been consistently been found to self-identify as White, with approximately 15-20% of furries identifying as a member of an ethnic minority.
The Löwenmensch figurine, discovered in Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany. Currently, the oldest known piece of anthropomorphic art in the world, carbon-dated to be approximately 35-40,000 years old. Anthropomorphism (from the Greek ánthrōpos, lit. "human", and morphē, lit.
While some factors were more common (e.g., the internet, a feeling inside, exposure to artwork) or far less common (e.g., having a pet, another fandom), it seems that there are a myriad of forces that spark furries' interests, and that no one factor “causes” furries to be furries.
Being a fur mom is about managing your time wisely. Being overwhelmed with work or school is not an excuse to neglect your dog's needs. You need to set aside a few hours of your day to give them food, water, playtime, cuddles and more. As a fur mom, it's not about you anymore. It's about you and your fur baby.
Youth come to the Furry fandom as a means of finding their way and their people. This fandom becomes a safe harbor to explore who they are and what they want. The support they receive in the fandom allows them to grow in new ways.
We asked furries to choose from a list of estimates about the size of the furry fandom (ranging from 1 in 1 million people to 1 in 10 people). On average, furries estimated that the prevalence of furries in the population was between 1 in 2,500 and 1 in 5,000 people, or about 1.4 – 2.8 million furries worldwide.
It is a common accessory in the furry community. A collar may be worn from reasons ranging from the solely decorative, through association with a spirit animal fursona for example, to a deep and public signifier of a committed relationship.