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    Alt.sex.bestiality F.A.Q., Version 6.3                     Posted !NOW_MONTH!
    [Frequently Asked Questions]                        Revised 28 February, 1997
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    Welcome to alt.sex.bestiality!  Many of you are probably wondering about
    this newsgroup and / or may have lurked for a while watching the numerous
    messages pass through this forum.  As you may have seen, topics here are
    diverse, ranging from vegatarianism to religion and from politics to
    accounts of personal experiences, but all topics here relate to bestiality
    and / or zoophilia...normally [grin].  Alt.sex.bestiality isn't moderated
    so we are prone to off topic posts, but generally we run a good ship!  You
    are asked to please refrain from making off topic posts or responding to
    them.  You are expected to act maturely, to post responsibly, and to
    follow the guidelines of 'netiquette'.  If you do so, you shall be welcomed
    warmly!  Onto the questions though.  This -is- a F.A.Q.! :^)

    =============================[B - THE QUESTIONS]=============================

    1 - What exactly is alt.sex.bestiality here for anyways?
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    Have a question about your pets' sexual behaviour?  Have a question about
    how to have a safe and mutually pleasing sexual relationship with your animal
    companion(s)?  Maybe you're just curious about -why-?   That's what A.S.Best
    is here for, as well as anything else you may wish to ask about or talk
    about related to inter-species sexual relations.  Even if you need to talk
    to someone about being an animal lover, that's part of what A.S.Best is here
    for as well.  Many bestialists/zoos here have already felt and dealt with
    the pressure of being in the minority and are very willing to help out a
    fellow animal lover.  Besides being a discussion forum, A.S.Best also serves
    as a site where zoos and bestialists can often find stories and infomation
    about sexual contact with animals.

    2 - What is bestiality?  Zoophilia?
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    Bestiality is, by textbook definition, sexual contact between a human
    being and a non-human animal.  Zoophilia is, by textbook definition,
    an emotional attachment to an animal that causes a human being to prefer
    a non-human animal as a companion and / or a sexual partner.  These
    definitions are generally accepted around here :)  Many zoophiles have
    extremely close, emotional relationships with their non-human partners
    and many bestialists enjoy the pleasure they can give and receive from
    their lovers.

    3 - Do people on this newsgroup actually have sexual relations with animals?
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    You bet'cha! :^) Many here are quite proud of that fact as well!  There are
    also many here who have not had any sexual contact with animals but who are
    eager to do so.  There are also those who are not interested in having sex
    with animals but enjoy the stories and discussion on this newsgroup.  All
    are welcomed and encouraged to contribute.

    4 - How many people have sex with animals?
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    [ This section written by Redvane Fox (redvane@atheling.demon.co.uk) ]

    There have been various studies but to my mind they are all flawed or
    dated. The most famous is that of Alfred Kinsey et al in the late 40's /
    early 50's USA which reported that 8 percent of men and 3.5 percent of
    women had "on some occasion, had sexual contact with an animal." In
    some rural areas, the figures for males were as high as 50 percent.
    However, this was a time when the chances of a 16-year-old farmer's son
    getting a human partner to do more than hold hands was virtually nil.
    Thus, animal contacts would have been more common then than now.  Also,
    given the decline of farming in America and Europe and the increasing
    urbanisation of populations, I would venture a guess that there are
    somewhere in the region of 2 to 4 percent of men have had some sort of
    sexual experience with a non-human.  Masters and Johnson reported less
    than 2 percent of women had sexual contact with an animal (dogs mainly)
    but others have estimated that the true figure was probably higher
    (let's face it, if someone comes up to you and asks "Do you fuck
    animals?" would you give them a straight answer?)

    It's also important to know that for very many people who do have sex
    with a non-human in, say, adolescence, they don't carry it on into
    adulthood - it's a teenage experiment, part of exploring the wonderful
    world of sex. Two of my friends have (over much beer) admitted to me that
    they've "played around" with animals when they were teenagers but went on
    to have "normal" hetero partnerships (although they both said they had no
    regrets and might try it again if the circumstances were right).  Of
    people who have had sex with animals once, liked it and stayed or those
    whose attraction to animals was there from the very beginning is perhaps
    less than 0.1 percent of the population.  To quote Midas Dekker's
    "Dearest Pet":

    "Earlier in this chapter I estimated the percentage of human beings that
    have sexual experiences with animals at a few percent.  If you include
    in bestiality only the people who have sex *exclusively* with animals
    then the percentage falls far below 1 percent.  Bestiality requires
    imagination and people with imagination usually have no flies on them.
    On the other hand, if you drop the requirement that for sexual contact
    something has to be inserted somewhere and that something has to be
    fiddled with and it is sufficient simply to cuddle, to derive a warm
    feeling from each other, to kiss perhaps at times, in brief to love,
    then bestiality is not a deviation but the general rule, not even
    shameful, but the *done thing*.  After all, who does not wish to be
    called an animal lover?"

    5 - What is considered an acceptable post on this newsgroup?
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    We ask, of course, that you first of all, remain on topic, (Refer to #1 if
    you have questions about what is on topic.).  Please post responsibly.
    This means please do not flame!  Intelligent, mature statements will be
    regarded and responded to in a like manner.  GRAPHIC IMAGES (GIFs, JPEGs,
    etc.) ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE HERE.  Please post all graphics images to
    alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bestiality.  If you do not receive a.b.p.e.b.,
    you can post to alt.binaries.pictures.tasteless.  I repeat, do not post
    them here.  ASBest is a discussion group, and its propogation can suffer
    if binaries are posted to the newsgroup.

    Erotic texts (stories) are acceptable material but please try and not
    post too much material all at once.  Otherwise, feel free to join
    in the conversation or start up at thread of your own.  We don't
    bite...hard :)

    6 - Isn't sex with animals unethical?  Blasphemous?  Cruel?
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    This topic is often discussed on A.S.Best because it concerns many here as
    well as those who stumble onto this group.  A.S.Best often receives flames
    from those who believe bestiality must involve cruelty or who believe it's
    unethical for any number of other reasons.  At times like these, the people
    here have overwhelmingly voiced their disapproval for those who do abuse
    animals and have defended the love they have for their partners with a
    vast number of viewpoints, backgrounds, and platforms.

    The discussions on this topic remains quite verbose though and has no place
    in this F.A.Q..  If you do wish to get a discussion going on this topic,
    or any other for that matter, do feel free to do so as long as it is done
    in a responsible and respectful manner.  You'll find so long as you conduct
    yourself reasonably, your viewpoints will be respected and addressed
    intelligently.

    7 - Can I make my animal pregnant by having sex with her or vice versa?
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    Absolutely not.  Because of things like chromosome counts, body temperatures,
    pH and genetic codes, human animals cannot impregnate other animals nor can
    non-human animals impregnate humans.  However, if you do wind up impregnating
    your lover, or you lover impregnates you, call me immediately!  I could make,
    that is make you, a bundle selling your story to the tabloids! [grin]

    8 - Is there a way to meet with others from A.S.Best?
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    If you'd like to meet other animal lovers in your area who may be reading
    A.S.Best, you can post a message indicating where abouts you are.  It is
    strongly advised you not be too specific though, (by giving info like
    street addresses or city names.).  Information such as your home address
    and / or telephone number should be reserved for private mail correspondence
    once you feel comfortable with the person(s) who may contact you.

    9 - Is there a way to post anonymously?
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       As of September 1996, the anon.penet.fi server has been shut down.
    This server was the easiest way to post anonymously to Usenet, and its
    disappearance has made anonymous posting more difficult.  The internet
    community is waiting hopefully for anon.penet.fi to re-open, or for
    some other site to follow in its footsteps.

       There are other ways to post to Usenet anonymously, however.
    A detailed list of tools for net privacy, including pointers to personal
    encryption software and anonymous remailers is available at the EPIC web
    site [ http://www.epic.org/privacy/tools.html ].  One of the links in the
    EPIC web site points to a well-maintained list of anonymous remailers
    [ http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~raph/remailer-list.html ].  This list is
    also available by a finger of remailer-list@kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu.

       As of September 1996, only two of the anonymous remailers listed
    at the above site allow posting to Usenet:

       remailer@flame.alias.net
       remailer@replay.com

       For information on how to use these servers, send mail to
    remailer@flame.alias.net or remailer@replay.com with a subject line of
    'remailer-help'.  The help file for the server will be automatically
    sent to you.

       There are also sites set up as Mail to News Gateways.  These services
    may or may not anonymize a post that is sent through them; make sure you
    know a server's capabilities before you use it.  A list of Mail to News
    Gateways can be found at [ http://students.cs.byu.edu/~don/mail2news.html ].

       Another source of information on anonymous remailers and posting
    gateways is Andre Bacard's Anonymous Remailer FAQ, which is maintained
    at [ http://www.well.com/user/abacard/remail.html ].  The newsgroups
    alt.privacy, alt.censorship, and alt.anonymous may contain useful
    information as well.

       Those URLs again, for those reading this with a Web browser:

    EPIC Privacy Tools Page Site

    Anonymous Remailer List

    Mail to News Gateway List

    Andre Bacard's Anonymous Remailer FAQ

    10 - How can I get started having sex with my dog?  Horse?  Platypus? :^)
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    There are several sections on how to have sex with various animals included
    in the P.I.P.s (Periodic Informational Postings) to A.S.Best.  See the
    ASBest FAQ index (posted on the same day as this document) for details
    on when the 'How-To' PIPs are posted.

    If the critter you're most attracted to is not covered by any of the
    current guides, ask on the newsgroup.  Someone may be able to help you.
    If you would like to contribute your own knowledge about the critter of
    your affections and write a 'How To' guide, please write to
    sea@umcc.umich.edu to express your interest.

    11 - Are there any meeting places for zoos?  FTP sites?  Clubs?
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    See the Bestiality Resources PIP (posted on the same day as this
    document).  It lists zoophile organizations, web sites, and other
    resources available on and off the internet.

    (Except where otherwise specified, this FAQ was written by Kayotae Erik
    Blackwolf [kayotae@phantom.com] and Remus Shepherd.  It is currently
    maintained and posted by Steve Arlow [sea@umcc.umich.edu].)

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         This text is posted on the first and the fifteenth of every month.
         The FAQ and the PIPs for alt.sex.bestiality can also be found via:
              The Web at Stasya's ZooPage (http://www.stasya.av.org/)
                         E-mail at imazoo@dnx.net (Ima Zoo)
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