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Time sure does fly when you're having fun doesn't it? Another amazing year has gone by and here we are…

It was just a regular old school day for me. Having to pay attention to what the teachers were saying…

Every secret society needs a language, and the zoo community is no exception. For too long now have our conversations…

One thing that typically smarter anti zoo folks will bring up from time to time is the idea of power…

Hello there! As a zoosexual, who is living with 3 parrots and 1 pigeon and is mainly attracted to birds,…

Hey there, Tarro here! Brief foreword so everyone is on the same page going into this. Just to be super…

You know what's pretty cool? Culture. It's basically the building block of society, and yet we never really think about…

Hi, my name is Dogteeth, and I'm a zoophile, I like dogs. If you're friends with me, you've probably seen…

Can I tell you a secret? I'm serious, can I? Can you be trusted with something I don't want people…

There's a criticism that we here at the magazine, and I think really all zoo activism gets that I wanted…

Life is busy and there are so many things vying for our attention and our time. So many things we…

Hi there! Quick disclaimer! If you didn't notice, this is part two of an article. We've already laid the groundwork…

I really like video essays. I do a lot of writing (as you may or may not have guessed), and…

Some zoos are walking along through a pride festival: Zoo 1: "So many flags! I will scream if we see…

I want to start this article off with an apology. I'm sorry. I've lied to you. At least, probably. Unless…

Hi readers! I've come out to a lot of people over the years, as bi and as zoosexual. The thing…

There are days when I think back at who I was a few months ago. Moreso, who I could have…

Hey there! Tarro here! Happy Zoo Pride 2024! With the first of our pride articles, we focused a lot on…

Happy Zoo Pride Week, Zooples! This is local Floof Woff-Brand here, and over the past 9 months I've had the…

One time, I was doing a Buzzfeed-style quiz with a straight friend, and it asked us the question, "Would you…

Hey there. Tarro here. Today I want to talk about something I've been seeing a lot of talk about in…

Hello all, it’s Vex again! I’ve come to deliver an article explaining the intricacies of two kinds of activism; internal…

I don’t know about you, but I love to see artifacts from zoo history. I was delighted one time I…

You know what's cool? Art. As humans, we've done so much evil. We kill each other en masse over the…

Tarro: Hello dear readers! Today's a special day here, we're joined by the one and only ZT Horse! He's been…

A dog barks, stiffly gets up from his slumber on the couch, and trots to the door barking and barking,…

I've been a zoo for a long time. I've been an active part of the community now for a year…

"every time I get high I remember just how much I love animals and realize how often I have to…

Just recently, I was talking with another zoosexual, and the topic of furries came up. She and I turned out…

This is kind of a response to Tarro's article Zooey Media Training. Since I joined ZETA Verein in late 2012,…

Hi there, Tarro here! Did you find the picture above sexy? If so, you might not want to hear this,…

Life can often get very hard. It can get hard from running into struggles on the way through it. It…

I want more zoos. I want the cool barista at my local coffee shop to have a zoo pride flag…

I don't know about anyone else, but I for one am a human who has habitually had sex with dogs…

Have you seen what’s under the kitchen table? What! You can’t see him? He’s right there! I mean sure he’s…

As a society we sure do seem to love interviews. From the classic late night shows, to mix ups like…

Say, artificial intelligence sure has been a big topic this last year, hasn't it? Should zoosexuals be talking about that?…

“I don’t see anyone on the right pushing for sex with animals.” -Mindy Robinson (@iheartmindy) The other day a somewhat…

Imagine you were in a forest and a wolf walked up to you. They said: “Hey there human, don’t be…

“Some animals are beautiful to look at.” That seems like a fair enough sentence, right? I think most people could…

I've been called a lot of things since I've started this whole journey. Some of them have been good, a…

Let's talk about the future. The place we're all heading to. I think it's fair to say that for most…

I want us to imagine a man called Tommy. Tommy considers himself to be an anti-contact homosexual. He finds other…

It kind of sucks when people hate you. Especially when it's just for being yourself. It's not a great feeling…

My partner is a female dog. I’m not just saying this because I ran out of ideas to start this…

When I first began my journey as a public zoo, I knew I was going to get lots of questions.

Capricious, adjective: changing mood or behavior suddenly and unexpectedly. -Cambridge Dictionary It's a fact of the internet that different stuff…

Alts. They're very much the expected in the zoo community. Outside of a few brave souls, most people engage with…

My time in the online zoo community has been relatively short compared to some, I’ve only been around for about…

Since about 2019, the zoo community has entered a new era where we're seeing all kinds of zooey projects come…

As a species, we sure seem to love putting on costumes. Becoming something we’re not is a narrative that’s existed…

Everyone knows about “The power of friendship.” It’s a trope I’m sure that you’ve seen at least a couple of…

It’s a little bit interesting how when telling people that my dog is my partner, I often find that the…

The Zooey Dot Pub twitter account currently has 3643 followers at time of writing. Probably by July it’ll pass 4000.

Today I’d like to talk about a subject that zoos seem to have mixed feelings on the ethics of: Fencehopping!…

This article contains discussion of pornography. It’s not graphic, but it’s very much the central focus. Reader discretion is advised.

Studies on just how common feelings of animal attraction are can be a difficult undertaking. For one thing, you are…

Consent is one of the biggest talking points when it comes to the “validity” of sex with animals. You could…

This discussion piece was originally written for a furry audience, but is primarily a discussion about animal and human interactions,…

A Zoosexual is someone attracted to animals. A Homosexual (short of course for Homosapien-Sexual) is someone attracted to homosapiens. I…

Bestiality is the act of a human and an animal having sex with each other. It turns out, a lot…

As the zoo movement grows larger and larger, there’s going to be more eyes on our community. And while there…

The Marvel movies are omnipresent as a cultural touchstone, going far beyond a niche nerdy interest and asserting themselves solidly…

What is Mastodon? Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, there has been a substantial amount of talk about an…

Hi there. This is the direct sequel to another article that I’ve written about grooming. The first part dealt with…

When spending too much time in toxic spaces like Twitter or high school, it can be easy to think that…

Imagine spending a year in a high security prison. Your cell is a dim gray room with a hard bed…

As zoos, we tend to find ourselves frequently up against the concept of consent. “Animals can’t consent” is one of…

The dog who my family had growing up loved taking me on adventurous long walks all over the city. She…

As zoos, we’re people who tend to love and care about animals. We see animals as creatures with personhood and…

Consent and Ableism in the wider Internet Community Having grown up in a time where sexuality and kink was all…

Pretty much every zoo with a public account somewhere has faced backlash about their identity in one form or another.

Art is one of the most powerful things that the human race has ever created. The idea that a picture…

Is zoosexuality part of the LGBTQ movement? It’s a complicated question that has persisted for many years. There’s been a…

Privacy is incredibly important for zoosexuals. Taking steps to maintain your privacy while engaging with zoo content is an unfortunate…

It’s hard not to share the things you like with the people closest to you. When you watch a particularly…

Hi, Tarro here. I felt like this article needed a bit of a preface just to give some context. This…

Is zoosexuality ever going to be legalized? Is the social stigma around zoosexuality ever going to go away? Are we…

Since the start of civilization, humans and animals have worked together. Part of what made humans so successful so early…

“The 7:34am train is now cancelled, the next train is at 8:06am” Oh, great… Thankfully, I’d spotted an empty seat…

The FAQ has moved! As the magazine has gone on, we’ve had more time to gain an even better understanding…