Best place to live if you're a zoo? (self.zoophilia)
submitted 2015-02-03 09:45:59 by coonpoof

What's a good place to live comfortably as a zoophile?

Nevada? Wyoming? Colombia? Thailand?

I don't really know. Some factors to consider:

  • Are there laws against it here? Is it risky?
  • How much do people here freak out about it? Will you get lynched?
  • Is this a bad/dangerous place to live regardless of zooishness?
  • Can you live cheaply? Can you get some land / own large animals?

Some successful zoos I know seclude themselves in forested areas where they can do anything and few people pass through. Others live in light residential areas and assume folks just don't care much about it.

I'd love to live with other zoos some day. Trying to sneak around with non-zoo housemates seems pretty risky.

Btw, I am especially a fan of wildlife such as raccoons and deer, so that's another factor to look for.

Sapphire_seam Equus ferus caballus 3 points on 2015-02-03 11:08:46

Finland, least corrupt country in the world.

[deleted] 1 point on 2015-02-03 17:13:23

How would one get there if one is an American? Is real estate that allows horses cheap there (In the US I have seen some for around 100K)? I ask because if one has a white-collar job, the American company might pay you to travel to countries in Asia for business purposes. I don't see an American company looking to outsource in Finland. If the average American is like me, moving to Finland would bankrupt them.

DerErzbaronGomez 1 point on 2015-02-03 20:27:06

Not Denmark anymore?

TheEthicalZoo 1 point on 2015-02-04 01:43:09

Haven't you seen the swarm of petitions and animal rights activists calling for the ban of bestiality and bestiality brothels lately? They did the same thing to Denmark as they did with Germany. The sad part is, the mayor or whoever was in charge of the lawmaking there was actually fine with the law the way it was, but protesters kept annoying him by coming into his office every single day until he finally caved in.

zoozooz 1 point on 2015-02-04 07:43:48

animal rights activists

Can we put this in quotes or something? Most of these people have no clue what they are talking about and have zero interest in educating themselves.

Examples: disgusting images and tweets ahead.

[deleted] 1 point on 2015-02-04 17:38:19

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SteveLebrasky 5 points on 2015-02-03 13:03:57

How about looking here: http://www.zeta-verein.de/en/zoophilia/worldmap-zoophilia/

attention: the description is in German (even if you use the webpage in english) but that will be corrected asap.

[deleted] 0 points on 2015-02-03 13:39:45

The following is mostly based on none-zoos travelers experience from the internet and in books both by Americans and Citizens in Asia and Africa. Do understand that in some countries Customs/Border Control do make most of their money in bribes. Short answer yes Thailand, by far. Medium answer, yes because in a forested large property many people have and run home business, making and selling everything from Liquor, to Earth-Worms even if they don't have a business license. My favorite is when the property has lots of trees in a long driveway, and then suddenly pastures and paddocks. Long answer I would say a third world country, mainly because you could easy get an animal like a Tiger, or Sun bear for very little money because all you would have to do is go to a cruel fighting (baiting exists?) match and pay right before before the match even begins or before the animal dies or before the match even begins. That being said in the US and UK, there used to be (and still is though mainly dog to dog fighting) cruel fights with dogs attacking bears that were chained. Some Traditional Asian Medicine does involve the death of the animal for certain "potent" ingredients that been used for 1000's of years.

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coonpoof 1 point on 2015-02-03 18:09:42

This reads like a crazy movie plot. I'm not likely to acquire animals trained for fighting.

[deleted] 1 point on 2015-02-03 18:28:11

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zoozooz 1 point on 2015-02-03 19:08:12

And you would honestly consider giving these people money?

[deleted] 1 point on 2015-02-03 20:01:15

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[deleted] 1 point on 2015-02-04 11:42:35

No but their are some sun bear sanctuaries in China, so I would consider volunteering there.

coonpoof 1 point on 2015-02-03 21:41:42

I'm pretty uncomfortable with this topic. Also, as cool as it would be to own a tiger, that would definitely draw some attention and derision from wildlife conservationists because they are endangered. I want to be friends with conservationists.

The fact that these people are killing endangered animals for entertainment sounds pretty awful, too.

[deleted] 1 point on 2015-02-03 23:24:26

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[deleted] 1 point on 2015-02-04 11:41:56

I deleted my posts. I do not want to make any one uncomfortable.

Kynophile Dog Lover 2 points on 2015-02-03 17:44:57

Personally, I like Vermont (and have the goal of living there someday). A neat combination of liberalism and libertarianism in their politics, decent amounts of forests and rural areas, and zoophilia is legal there, with people pretty chill about it since they tend to be spread out or (in the case of Burlington) hippies and dog lovers themselves. Sadly, the weather sucks, and the cost of living is pretty high (heating bills), but I like it anyway.

DerErzbaronGomez 1 point on 2015-02-03 19:04:21

Is there any place where you can be sure that zoosexuality doesn't get criminalized? I know that in Denmark once a law against it didn't pass but I don't know what future brings.

coonpoof 1 point on 2015-02-03 21:44:35

I guess watching laws fail to pass may be the best metric.

TheEthicalZoo 1 point on 2015-02-04 01:44:33

They passed it now.

DerErzbaronGomez 1 point on 2015-02-04 17:40:40

Can you give a link to some site where this stands?

Caristinn Kassadin 1 point on 2015-02-03 21:46:55

United States map of legality as of April 17, 2013.

Vermont, New Hampshire, and Wyoming are pretty good states. Not too many people, beautiful landscape, and it's not specifically illegal there. Although, of course, if you do get caught, there's the chance that they may try to hit you with a lesser offense like animal cruelty. It's not particularly hard to avoid being detected, though.

If you're purely concerned with safety and whether or not it'll be made illegal, I'm pretty sure New Hampshire would be your best bet due out of the three due to how libertarian it is.

Pawwsies Canines! 4 points on 2015-02-04 03:51:17

Personally, I wouldn't move somewhere just because zoophilia was legal there simply because it can become illegal as soon as some politician/other group pushes for an anti-zoophilia law.

However, I would move to a place where is it cheaper to have animals or live. Especially to an out of the way location where I can live in peace.

kkllee 1 point on 2015-02-11 22:18:33

Have you considered Mexico? :)