(I suppose for this reddit to work, people would either have to be open and honest OR get a throwaway account. I suppose if I open up, it will encourage others.) Anyways.

What do you find that you love about animals that make you prefer them over humans? Could be sexual or non-sexual?

Some of mine:

• Friendliness
• Playfulness
• No cultural hang-ups
• Unique genitalia

Dogs have a special place in my heart. The triangular female (bitch doesn't sound like a nice term to use) dog genitalia always gets me. Each dog is unique, but it always seems to be a triangle. So peculiar.

Human females have cultural hang-ups. "I have to look this way and do these things." Some end up in the Catch 22: If I have sex, I'm a slut, but if I don't, I'm prude. Animals run freely in the nude without any doubt about what they are doing.

I feel that my intense love of animals has pushed me to learn as much as I can about them. Many joke about how some biologists seem to be obsessed with animal reproduction. But, I believe animals are a mirror of ourself, for we are animals. We eat, sleep, have sex. But, a lot of people don't like thinking about it.

Looking up bisexual and gay people, I found Lord Byron. He was a unique individual. When he wasn't allowed to have a dog at the university, he brought a pet bear.

During his lifetime, in addition to numerous dogs and horses, Byron kept a fox, four monkeys, a parrot, five cats, an eagle, a crow, a crocodile, a falcon, five peacocks, two guinea hens, an Egyptian crane, a badger, three geese, a heron and a goat with a broken leg. Except for the horses, they all resided indoors at his homes in England, Switzerland, Italy and Greece.

(After getting myself through college and into a career) I would love some pets (though some may not be able to love me intimately in return, but that's okay), including a fox and a opossum. You just have to keep your wits when dealing with society.