Bestiality or zoophilia - the cruel rape of animals
Zoophilia, from the Greek ζῷον (zṓion, "animal") and φιλία (philia, "friendship" or "love"), also known as zoosexuality, is the practice of sex between humans and non-human animals (bestiality), or a preference or fixation on such practice. People who practice zoophilia are known as zoophiles, but they are also known as zoosexuals or simply "zoos".
Although sex with animals is not outlawed in some countries, it is not explicitly condoned anywhere. In most countries, zoosexual acts are illegal under animal abuse laws or laws dealing with crimes against nature; the notion that such acts are "abusive" is disputed.
There are three terms that are most commonly used in regards to the subject: bestiality, zoosexuality and zoophilia. The terms are relatively interchangeable. Zoosadism, sodomy and zooerasty are others closely related to the subject but are less homologous to the former or are uncommon usage."
Stephanie LaFarge, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the New Jersey Medical School, and Director of Counseling at the ASPCA, writes that two groups can be distinguished: bestialists, who rape or abuse animals, and zoophiles, who form an emotional and sexual attachment to animals.
Williams and Weinberg studied self-defined zoophiles via the internet and found they saw the term as involving concern for the animal's welfare and pleasure, and an emphasis on believing they obtained consent, as opposed to the zoophile's concept of bestialists, who zoophiles defined as a group who focused only on their own gratification.
Williams and Weinberg also quoted a British newspaper as saying that zoophilia is the term used by apologists of bestiality. Source
The International Handbook of Animal Abuse and Cruelty: Theory, Research, and Application Laws against bestiality - zoophilia
In Norway, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria are the sexual exploitation of animals is expressly prohibited by law, regardless of any physical or mental impairment can be detected in the animal. Norway and Switzerland are examples of countries that have the motive as a basis for legislation and which are thus ban all sexually motivated acts.
A few countries prohibiting certain sexual acts with animals. It is, however, in several countries if morality grounds, rather than welfare reasons. These include countries such as Canada, Britain and France. In the U.S. there are federal laws prohibiting animal pornography and sexual acts between animals and humans if minors are involved. In addition, each state is responsible for its legislation on sexual abuse of animals. Most states have prohibitions against sexual acts between humans and animals, and even here it is on the prohibition of what is considered to be against virtue.
In Germany and Norway's prohibition on the distribution (as well as in the case of Germany also produce), animal pornography. In several other European countries are debates about whether sexual abuse of animals should be banned. A 2005 study shows that the current legislation in many countries is insufficient to protect animals from abuse. Source Germany - Bestiality brothels spur call for animal sex ban February 3, 2012 - Animal sex abuse is on the rise in Germany, with bestiality brothels being set up across the country, according to a state animal protection officer demanding stronger laws to protect mankind's furry and feathered friends.
Madeleine Martin, the animal protection official for Hessian state government, said the law needed to be changed to make sex abuse of animals – known as zoophilia – a crime.
“It is punishable to distribute animal pornography, but the act itself is not,” she told the Frankfurter Rundschau daily paper on Friday.
“There are even animal brothels in Germany,” she said. Sex with animals was being increasingly seen as a lifestyle choice, and thus more acceptable.
“The abuse seems to be increasingly rapidly, and the internet offers an additional distribution platform,” she said.
She said the justice authorities had found it exceptionally difficult to convict a man from Hesse, who had offered pictures and instructions for animal sex abuse over the internet.
“Zoophilia must be completely banned in the reformed animal protection law,” said Martin, referring to the governments plan to rework that section of the law.
Sex with animals was banned until 1969, when the animal protection law was introduced, but failed to include a specific ban on zoophilia, the Frankfurter Rundschau said.
Martin said the current legal situation makes it too difficult for authorities to intervene – an animal has to be shown to have massive injuries before the animal protection laws prescribe action.
Source
Denmark On the Internet Danish animal owners advertise openly that they offer sex with animals, without intervention from police or other authorities, Danish newspaper 24timer reports.
In correspondence with the animal owners, the newspaper was told that the animals involved have many years of experience and that the animals themselves wanted sex. The cost to the client varied from DKK 500-1,000 (USD 85-170).
Legal gray area
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority's section chief for animal welfare, Torunn Knævelsrud, could not rule out that such a bordello could be legal here as well.
"It is difficult to say yes or no," Knævelsrud told Aftenposten.no.
As long as basics like shelter, feed and care are in place, and injury or suffering to the animal can not be documented, there are no other ways to attack an animal bordello under existing Norwegian law.
"It could be that the animals don't really care," Knævelsrud said. "But I think it is in the nature of the case that animals will often be victims of injury, stress or suffering in connection with sexual acts with humans. Either that they are held fast, or frightened, or suffer pain or physical injury," Knævelsrud said.
New legislation?
A new Norwegian Animal Protection Act is underway and there have been proposals, from the Norwegian Animal Welfare Alliance among others, that sexual intercourse with animals must be forbidden (the law came into force 2008).
"The acts provoke moral disgust. The question is whether immorality should be made illegal. The FSA group discussing the new animal protection act has been in disagreement about this," Knævelsrud said.
According to the 24timer report, Germans, Dutchmen, Swedes and Norwegians visit the Danish bordellos, and a web site devoted to bestiality claimed that many of Denmark's animal sex clients stem from Norway.
A farmer who sells animal sex said he is extremely surprised that foreigners are ready to travel so far for it.
"But the clients tell us that it is much simpler to buy animal sex in Denmark than in their own country," a horse owner from Nord-Jylland told the newspaper.
A new dissertation from the Institute of Criminology at the University of Oslo showed that Norwegian veterinarians know of at least 124 cases of animal sex abuse in Norway.
The thesis reports that 22 percent of Norwegian veterinarians suspect or are sure that they have treated animals that have been sexually abused by humans.
Bestiality is cruelty to animals - ban bestiality throughout the EU and Europe - no exceptions and follow the laws with severe penalties.
Although sex with animals is not outlawed in some countries, it is not explicitly condoned anywhere. In most countries, zoosexual acts are illegal under animal abuse laws or laws dealing with crimes against nature; the notion that such acts are "abusive" is disputed.
There are three terms that are most commonly used in regards to the subject: bestiality, zoosexuality and zoophilia. The terms are relatively interchangeable. Zoosadism, sodomy and zooerasty are others closely related to the subject but are less homologous to the former or are uncommon usage."
Stephanie LaFarge, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the New Jersey Medical School, and Director of Counseling at the ASPCA, writes that two groups can be distinguished: bestialists, who rape or abuse animals, and zoophiles, who form an emotional and sexual attachment to animals.
Williams and Weinberg studied self-defined zoophiles via the internet and found they saw the term as involving concern for the animal's welfare and pleasure, and an emphasis on believing they obtained consent, as opposed to the zoophile's concept of bestialists, who zoophiles defined as a group who focused only on their own gratification.
Williams and Weinberg also quoted a British newspaper as saying that zoophilia is the term used by apologists of bestiality. Source
The International Handbook of Animal Abuse and Cruelty: Theory, Research, and Application Laws against bestiality - zoophilia
In Norway, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria are the sexual exploitation of animals is expressly prohibited by law, regardless of any physical or mental impairment can be detected in the animal. Norway and Switzerland are examples of countries that have the motive as a basis for legislation and which are thus ban all sexually motivated acts.
A few countries prohibiting certain sexual acts with animals. It is, however, in several countries if morality grounds, rather than welfare reasons. These include countries such as Canada, Britain and France. In the U.S. there are federal laws prohibiting animal pornography and sexual acts between animals and humans if minors are involved. In addition, each state is responsible for its legislation on sexual abuse of animals. Most states have prohibitions against sexual acts between humans and animals, and even here it is on the prohibition of what is considered to be against virtue.
In Germany and Norway's prohibition on the distribution (as well as in the case of Germany also produce), animal pornography. In several other European countries are debates about whether sexual abuse of animals should be banned. A 2005 study shows that the current legislation in many countries is insufficient to protect animals from abuse. Source Germany - Bestiality brothels spur call for animal sex ban February 3, 2012 - Animal sex abuse is on the rise in Germany, with bestiality brothels being set up across the country, according to a state animal protection officer demanding stronger laws to protect mankind's furry and feathered friends.
Madeleine Martin, the animal protection official for Hessian state government, said the law needed to be changed to make sex abuse of animals – known as zoophilia – a crime.
“It is punishable to distribute animal pornography, but the act itself is not,” she told the Frankfurter Rundschau daily paper on Friday.
“There are even animal brothels in Germany,” she said. Sex with animals was being increasingly seen as a lifestyle choice, and thus more acceptable.
“The abuse seems to be increasingly rapidly, and the internet offers an additional distribution platform,” she said.
She said the justice authorities had found it exceptionally difficult to convict a man from Hesse, who had offered pictures and instructions for animal sex abuse over the internet.
“Zoophilia must be completely banned in the reformed animal protection law,” said Martin, referring to the governments plan to rework that section of the law.
Sex with animals was banned until 1969, when the animal protection law was introduced, but failed to include a specific ban on zoophilia, the Frankfurter Rundschau said.
Martin said the current legal situation makes it too difficult for authorities to intervene – an animal has to be shown to have massive injuries before the animal protection laws prescribe action.
Source
Denmark On the Internet Danish animal owners advertise openly that they offer sex with animals, without intervention from police or other authorities, Danish newspaper 24timer reports.
In correspondence with the animal owners, the newspaper was told that the animals involved have many years of experience and that the animals themselves wanted sex. The cost to the client varied from DKK 500-1,000 (USD 85-170).
Legal gray area
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority's section chief for animal welfare, Torunn Knævelsrud, could not rule out that such a bordello could be legal here as well.
"It is difficult to say yes or no," Knævelsrud told Aftenposten.no.
As long as basics like shelter, feed and care are in place, and injury or suffering to the animal can not be documented, there are no other ways to attack an animal bordello under existing Norwegian law.
"It could be that the animals don't really care," Knævelsrud said. "But I think it is in the nature of the case that animals will often be victims of injury, stress or suffering in connection with sexual acts with humans. Either that they are held fast, or frightened, or suffer pain or physical injury," Knævelsrud said.
New legislation?
A new Norwegian Animal Protection Act is underway and there have been proposals, from the Norwegian Animal Welfare Alliance among others, that sexual intercourse with animals must be forbidden (the law came into force 2008).
"The acts provoke moral disgust. The question is whether immorality should be made illegal. The FSA group discussing the new animal protection act has been in disagreement about this," Knævelsrud said.
According to the 24timer report, Germans, Dutchmen, Swedes and Norwegians visit the Danish bordellos, and a web site devoted to bestiality claimed that many of Denmark's animal sex clients stem from Norway.
A farmer who sells animal sex said he is extremely surprised that foreigners are ready to travel so far for it.
"But the clients tell us that it is much simpler to buy animal sex in Denmark than in their own country," a horse owner from Nord-Jylland told the newspaper.
A new dissertation from the Institute of Criminology at the University of Oslo showed that Norwegian veterinarians know of at least 124 cases of animal sex abuse in Norway.
The thesis reports that 22 percent of Norwegian veterinarians suspect or are sure that they have treated animals that have been sexually abused by humans.
Bestiality is cruelty to animals - ban bestiality throughout the EU and Europe - no exceptions and follow the laws with severe penalties.