I know beforehand that what I'm about to say may offend some people but i wish to give my opinion about this: If necessary, I am prepared to defend my beliefs to the death with violence, if violence cannot be avoided, however, I am also willing to temper any conflicts that may arise, if possible. Nevertheless, I would never abandon my beliefs, no matter what. :angry soapbox:

I think it will be a taboo until the general belief is that sex is not as big a deal as they have been making it out to be for so long. That includes with humans. It's only sex ! People are animals, too, and that belief itself still isn't popular.

...the aliens return to earth in 2010. OOooor until a giant asteroid smashes into the earth destroying all life in 2012 according to the Mayan calendar.

The problem is that an animal cannot say "hey I like this". So people are interpreting the reaction of an animal like they see it. There was an animal behavior scientist who stated that dogs don't feel anything like joy during sex and that the whole thing is only an instinct driven issue. And hence anti-zoos like to quote her statements when it comes to beastiality..

I know this is an old topic, but I didn't read anyone mention: taxes. If the government could collect a sizable amount of taxes on the life style then it would be more accepted.

Have you ever tried taking your dog to dinner and a movie? Where can the government make any money on that? Sure you can go camping with your dog, take walks, play ball (maybe I should use the word fetch?) but that is cheap. Even the best can of gourmet dog food is less then a steak dinner at a 'fair' resterant.

Make it profitable for the government, and the road blocks will be removed.

Look at how much money they make on war. Make that kind of money on zoos and they might bring back the draft for the life style.

To prove a small point some people can not and never will understand the relationship between humans and animals. After reading the above posts I was reminded of an incident that happened on a school excursion to a local dairy farm. The class walked into the barn while the local vet had his arm up to the shoulder inside the rear of a cow, The female teacher screamed at the vet and called him some very unfaltering names. Then she told the children to leave and said she was going to report the farmer and vet to the police.
( Mind you some of those children were raised on dairy farms and they thought her reaction was quite amusing)
From what I can remember she was transferred before the end of the month.
I was told latter that she did rush back and report the farmer and vet to the local constable, and he almost laughed in her face. ( City people don't have a clue about life on the farm.)

^wow, if they can't even understand something as simple as palpation, how are they ever going to understand anything else? :huh:

I agree. I find it boggling that we "believe" that we evolved from animals but we cant have sex with them. whats the big deal.
I mean do we HONESTLY think Adam and EVE didnt get giggy with the animals back in the garden of eden COME ON
I mean when we try to talk about this people give us that EWWW look like we just farted or something :sick: :huh:

I agree. I've checked cows during pregnancy myself the same way, I can't imagine someone reporting another for something so necessary and normal on a farm :blink:

Correct. That's life and I think that we have to just accept it and hope that it's get better at least.

My hope is that zoo will be mainstream at some point in my life but I have very serious doubts about that happening

This thread is full of hopes and dreams, and its kinda depressing... But some of the things people have said does give me some honest hope.

Just think, a lot of the stuff that was 'Taboo' a century ago (and less) isn't taboo now.

I can imagine we WILL see a change in our lifetime, however small it may be.

Beast sex is but one aspect of lifestyle/sexuality choices that will always be considered taboo.

I don't mean to come across as the pessimist here, but the reality is that people who are not involved/interested in this lifestyle will never accept it, nor understand it.

It would be easy to be angry at those who persecute us for the way we live, but I am not angry at them. I pity them. We experience things they could never even imagine...because they won't open their minds and allow themselves to.

So I say let them miss out. Let "non-traditional" ways of life continue to be taboo. It only makes our way(s) of life more meaningful and special, and theirs more mundane and shallow. -_-

I think that sooner or later it will just...stop being so shocking for people.
Think of it...once upon a time, people couldn't marry outside their race. Or be with someone of the same gender.
It might not be soon, but I'm pretty sure that eventually people will just sort of roll their eyes and walk away from a zoo couple, just like they do everyone else.

That makes a good point, but that's not just speaking from a Zoophile point-of-view either. That could be applied to any sexual orientation.

All 'non-mainstream' sexual orientations are 'taboo', but on varying levels from varying people. ;)

I think what we'd like is for us to at least not be seen as demon-seed or rapists/abusers/devils/etc...

Just like homosexuals were hardly a century ago.