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submitted by yuubi
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So I haven't written anything in a long time and I want to get back into it. There is one problem though, I have no idea what to write about. I want to keep the story PG-13 and have no idea for a plot or anything. All I have is the characters in my head. So I come to you r/furry to help me out. What kind of story would you like to see written and read.

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submitted by 123not-it
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If you were presented with a button that would turn all of the people in the world into anthropomorphic animals, would you press it? Of course, each person's animal would be based on their own choice...

This got quite a bit of debate over on FAF, so I was wondering if Reddit would like to give their opinion.

submitted by Fenno
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Just want to get impressions because I'm a Boston area furry and there's already multiple supporters of the idea. There's a growing furry population in Massachusetts. One of the latest meets had an excess of 50 people, and there have been more and more furmeets in the Boston area as of late. I missed most of them because they were either on the cape or were at the same time as my work hours. But I was wondering, for people who enjoy small conventions or those who go to Fur Fright merely because it's the closest one (For any new England furs). How interested would any of you be in a Boston furry convention? I've always thought it would be great. PAX East was moved to Boston in 2010 and turned out to be a surprising success, so it's staying here. Could a furry convention have a surprisingly massive turnout as well?

submitted by Likonium
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Sure, humans have loved to play anthropomorphic animals forever, and they made their gods in the image of animals... But who were the first furries? We know egyptians had gods like [url=http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/b/0/0/134/8/AAAAC0frkV4AAAAAATSCsg.jpg?v=1299197003000]this[/URL], and their priests were much like fursuiters (but more reverent; that's no fun), but when did people first start lovin' the fur for things other than religion?

This includes art, sexual attraction, literature, etc.

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submitted by wonderfuldog
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Author: Equivamp

Rise of the Planet of the Apes hits theaters in the U.S. and Canada on August 5, rejuvenating the earlier series.

The plot centers around James Franco as Will Rodman, a scientist developing a cure for Alzheimer’s by running tests on apes. The first test subject, a chimpanzee named Caesar, is genetically modified by the cure into a new breed — one gifted with greater sentience.

While Caesar’s cognitive abilities grow to surpass his human counterparts, he is still viewed by most as an animal, and is treated like Rodman’s pet. In retaliation, Caesar spreads the cure to millions of other apes, who rally to plot a revolution. Rodman must stop the war before apes overthrow man as top of the food chain.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is meant to be a platform to build future movies on. Director Rupert Wyatt said:

To me, I can think of all sorts of sequels to this film, but this is just the beginning.

This movie is no mere remake of the older series, but a new conceptualization of the same idea. Special effects in film-making have also made immense progress since the originals; instead of plastic-looking men and women with prosthetic make-up plastered to their face, the viewer will be able to experience more aesthetically-pleasing and realistic CGI effects.

If you're a furry and the whole fandom and even your friends in RL know you by a nickname that doesn't sound real enough for the G+ staff chances are that your account is going to get suspended.

Many people are protesting and others are completely leaving the new social network.

To know who of your friends has been suspended visited the CIRCLES tab. And where it lists the people you have in your circles, look for those who had an account but now have an envelope in their name box.

Google has not yet issued any statement or announcement while massive account deletion continues.

Tried to bring this over as objective as possible. Obviously my position is very clear and against that rule. I'll rather close my account instead of writing a name that I don't want.

Also, people are starting to share this image as much as possible to bring awareness to other users and the google team:

http://i.imgur.com/E485X.jpg

Edit: A blog entry with more information and quotes: http://dwellonit.taterunino.net/2011/07/22/google-still-cant-get-its-names-policy-straight-even-internally/

submitted by DanielTaylor
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Clip of FurCast's live interview with Nuka-Kitty, a well known furry researcher, and director of the International Anthropomorphic Research Project.

"This AnthroCon I was able to touch base with Blotch, the duo team of BlackTeegan and KenKet abit at the con’s end for a few minutes and ask some questions about their latest release; NordGuard: Across Thin Ice, which debuts at AC ’11 via Sofawolf Press and can be found on the Sofawolf Press website. Blotch is already famous in the fandom for their cover work on Kyell Gold’s books (Out of Position, Isolation Play) as well as winning multiple awards for their cover work on conbooks and for their first graphic novel, Dog Day’s of Summer, also available via Sofawolf press."

The SoFurry 2.0 beta is live. Go and check it out and report any bug to Toumal.

In 2008, at a wildlife center in Brazil, a healthy and playful lion cub named Ariel was born. Nowadays, he spends his days in a house in Sao Paulo, unable to move limbs. Ariel suffers from a debilitating autoimmune disease that has rendered him quadriplegic, and requiring of round-the-clock care from his trainers. Although it might seem like a lonely, hopeless life for the paralyzed lion, his story has won the hearts of thousands -- and thanks to their outpouring of support, he's getting the care he needs.

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Author: Higgs Raccoon

This week, stage plays with anthropomorphic animals are being performed on both sides of the Atlantic.

An adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book is being presented at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, Ireland. The classic tale of man-cub Mowgli’s adventures amongst the denizens of the jungle is brought to life with actors in animal roles wearing minimalist animal costumes.

Meanwhile, in Decatur, Georgia, USA, the PushPush Theatre company is presenting The Squirrel Trap. In this play, office drudge Gil finds his attic is inhabited by a talking squirrel – who readily dispenses advice on personal relationships. The role is played by a bearded actor in ordinary clothes with the addition of a large bushy tail.

Author: GreenReaper

British medical researchers are calling for tighter regulation on research involving animals with human tissue or genes, while cautiously approving some experiments, the BBC reports.

Professor Christopher Shaw highlighted objectionable ‘category three’ experiments such as:

• the mixing of non-human primate and human cells to make an embryo
• the mixing of human and non-human gametes (reproductive cells)
• the replacement of monkey brain cells with human ones to gain human characteristics

Dr Robin Lovell-Badge suggested a gap between fantasy and reality:

Everyone laughs at talking meerkats and cats with opposable thumbs, but if we were actually doing that in the labs I don’t think people would be so happy.

Read: Animals containing human material (synopsis) – Exploring the boundaries (evaluation)

The Academy of Medical Sciences called for the Animal Procedures Committee to be expanded to provide advice and oversight of such research.

However, group members concluded that the benefit of humanizing animals for medical research could justify harm to animals, and were:

…not persuaded by the argument that humanising animals to benefit our own species introduces a new level of exploitation into the relationships between humans and animals.

The Academy claimed their survey “showed a high degree of public acceptance of ACHM research provided it is well regulated, and justified”.

Medical correspondent Fergus Walsh solicited comments in his blog.

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submitted by HappyWulf
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New series, airing on MTV as I write.
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Finally, the weres are something besides foils and sidekicks for the
sparklebats again.

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