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Sarah (24) lives in Trondheim dressed like a fox. She is part of the furry community in Norway.
http://www.nrk.no/trondelag/far-kick-av-a-kle-seg-ut-som-dyr-1.11387262

- I'm a 1.80 meters high rev. Brown, black and white, with big fluffy tail, long pink tongue and sharp teeth. But I tend not to bite, says Sarah (24).

She sits around a table at a cafe in Trondheim with two friends. Sarah is wearing revedrakt from head to toe, while your friends have collars around their necks.

- Look, it says Kirino engraved, with a little bling on.

They are called furries. There are people who share a passionate interest in dressing up like animals. They are fascinated by animals with human qualities, who can walk on two legs, talk and think like people.

- There is no more required to be furry than being an animal lover, says Sarah.

• Read what Wikipedia writes about Furry culture

Identify with animals

The character of Sarah talking really, but she made an exception today.

- If people talk to me when I'm in character, I usually just nod. Torvus does not actually use human words, she explains.

All the furry community has found a character that they identify with, such as a fox, badger or raccoon. Some use only the tails and ears, while others have full fur suits.

Being furry is all about expressing their personality through the character.

- Furries are people who have a genuine interest in animals, and expressing it in many different ways. Both art and music and so we meet and talk about the interest, says "Kirino".

Do not dare come forward

The three round table would not come forward with their real identity, for they are afraid of the reactions that can occur.

- It's not all in my social circle who know I'm furry. It could be that they have only heard negative things about furries. If only I was associated with the positive things, so I probably told the whole world that I am furry, says Kirino.

They have experienced negative publicity in the media, and especially remember an episode of the American television series CSI.

- There were furries portrayed as people who have sex in animal costumes, and it's certainly not what this is about. There are certainly a tiny percentage that may hold the stuff, but they keep themselves to themselves, says Kirino.

Her character is a cat, and yet she has collar, paws, tail and ears. Soon she will order a full suit, called a fursuit. But it costs. Sarah has just ordered a new revedrakt, and it costs 16 000.

Love to hug people

Sarah leaves the cafe and goes out of Trondheim with revedrakten on. Many people stop and stare, while others rush past.

- The character makes me cheerful and playful. Now I have an energy in the body that I want to share with others.

She runs away to people on the street and throwing around their necks. Some run away, while others surprised the opposite. Children think it's always nice with clips from the fox.

- In the summer I was in the square in Trondheim and hugged many children. A girl was long behind her mother, and finally she asked about getting a hug. Then she hugged me for five minutes, and the tears flowed when they had to go.

Sarah smiles when she thinks back on that episode.

- It makes me so happy to think of it, it gives me a spark, she says.

For her, the main thing with being furry to please others.

Gather to live the dream

In the pedestrian zone in Trondheim are Sarah stopped by a woman who wants to take a picture with your mobile camera.

- It's a rare sight, so I have to take a picture. It was funny, she said.

Furry fandom has probably originated from fictional books in the 1960s, but got real foothold first in the 80s in the U.S.. In Norway, the environment has grown in leaps and bounds since it was established in the mid 90s.

Last year, it organized a large gathering in Oslo, and there came the 51 furries from around the country.

- Cohesion in the environment is very good. Most people will just express joy or interest, and it's really nice people, says Kirino.

During the collections draw the plays video games and organizes party games in a fur suit. Between the matches together they usually online forum "Norwegian paws . "

- There are all kinds of people who are furries. There are just ordinary people who share a common interest, says Sarah.

She loves to wear revedrakten and enter the role of Torvus.

- I'm going to be furry and walk in fursuit as long as I live. I'm quite sure.

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As the title suggests, I am looking for an experienced, willing coder to help expand our growing furry-friendly Starbound server. We have become fairly popular, and are slowly improving our features and stability, but have nobody with the experience to truly take it to the next level.

Anybody that is willing to help is greatly welcome. Pay can be given if necessary, but will be limited until we truly expand.

As of now our server has a regular playerbase of around 20, with peak times sometimes hitting up to 35 players at a time.

We are looking for YOU!

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Hi r/furry! I'd like to try drawing your fursona. I would have posted this in one of the more art-themed furry subreddits, but they seemed pretty inactive, so I've posted here. A few rules about requests:

• I do line art, so no color. I may try coloring if there aren't many requests

• Please give a fairly detailed description of your character. Helpful information includes, but is not limited to: species, gender, body build, height, clothing (or lack thereof), and pose.

• SFW only. Your character can be without clothes, but I won't draw anything explicit.

I'll try to draw two sonas a day starting tomorrow and lasting until the 31st. Make a request in the comments. I'm not a pro artist at all, just someone who likes doodling, so don't be too upset if my pictures don't turn out to be exactly what you wanted.

EDIT: Wow, I greatly underestimated the number of requests. Sorry, but no more new requests! I'll post a pic on imgur and reply to your post. I'll respond to older posts firsts but may skip around a bit, if I see a request that has more info or seems more interesting to me.

/u/fe-addict: http://imgur.com/LZo26Zp

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Hey for those of you who don't know. Their is a app on android called furrtrax that let's you fund local furs. Its not the best app but if enough people use it it might get better. Check it out .^

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Has anyone else ever bothered with this scam of a site? I registered once, realize you had to pay out the ass to even send a single message, and never used it. Now I get these 'new messages' all the time which you have to pay a minimum of $13 up front to even look at, and I can't seen to find any option, or get any reply about closing that account. Does anyone here have anything to do with this bullshit site?

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Sheriff Callie’s Wild West is a new CGI animated TV series for preschool kids, coming soon to Disney Junior. Starring the voice of Mandy Moore (Tangled), it tells the story of Callie — a calico cat, the loyal and heroic sheriff of a little western town called Nice and Friendly Corners — and her friends and associates as they learn important little life lessons. There’s an article at Entertainment Weekly that includes a preview video of the show. Sheriff Callie’s Wild West is available now at WATCHDisneyJunior.com and the WATCH Disney Junior smartphone and tablet app. It debuts on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior in early 2014.

image c. 2013 Disney Junior

bored again and need something to do. Might as well practice :P post a ref sheet or ref image or a detailed description and i'll give it a shot.

First two guaranteed, after that it depends on if I feel up to it

Fred-931: Done

Snowmew: Done

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Here it is, if you're curious. Just yesterday I found an old media player filled with this stuff. Personally I don't like it. I used to think most furs have heard of it, but I guess I'm wrong. What do you think?

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Does anyone here have borderlands 2 for the ps3? Im looking for a friend to play with. Im almost level 30 and started true vault hunter mode.

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Papabear,

I want to go to a furmeet, but when I asked my parents, they were worried about stranger danger due to problems with my vision, lack of physical strength, and trouble interpreting social cues. I used "furry convention" instead of "furmeet" because I thought that if I'd said "furmeet" they'd worry that I wanted to meet a fur I'd been talking to online (the online communication was discovered and ended long before I asked my parents about going to a furmeet). Other than "if you're worried about my safety, you can be my chaperone" and "I've taken self-defense classes" I can't come up with any convincing arguments. Do you have any? The reason I'm telling you this is because I'm uncomfortable bringing it up with my parents.

Alec (age 18)

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Dear Alec,

Thanks for writing. Sounds like you might have some physical problems and mild autism? I can understand why your parents might be concerned. Since you are physically weak, as you say, yeah, I don’t think the “I’ve taken self-defense classes” would work, plus it implies that you might think there would be a reason you’d have to take such classes. On the other paw, having one or both parents chaperone is not a bad idea at all, and, if you haven’t suggested it already, you might give that a try. 

As an alternative, do you have any friends or other relatives your parents trust who would go with you to a furmeet? That would work just as well as one of your parents going.

My question to you would be: what do you do in other situations where there is social interaction with people your age at a party. Do your parents trust you to do things independently and, if so, why wouldn’t they trust you with a furmeet? It’s not really a con, but if you don’t like the word “meet” try “party.” Why treat a furmeet differently from any other social gathering?

I also suggest that before going to a meet like this, you have some of your furry friends come by the house and meet with you and your parents. You see, your parents are nervous because they don’t know any of the people you are about to see at the meet, yes? But if they actually knew them and met them, and came to know them as your friends not just strangers at a party, then they would get to know and trust them. If your parents are comfortable with your being a furry, surely this would not be a problem. Once they know you are just going to hang out with furries you already know and perhaps meet a few new ones, they should be more comfortable with the idea.

Understand, Alec, that your parents are only concerned about your welfare. It’s not about not trusting you, it’s about your safety. Try the suggestions above to get them to feel better that you will be safe and you stand a better chance of going and having a good time.

Hugs,

Papabear

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