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March 2010

Australian furs get muddy

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Some Australian furries are getting down and dirty in the national parks of Queensland, Australia, following the formation of a new furry community group, Furries Off Road.

Although this four wheel driving group is still small when compared to the larger clubs, it hasn't stopped these fun-loving furs from making a big muddy splash on the many trails of central Queensland.

Furries Off Road

Morphicon 2010 February Newsletter

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Morphicon's 2010 February newsletter is up - just in time for March 2nd! Topics include:

Early Registration Extended!
Charity Donations
Call for Morphicon Panels
Spectacle of Doom
Morphicon Tonight / Furry Variety Show Submissions
Comedy Hour of Doom
Fursuiters
T-Shirt Contest -- Over and Out
"Through Fox's Eyes"
Call for Gophers

Russian furs look north to summer event

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Russian furs now have another event to budget for besides the long-running Rusfurrence.

The Summer Furry Conference [translation] will be held 8-11 July at the Korobitsyno Cascade, on the Karelian Isthmus linking Russia and Finland. The hotel opened in 2008 and boasts "comfortable rooms of a European level."

Event organizers expect to attract 70-100 in the first year, including a few from Finland and Ukraine, though there's room for up to 130. At press time 62 had registered interest, most from St. Petersburg or Moscow.

FursuitTV to celebrate 4th anniversary this Saturday

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Timduru with camera

Fans of fur-heavy webcast FursuitTV are preparing for its 4th anniversary show, set to stream this Saturday at 10PM UTC (5PM EST) for up to three hours.

FursuitTV is created by Timduru with footage from ads, movies, media coverage, con videos and fan submissions. This month's edition will mix best-of clips from the past year's shows with all-new material.

Joining #FursuitTV on Anthrochat (web client) is recommended for the complete experience. The show normally lasts an hour and airs on the first Saturday of each month.

Video: Robert Klein on Anthropomorphism

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From the archives — a 1970s Robert Klein stand-up routine on anthropomorphism:

[credit: AshMCairo/furryne.ws]

California legislators propose animal abuse registry

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A link-sprinkled news post in TIME discusses the possibility for a state-wide animal-abuser registry in California. [credit: Doodles/furryne.ws]

The proposed registry is estimated to cost anywhere from half-a-million to a million dollars to setup, plus another $300,000-$400,000 annually.

While nobody really wants to support animal abuse, an editorial from the Fresno Bee notes the current proposal does not have the backing of pet food vendors, whose products would be taxed to fund it, and suggests it duplicates the work of private anti-abuse organizations.

Video: A day in the life of a Sparkle Dog

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Tricky Pomeranian features as a sparkledog in this thinly-veiled ad for Don't Hug Cacti:

[credit: kebdraggie/furry reddit — music: Crazy Loop - Johanna (Shut Up)]

Spider hair inspires water-repellent surface

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ScienceDaily reports on recently-published research at the University of Florida to create a hydrophobic surface that resembles spider hair.

The key, according to UF professor Wolfgang Sigmund, is the material's chaotic structure, which mixes long/short and curved/straight hairs.

The effect relies entirely on the material's structure. An oil-repellent version is also possible, though the relevant research is yet to be published.

Fursuit Fracas 2010 nominations open

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FFFF

The Fandom's Favorite Fursuit Fracas has opened this year's nominations.

Fandom members are invited to submit both full-body fursuits and partial fursuits which cover the wearer completely when clothes are included. Fursuits should be owned by other furry fans; corporate and sports mascots are not eligible, and copyrighted characters may be removed on request.

Up to eight fursuits owned by any one person will be considered. Self-nominations must be balanced by nominations for the suits of others. Owners wishing to exclude individual suits or opt out completely must do so before April 3. Nominations must be in before March 30.

The Fracas grew to 326 suits last year, resulting in plans to change the knockout format.

Furnal Equinox brings thaw to Canadian event schedule

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Drumming up a con
Trophies?
Photos by Pyat (more)

Canadian convention Furnal Equinox has begun in style, attracting 330 attendees to Toronto in its first year.

The event is the first hotel-based furry con in the Eastern provinces since 2007. After the closure of C-ACE and the failure of Anthrofest to find a suitable venue, only long-running camping con Feral! and British Columbia's one-night Howloween remained.

The two-day, non-stop schedule included 24-hour gaming, reflections on the history of the fandom, and dancing until 6AM. At least 36 fursuiters participated in the parade, and a variety of dealers and foreign observers were present.

See more: Photos, videos and con reports

I wish I'd joined furry fandom in the . . .

1970s: I could enjoy Fritz the Cat, Watership Down, Robin Hood, Omaha and Vootie first-hand.
5% (2 votes)
1980s: I might have taken part in Rowrbrazzle, Tiger's Den BBS, the first furry parties.
21% (8 votes)
1990s: I'd get to see the early ConFurence and Anthrocon; the golden years of MUCKs and a.f.f.
42% (16 votes)
2000s: The ubiquity of the Internet; conventions I don't have to fly to; fursuits are actually good.
18% (7 votes)
2010s: Huge cons, great art, more fursuits than you can shake a stick at - what's not to like?
13% (5 votes)
Votes: 38

Video: One dog's review of 'Avatar'

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