If you dress and behave like an animal, does that make you a furry? No, but there are aspects that are similar (see below). The topic came up recently during a meeting about Brevard Public Schools' ...

This contribution to Animals and Us was written by Dr. Courtney Plante, a social psychologist and co-founder of the International Anthropomorphic Research Project. This is an international team of ...

Meet furries from New York and in VR to find out what it means to be a furry. The furry fandom is a subculture fascinated by anthropomorphic animals. But furries are stigmatized by the public, and ...

Let’s be honest: the furry community stays misunderstood. Whether it’s TikTok jokes, convention memes, or people assuming it’s just about wearing animal suits, furries have dealt with their fair share ...

In the new book "Furry Planet" by Joe Strike, he explains that furries dress in "fursuits" and convene at "furmeets" to reveal their chosen character, or "fursona." AFP via Getty Images Cadejo Jones ...

Furries know what it’s like to be ridiculed or stigmatized for existing, but their interest in anthropomorphized animals boulders through hate with a community of millions. Although furry fandom is ...

I'm not sure what it's like to be a furry, but I imagine that it's hard. From the constant stares to how hot it must get inside of the fur suits, there's a lot more to being part of the furry ...

Sometimes, Utah kids wear animal-ear headbands to school. Sometimes, they bark or growl during recess. But generally, disruptive incidents involving students wearing animal accessories or portraying ...