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If you are a furry ally (a person who is not a furry but still considers himself/herself/hirself part of the fandom and would not turn against a real anthropomorphic being), or otherwise have no fursona, you do not have to answer any questions pertaining to fursonas.

1. On a scale of 1-10, how well do these traits describe you?

1 (That's NOTHING like me!) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (That's EXACTLY like me!) I want to be an anthropomorphic being I am a member of the furry fandom I enjoy drawing anthropomorphic beings I can only draw anthropomorphic beings I believe I have a spiritual connection to a particular animal I enjoy the practice of dressing up in an anthropomorphic costume (fursuit) I am sexually attracted to anthropomorphic beings I am physically attracted to anthropomorphic beings I practice FIAWOL If anthropomorphic beings were real, I would be kind to them Other (please fill in)

2. How old are you in years from birth?

0-12 13-17 18-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60 or older

3. How old do you feel or percieve yourself to be?

0-12 13-17 18-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60 or older

4. How old is your fursona in years from birth?

0-12 13-17 18-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60 or older

5. How old does your fursona feel or percieve himself/herself/hirself to be?

0-12 13-17 18-20 21-29 30-39 50-59 60 or older

6. Where do you live? (pick the closest) (If you live in an outlying territory, look below the country to which it belongs.)

Antarctia (please specify which country's territory) Africa, Egypt Africa, South Africa Africa, Other Asia, Afghanistan Asia, China Asia, India Asia, Iran Asia, Iraq Asia, Israel Asia, Japan Asia, North Korea Asia, Pakistan Asia, Russia Asia, Singapore Asia, South Korea Asia, Taiwan Asia, Other Australasia, Australia Australasia, New Zealandian Outlying Territories (please specify) Australasia, New Zealand Australasia, Tasmania Australasia, Other Europe, Austria Europe, Denmark Europe, Danish Outlying Territories (please specify) Europe, France Europe, French Outlying Territories (please specify) Europe, Finland Europe, Finnish Outlying Territories (please specify) Europe, Germany Europe, Holland Europe, Hungary Europe, Poland Europe, Portugal Europe, Portuguese Outlying Territories (please specify) Europe, Russia Europe, Spain Europe, Spanish Outlying Territories (please specify) Europe, Sweeden Europe, Swizerland Europe, United Kingdom, Wales Europe, United Kingdom, Scottland Europe, United Kingdom, England Europe, United Kingdom, Ireland Europe, United Kingdom's Outlying territories (please specify) Europe, Other North America, Canada (please specify province/territory) North America, United States' Outlying Territories (NOT A STATE) (Please Specify) North America, United States, State (Please Specify) North America, Mexico North America, Other Oceania, Melanesia, Indonesia (please specify province) Oceania, Melanesia, Other (please specify country) Oceania, Micronesia (excluding US outlying territories) (please specify country) Oceania, Polynesia (excluding Hawaii, US outlying territories, French outlying territories, and New Zealand's outlying territories) (please specify country) Oceania, Other (excluding Hawaii, US outlying territories, and Australasia) (please specify) South America, Brazil South America, Chile South America, Colombia South America, Other Other/Not Listed

7. What kind of environment do you prefer? (check all that apply)

Desert Forest Marine Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Woody Plains Rural Suburban Urban Other (please specify)

8. What is your current relationship status?

Single, Content Single, Searching Casual relationship Open relationship Long-term relationship Marriage or other permanent commitment Long-Distance Casual Relationship Long-Distance Open Relationship Long-Distance Long-Term Relationship Long-Distance Marital or Other Permanent Relationship Other (please specify)

9. Is your partner a fur?

Yes, and I like it Yes, and I wish that he/she/zie was not Yes, but he/she/zie is starting to lose his/her/hir furriness I do not know No, but he/she/zie is starting to become one No, and I wish that he/she/zie was No, and I like it I don't have a partner.

10. How many children do you have?

None 1 2 3 4 5 6-10 11-15 16-20 >20

11. What are your religious views? (check all that apply)

Agnostic Atheist Buddhist Celtic Christian, Baptist Christian, Catholic Christian, Lutheran Christian, Methodist Christian, Presbytarian Christian, Roman Catholic Christian, Non-denominational Christian, Other Confucian Egyptian Gnosticist Greek Hindu Islam Jainist Jewish, Orthodox Jewish, Completed Jewish, Other Mesopotamian Neopagan New Age Rastafari Samaritan Semitist Sikh Taoist Unitarian Universalist Wiccan Other (please specify)

WARNING!
This section can get uncomfortable. Just remember that this is an anonymous survey with no required answers. (You don't have to answer all questions, but the ones you do answer will not be trackable back to you.)

12. What is your sex by birth?

Male Female Other (please specify)

13. What is your preferred gender? (What do you want to be or what do you perceive yourself to be?)

Same as sex by birth Completely male Mostly male Equal parts male and female Mostly female Completely female Able to switch genders Other (please specify)

14. What is your sexual preference?

Completely heterosexual (straight) Heterosexual exploring bisexualism (Bi Curious) Bisexual Homosexual exploring bisexualism (Bi Curious) Completely Homosexual (gay) Asexual Pansexual Other (please specify)

15. What is your fursona's sex by birth? (if you have multiple fursonas, please place their preferences in the "Other" box and separate them with commas)

The same as my sex by birth. Completely male Mostly male Equal parts male and female Mostly female Completely female Undecided Other (please specify)

16. What is your fursona's preferred gender? (What des he/she/zie want to be or perceive himself/herself/hirself to be?) (if you have multiple fursonas, please place their preferences in the "Other" box and separate them with commas)

Same as my preferred gender Completely male Mostly male Equal parts male and female Mostly female Completely female Undecided Able to switch genders Other (please specify)

17. What is your fursona's sexual preference? (if you have multiple fursonas, please place their preferences in the "Other" box and separate them with commas)

Same as mine. Completely heterosexual (straight) Heterosexual exploring bisexualism Bisexual Homosexual exploring bisexualism Completely Homosexual (gay) Asexual Pansexual Other (please specify)

18. (Pertaining to the most recent definition of Yiff) How often do you...

Never Only did it once, would NOT do again Only did it once, would do again Once per year A few times per year Several times per year Once per month A few times per month Several times per month Once per week A few times per week Several times per week Daily Multiple times daily looked at drawings, but just for the art? looked at the drawings for errotic reasons? drawn it because you like this type of art? drawn it for errotic reasons? read it because you like that type of storytelling? read it for errotic reasons? observe one or more online chatroom yiffs and like it? observe one or more online chatroom yiffs, but not like it? participate in one or more online chatroom yiffs and like it? participate in one or more online chatroom yiffs, but not like it? yiff another furry (not partner) and like it? yiff another furry (not partner) but not like it? yiff your partner and like it? yiff your partner, but not like it? Other (please specify)

19. (Sexual Fetishes) Check all that apply...

Abrasion Anal (giving) Anal (recieving) Anthro on Anthro Anthro on Human Animals (Bestiality) Animals (Feral sex) Animals (non-sexual) Anorexia Biting (Non-gore, non-vore) Blindfold Blood and/or Bleeding Blowjob Bondage Breasts (large) Breasts (Small) Breasts (average) Breasts (oversized) Bukake Cages Chains Control of orgasm Corsets Crossdressing Cum Marking Cumshot Cum Swapping Daytime Death and/or Necrophelia Deep-throating Defacation Denial of Orgasm Dildos, non-vibrating Dildos, Vibrating Domination Electric shock Enemas Exhaustion Feet Female Ejaculation Female on Female Ferals Fire First-Person Point-of-View First Time (anything) Fisting/Fingering (anal) Fisting/Fingering (vaginal) Fisting/Fingering (other) Filming, drawing, or photographing Food and/or eating Gag with no bondage Gaping (anal) Gaping (vaginal) Goatse Gore Group sex Hentai Hermaphrodites Humiliation Hypnotism Ice Incest Indoors Inflation Kidnapping Kissing (during sex) Kissing (no sex) Lactating Latex and/or Rubber Leash and Collar Licking Lycanthropy (Being a Werewolf) Macro/Micro Magic Male on Female Male on Male Massaging Masturbating Muscularity Music Navel Nighttime Nipples No Nipples Obeisity Oil Old people Orgasm Outdoors Pain Pedophelia and/or underage Penetration (Single) Penetration (Double) Penetration (Triple +) Penis (small) Penis (average) Penis (large) Penis (oversized) Piercings (Genital/Nipples) Piercings (Non-sexual) Pregnancy Prostitution Public Pumps Rape or other Non-consent Rimming Robots and/or machines Scratching Scritching Sex Toys (Non-Dildo) Snowballing Solo Female Solo Male Solo Other Specific Species (Same as Fursona) Specific Species (other than your fursona) Strap-Ons Submission Sucking (vaginal) Swallowing Blood Swallowing Feces Swallowing Semen Swallowing Urine Talking Dirty Tattoos (Genitals/breasts) Tattoos (non-sexual) Teasing Tentacles Tickling Transformation (gender-swapping) Transformation (same-gender) Transgender Transgender on Female Transgender on Male Transgender on Transgender Underwater Vampirism (Being a vampire) Verbal Abuse Vibrators (non-dildo) Vomiting Vore (soft) Vore (hard) Voyeur and/or other exhibitionism Wrestling Other (separate with commas)

20. How often do you...

Never Only did it once, would NOT do again Only did it once, would do again Once per year A few times per year Several times per year Once per month A few times per month Several times per month Once per week A few times per week Several times per week Daily Multiple times daily scritch another furry? scritch your partner?

21. On a scale of 1-10...

1 (Extremely Unimportant) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Extremely Important) how important do you think sexual intercourse is to the furry fandom? how important is sexual intercourse to you, personally, in the context of the furry fandom? how important do you believe that sexual intercourse is to other furries? how important do you think the public believes sexual intercourse to be to the furry fandom?

22. Have you ever attended a FurMeet of any kind?

No Yes. I went to... (don't forget! A Furmeet is like a tiny, local version of a furry convention!)

23. Are you planning on attending a FurMeet of any kind in the future?

Yes. I am going to... (don't forget! A Furmeet is like a tiny, local version of a furry convention!) No. No, but if I could, I would go to... (don't forget! A Furmeet is like a tiny, local version of a furry convention!)

24. Of which of the following sites are you a member? (check all that apply)

ANGPH (angph.com) ArtSpots (artspots.com) deviantART (deviantart.com) Fur Affinity (furaffinity.net) Furbase (furbase.de) Furcadia (furcadia.com) FurNation (furnation.com) Furry (furry.com) Furry 4 Life F4L (furry4life.ning.com) Furry to Furry (furry-furry.com) Furtopia (furtopia.org) High Tail Hall Studios (hthstudios.com) Pounced (pounced.org) Second Life (secondlife.com) VCL (us.vclart.net) WikiFur (furry.wikia.com) Wild Critters (wildcritters.us) Wolf Home (wolfhome.com) Yiffstar (yiffstar.com) Yiffy International (yiffy.tk) Other (please specify) (No comic sites, please. There will be a question for that soon)

25. Of which of the following non-furry sites are you a member? (check all that apply) [BETA]

Facebook LOLcats or another Cheezburger Network site MySpace Newgrounds Twitter YouTube Other (please specify)

26. How often do you visit the following webcomic sites?

Never Read it once multiple times per year once per month multiple times per month once a week multiple times per week daily multiple times daily If there's a forum, I'm always the first to post a new topic about the comic that came out a half-second ago! 21st Century Fox: Romantic Comedy of the Future 70-seas A Doemain of Our Own At the Heart of It All Anakuro Better Days Beyond Rapture The Blade of Toshubi Bristled Broken Plot Device Buried By the Saints Carpe Diem Cheap Thrills Circles The Class Menagerie Coming Up Violet Concession The Consperiacy Cross Time Cafe The Cyantian Chronicles Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures Digger Divided Sky Dreamwalk Journal Dungeons & Denizens Entre Nous El Goonish Shive Faulty Logic Faux Pas Fletcher Apts The Foxfire Chronicles Fox Tails Freefall Furfire Furthia High (first canon) Furthia High (second canon) Fur Will Fly Fuzzy Things Housepets! Inverloch Jack Jewel Vixens Kaspall Kevin and Kell Lackadaisy Cats Lacunae, the Book of Missing Spaces Las Lindas Last Resort The Mink Newhounds The No Bull Truth Original Life Outside Interference Over The Hedge Ozy and Millie Pandect Peter is the Wolf Precocious P.S.I. Reel Fiction Sabrina Online Sequential Art Sergom Slightly Damned Suicide For Hire Tails From the Mynarski Forest Tales of the Questor TwoKinds Two Way Mirror Umlaut House The Unstuffed Vinci & Arty VG Cats West Corner Of the Park The Whiteboard Zebra Girl Other (please specify)

27. (Furry activities) How often do you...

Never Only did it once, and will not do it again Only did it once, and will do it again Once per year Multiple times per year Once per month Multiple times per month Once per week Multiple times per week Daily join an online furry chatroom? roleplay (LARP) with other furries? roleplay (online) with other furries? roleplay (pen-and-paper) with other furries? roleplay (tabletop) with other furries? roleplay (Video Games) with other furries? attend furry conventions? attend local meetups (furmeets)? visit furry websites (G- to PG-13-rated)? visit furry websites (R- to X-rated)? participate in online furry communities? write furry literature (G- to PG-13-rated)? write furry literature (R- to X-rated)? draw furry artwork (G- to PG-13-rated)? draw furry artwork (R- to X-rated)?

28. (Non-furry activities) How often do you...

Never Only did it once, and will not do it again Only did it once, and will do it again Once per year Multiple times per year Once per month Multiple times per month Once per week Multiple times per week Daily play online games? play roleplaying games (LARP)? play roleplaying games (online)? play roleplaying games (pen-and-paper)? play roleplaying games (tabletop)? attend non-furry conventions? visit non-furry websites (G- to PG-13-rated)? visit non-furry websites (R- to X-rated)? participate in non-furry online communities? write non-furry literature (G- to PG-13-rated)? write non-furry literature (R- to X-rated)? draw non-furry artwork (G- to PG-13-rated)? draw non-furry artwork (R- to X-rated)?

29. How often do you attend the following furry conventions?

Never attended Attended once Attend regularly Attend religiously Anthrocon Califur Confuzzled FurFright Eurofurence Furry Fiesta Furry Weekend Atlanta Further Confusion Mephis Furmeet Midwest Furfest RainFurrest Rocket City FurMeet Rocky Mountain Fur Con Swiss Furmeet Other (please specify)

30. How long have you considered yourself a fur?

I do not consider myself a fur. <1 month 1-2 months 3-6 months 7-11 months 1 year 2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 11-20 years >20 years Pretty much since I could talk.

31. How long have you known about the furry fandom?

<1 month 1-2 months 3-6 months 7-11 months 1 year 2 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 11-20 years >20 years Pretty much since I could hear.

32. How strongly do you consider yourself a part of the furry fandom?

1 (Extremely Weakly) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Extremely Strongly)

33. How would you describe yourself? (check all that apply)

An animal rights activist Anorexic An artist (literary) An artist (musical) An artist (visual) Bipolar Bulimic A carnivore Active in online communities A fan of anime A fan of RPGs A fan of sci-fi Fluent in more than one language A fursuiter A plushophile A political activist A regular attendee at conventions Split personality A vegan A vegitarian A zoophile Other (If more than one, separate with commas)

34. Regardless of your answer to other questions, please describe your general feelings about the following, on a scale of 1-10.

1 (Extremely Negative) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Extremely Positive) Anthrophilia FIAWOL: Furry artwork: Furry conventions: Furry online communities: Furry writing: Fursuiting: Plushophilia: Vorarephilia Zoophilia: DaddyFur / MommyFur BabyFur

35. Regardless of your answer to other questions, rate how important you think the following are to the furry fandom on a scale of 1-10.

1 (Extremely Unimportant) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Extremely Important) Artwork: Conventions: Fursuiting: MUDs and similar RPGs: Online communities: Writing:

36. If you identify with a particular animal/character or have a particular fursona, what is it? Select multiple options only if you have multiple fursonas (if i is a hybrid, write it in an "Other" box). If the following choices are insufficient, feel free to write one in.

Alien, Nonspecific Alien, Specific Amphibian, Nonspecific Amphibian, Specific Arachnid, Nonspecific Arachnid, Specific Avian, Chickadee Avian, Bird of Paradise Avian, Eagle, Nonspecific Avian, Eagle, Specific Avian, Falcon, Nonspecific Avian, Falcon, Specific Avian, Geococcyx (Road Runner) Avian, Hawk, Nonspecific Avian, Hawk, Specific Avian, Northern Cardinal Avian, Parakeet Avian, Parrot Avian, Peafowl (Peacock, Peahen) Avian, Robin Avian, Nonspecific Avian, Other Bat, Nonspecific Bat, Specific Bear, Black Bear, Brown Bear, Grizzly Bear, Panda Bear, Polar Bear, Nonspecific Bear, Other Bug, Nonspecific Bug, Specific Canine, African Wild Dog (Painted Hunting Dog) Canine, Coyote Canine, Dingo Canine, Domestic, Collie Canine, Domestic, German Shepherd Canine, Domestic, Husky Canine, Domestic, Nonspecific Canine, Domestic, Other Canine, Fox, Arctic Canine, Fox, Fennec Canine, Fox, Grey Canine, Fox, Kitsune Canine, Fox, Red Canine, Fox, Silver Canine, Fox, Swift Canine, Fox, Nonspecific Canine, Fox, Other Canine, Jackal Canine, Wolf, Black Canine, Wolf, Grey Canine, Wolf, Nonspecific Canine, Wolf, Specific Canine, Nonspecific Canine, Other Digimon, Nonspecific Digimon, Specific (please also indicate which Digivolution(s)) Feline, Cheetah Feline, Cougar Feline, Domestic Cat, Nonspecific Feline, Domestic Cat, Specific Feline, Jaguar Feline, Leopard Feline, Lion Feline, LOLcat Feline, Lynx Feline, Ocelot Feline, Panther Feline, Tiger Feline, Nonspecific Feline, Other Furby, Nonspecific Furby, Specific Herpestidae, Meerkat Herpestidae, Mongoose Herpestidae, Nonspecific Herpestidae, Other Hyena, Nonspecific Hyena, Specific Insect, Nonspecific Insect, Specific Marine, Crustacean, Crab Marine, Crustacean, Lobster Marine, Crustacean, Nonspecific Marine, Crustacean, Other Marine, Dolphin Marine, Goldfish Marine, Jellyfish Marine, Octopus Marine, Shark Marine, Squid Marine, Swordfish Marine, Whale, Narwhal Marine, Whale, Orca Marine, Whale, Nonspecific Marine, Whale, Other Marine, Nonspecific Marine, Other Marsupial, Bilby Marsupial, Kangaroo Marsupial, Koala Marsupial, Wombat Marsupial, Nonspecific Marsupial, Other Monotreme, Echidna Monotreme, Platypus Monotreme, Nonspecific Monotreme, Other Movie Character (please specify) Musteloid, Badger Musteloid, Ferret Musteloid, Otter, River Musteloid, Otter, Sea Musteloid, Raccoon Musteloid, Red Panda Musteloid, Skunk Musteloid, Stoat Musteloid, Weasel Musteloid, Nonspecific Musteloid, Other Mythical, Behemoth Mythical, Centaur Mythical, Faun Mythical, Griffin Mythical, Kobold Mythical, Pegasus Mythical, Phoenix Mythical, Unicorn Mythical, Nonspecific Mythical, Other Pokémon, Nonspecific Pokémon, Specific (please indicate name and number) Primate, Gorilla Primate, Lemur Primate, Monkey Primate, Nonspecific Primate, Other Rabbit, Nonspecific Rabbit, Specific Reptile, Dragon, Nonspecific Reptile, Dragon, Specific Reptile, Dinosaur, Nonspecific Reptile, Dinosaur, Specific Reptile, Lizard, Komodo Dragon Reptile, Lizard, Nonspecific Reptile, Lizard, Other Reptile, Snake, Nonspecific Reptile, Snake, Specific Reptile, Nonspecific Reptile, Other Rodent, Guinea Pig Rodent, Hamster Rodent, Hedgehog Rodent, Mouse Rodent, Porcupine Rodent, Rat Rodent, Squirrel Rodent, Nonspecific Rodent, Other Shapeshifter, Were Shapeshifter, Nonspecific Shapeshifter, Other Television Character (please specify) Ungulate, Bovine, Bison Ungulate, Bovine, Buffalo Ungulate, Bovine, Bull Ungulate, Bovine, Cow Ungulate, Bovine, Yak Ungulate, Bovine, Nonspecific Ungulate, Bovine, Other Ungulate, Deer Ungulate, Donkey Ungulate, Horse Ungulate, Llama Ungulate, Moose Ungulate, Mule Ungulate, Okapi Ungulate, Ram/Sheep Ungulate, Nonspecific Ungulate, Other Video Game Character, Sonic Series, Amy Video Game Character, Sonic Series, Knuckles Video Game Character, Sonic Series, Shadow Video Game Character, Sonic Series, Sonic Video Game Character, Sonic Series, Tails Video Game Character, Sonic Series, Nonspecific Video Game Character, Sonic Series, Other Video Game Character, Sly Cooper Series, Bently Video Game Character, Sly Cooper Series, Murray Video Game Character, Sly Cooper Series, Sly Cooper Video Game Character, Sly Cooper Series, Nonspecific Video Game Character, Sly Cooper Series, Other Video Game Character, StarFox Series, Falco Lombardi Video Game Character, StarFox Series, Fox McCloud Video Game Character, StarFox Series, James McCloud Video Game Character, StarFox Series, Krystal Video Game Character, StarFox Series, Peppy Hare Video Game Character, StarFox Series, Slippy Toad Video Game Character, StarFox Series, Nonspecific Video Game Character, StarFox Series, Other Video Game Character, Nonspecific Video Game Character, Other Other, Nonspecific Other, Specific

37. If you chose something above, is there a reason you identify with it/them? (please specify which one it is that you've chosen)

38. How strongly do you consider yourself human?

I consider myself to be completely human, with no other attributes. I consider myself to be completely human, though I admire some aspects of other things. I consider myself to be mostly human, with some other traits mixed in. I consider myself to be roughly equal parts human and something else. I consider myself partly human, although other traits are more common. I do not consider myself human, but I admire their traits. I do not consider myself human. I am unable to determine how human or something else I am. Other (please specify)

39. Among people who are aware of the furry fandom (but not furs themselves), how would you rate their perception?

1 (Extremely Inaccurate) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Extremely Accurate)

40. Do people who know that you are a fur respond to you differently?

No Yes, they respond more positively Yes, they respond more negatively The reaction is mixed; some respond more positively and some more negatively People do not know that I am a fur

41. How do you think non-furs respond to furriness?

They don't know we exist. Extremely positively Positively Slightly positively With indifference. Slightly negatively Negatively Extremely negatively

42. How many other furs have you met in person?

None 1 2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-50 51-100 >100

43. How many other furs have you met online?

None 1 2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-50 51-100 >100

44. How many other furs do you know who are friends or acquaintances in person?

1 2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-50 51-100 >100

45. How many other furs do you know who are friends or acquaintances online?

1 2 3-5 6-10 11-20 21-50 51-100 >100

46. Who knows that you are a fur? (check all that apply)

No one Significant other Furry friends or acquaintances Best furry friend(s) Closer furry friends Most furry friends Furry Online acquaintances Furry Online friends Furry co-workers Non-furry friends or acquaintances Best non-furry friend(s) Closer non-furry friends Most non-furry friends Non-furry co-workers Non-Furry Online acquaintances Non-Furry Online friends Immediate Family Member(s) (Some or all are furs) Extended Family Member(s) (Some or all are furs) Immediate Family Member(s) (None are furs) Extended Family Member(s) (None are furs) Pretty much everyone Other (please specify)

47. Who do you know is a fur? (check all that apply)

No one Online acquaintances Acquaintances Co-workers Online friends Some friends Most friends Closer friends Best friend(s) Significant other Immediate Family Extended Family Pretty much everyone I know Other (please specify)