INCREASING PROBLEM:Swedes have more and more animal sex

Drudge/Nettavisen ^ | 26.01.04 | Av Øyvind Ludt og Carin Pettersson ?

[woofie]

Animal sex is not illegal in Sweden, and every year between 200 and 300 pets are injured because of sexual assaults.

The estimate was presented by Svenska Veterinärforbundet, the Swedish veterinary organization, and it is now trying to make the authorities and the public more aware of animals’ suffering. The organization claim the problem has increased during the last couple of years, even if most people are unaware of it.

“We have seen an increase since 1999 when child pornography became illegal,” said Johan Beck-Friis. “It appears, in other words, as there are some people who have replaced children with animals. In both circumstances, it is sex with defenceless individuals.”

The injuries inflicted on animals after sexual assaults are of the same character of those children get. Beck-Friis said that the most common injuries are wounds on the sex organs and blisters.

Animal porn The fact that animal sex is becoming an increasing problem can be indicated by the mere fact that there is an increasing selection of animal porn at video rentals and there an increasingly number of websites with animal pornography is surfacing.

No one knows for sure how many animals that are abused, but a British study from 2001 indicates that every 20th dog or cat that receives treatment at veterinaries, the injuries are not a result of a direct accident, but the animal has been inflicted the injury as a result of a sexual assault.

According to the Swedish paper Expressen, if the same estimate can be used in Sweden that will indicate that 200 to 300 dogs and cats every year are injured as a result of sexual assaults.

Not illegal In contrast with most other countries, animal sex is not illegal in Sweden. It was decriminalized in 1944 in connection with the decriminalization of homosexual sex.

[misharu]

Hey! Wasn't Hans Blix a Swede?!! Maybe he was more interested in checking out the Camels than trying to find WMDs!!

[ArmstedFragg]

I'm prepared to re-think the whole thing. After all, PETA tells us animals have feelings too. Shouldn't they be allowed to fall in love without having society dictate who is or is not an appropriate partner?

The real problem here is this whole Bible thumping, right wing, prejudice against inter-species marriage. Fortunately the Swedes take a far more enlightened view than Americans.

I don't really need the satire tag, do I?

[fortunecookie]

I'm prepared to re-think the whole thing. After all, PETA tells us animals have feelings too. Shouldn't they be allowed to fall in love without having society dictate who is or is not an appropriate partner?

Oh, yes, how wonderful. Peta wants us to rethink the whole animal thing. They are so collectively proud of us right now for our 'enlightment'. It's time we let society know we won't tolerate any longer their interference in our partner choices. Thank goodness for the Swedes shining example to us all, one we will hopefully heed.

(Yes, more satire - hee hee.)

[ArmstedFragg]

And it's just an outrage how these Christian fanatics keep heaping scorn on the words bestiality and zoophilia.

Why, it's like they're trying to make amorous diversity into a bad thing.

[mel]

Did you read this article, it seems beastility has increased with the legalization of homosexuality in Sweden, Sorry I know it is disgusting.

[ahadams2]

eeyuck!

[playball0]

Can an animal give consent? Nope. I would think the PETA people would be outraged.

[mrfixit514]

Animals should just "Put some ice on that."

[LN2Campy]

all those succulent blondies and they do WHAT!?!?!?!??

[Always Right]

Can an animal give consent? Nope.

I wouldn't discriminate against animals just because they can not verbally consent. Animals can communicate in other ways.

[CarolAnn]

"It was decriminalized in 1944 in connection with the decriminalization of homosexual sex."

That's the sentance in the article that stood out to me too. I wonder what that 'brave' mayor in San Francisco is going to think when a guy comes into his office wanting to wed his favorite goat?

[nkycincinnatikid]

Perhaps they are exporting too many of their Vulvas

[montag813]

Perhaps this is all because the animals have better morals than most people these days. Certainly they are more religious than most Swedes.

[montag813]

Animal porn

Jesus Christ please pick up the white courtesy phone. Please hurry.

[montag813]

Send in the jihad - that'll cure 'em!

No...they will just bring back the child pornography.

[montag813]

Nothing wrong as long as it is consentual...

I agree. "Baaa" means "Baaa".

[tet68]

"Lets keep this scholarly", he said sheepishly.

[Jasper]

My sister was bit by a moose once.

[Yaelle]

Why shouldn't animals have "human" rights too? I don't see why, if they are consenting, they shouldn't be able to marry and raise children (adopted or cloned) if they feel like it. It is grossly unfair to deny interspecies couples the same rights that others take for granted.

I will be proud to have my insurance premiums go up in order to cover any barnyard or exotic animal who is someone's significant other. Um, are we still allowed to say "barnyard"?