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ARP survey: Furries vs. fursonas, therians, non-furs & artists

Author: GreenReaper

Fursonas get furs “closer to norms”; unlike therians, most furs don’t want to be “0% human”.

International Anthropomorphic Research Project logoThe results are out for the ARP‘s Winter 2012 survey, held online and at Furry Fiesta 2012.

Researchers confirmed past survey results, while investigating:

  • personality differences between non-furs, furs and fursonas
  • furries’ impressions of non-furry perceptions of the fandom
  • whether furs felt their fandom was distinct from anime
  • whether furries felt entitled towards content creators
  • whether certain fan activities were healthy or unhealthy
  • levels of pet ownership, vegetarianism, and association with animal rights causes
  • reasons for male-domination of and stigma towards the fandom
  • other differences between furries, non-furries and therians

The 32-country survey covered 1,098 adults (951 furs, 104 non-furs); 152 were therians.

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