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| | In 2005, four legislators in the liberal state of [[Massachusetts]] tried to soften it bestiality laws.<ref>[Massachusetts bill to repeal fornication, adultery, and blasphemy, and to soften bestiality laws]</ref> | | In 2005, four legislators in the liberal state of [[Massachusetts]] tried to soften it bestiality laws.<ref>[Massachusetts bill to repeal fornication, adultery, and blasphemy, and to soften bestiality laws]</ref> |
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| − | == Areas of the world where bestiality has recently posed a notable problem ==
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| − | ''See also:'' [[Bestiality and various geographic areas]]
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| − | [[File:Europe pol 2004.jpg|thumbnail|left|160px|The first "bestiality/zoophile rights" group, called Equality for All, has its roots in secular Europe and formed in the '90s.<ref>Aug 20 2009 article at Browardbeach.com entitled ''Those Who Practice Bestiality Say They're Part of the Next Sexual Rights Movement''</ref>]]
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| − | In areas of the [[Western World]] where there is a significant amount of [[atheism|atheists]] and [[evolution]]ary belief, there have been notable problems related to [[bestiality]] (see: [[Atheism and bestiality]] and [[Evolutionary belief and bestiality]] and [[Bestiality and secular Europe]]).
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| − | ''Vice News'', a global news channel which broadcasts documentaries about current topics, reported in 2014 concerning [[secular Europe]]:
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| − | {{cquote|Bestiality is having a weird renaissance in Europe. Perhaps ironically, it kicked off when activists succeeded in banning the practice in places like Germany and Norway. In the background, something else emerged simultaneously: an animal-sex-tourism industry, which has been blossoming in Denmark.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/newsreport3738/ Vice News report on bestiality upsurge in Europe]</ref>}}
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| − | On July 1, 2013 the ''Daily Mail'' reported that [[bestiality]] brothels were spreading quickly through [[Germany]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2352779/Bestiality-brothels-spreading-Germany-campaigner-claims-abusers-sex-animals-lifestyle-choice.html Bestiality brothels are 'spreading through Germany']</ref> In addition, the ''Daily Mail'' reported that there "are even 'erotic zoos' which people can visit to abuse animals ranging from llamas to goats."<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2352779/Bestiality-brothels-spreading-Germany-campaigner-claims-abusers-sex-animals-lifestyle-choice.html Bestiality brothels are 'spreading through Germany']</ref>
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| − | In 2014, according to Danish journalist Margit Shabanzahen, a Danish man who ran a business catering to people who have sex with horses said that he had buses of people arriving at his business.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/newsreport3738/ Vice News report on bestiality upsurge in Europe], video documentary features testimony of journalist Margit Shabanzadeh</ref>
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| − | [[File:Loc of Germany.PNG|thumbnail|right|200px|left|On July 1, 2013 the ''Daily Mail'' reported that [[bestiality]] brothels were spreading quickly through [[Germany]]. In addition, there "are even 'erotic zoos' which people can visit to abuse animals ranging from llamas to goats."<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2352779/Bestiality-brothels-spreading-Germany-campaigner-claims-abusers-sex-animals-lifestyle-choice.html Bestiality brothels are 'spreading through Germany']</ref> See: [[Bestiality and Germany]] ]]
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| − | In February of 2010, the UK news website'' Metro'' reported:
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| − | {{cquote|Given the illicit nature of the product, precise figures on animal pornography video sales are difficult to find, but the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, in a 2007 survey, found that distributors in the [[Netherlands]] were responsible for some 80 percent of bestiality videos worldwide.<ref>[http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/811523-bestiality-video-industry-hit-as-dutch-give-animal-sex-the-thumbs-down]</ref>}}
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| − | Below is a list of areas where [[bestiality]] has recently posed notable problems and has been reported in news outlets:
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| − | *[[Bestiality and secular Europe|Secular Europe and bestiality]]
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| − | *[[Bestiality and Germany|Germany and bestiality]]
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| − | === First "bestiality rights" organization was founded in secular Europe ===
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| − | The first so called "bestiality/zoophile rights" group, called Equality for All, has its roots in [[secular Europe]] and formed in the '90s.<ref>Aug 20 2009 article at Browardbeach.com entitled ''Those Who Practice Bestiality Say They're Part of the Next Sexual Rights Movement''</ref> It is located in the [[Czech Republic]]. According to a 2010 Eurobarometer poll, 16% of Czech citizens responded that "they believe there is a God" which the lowest rate among the countries of the European Union.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_341_en.pdf Eurobarometer Poll in 2010]</ref>
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| | == Homosexuality and bestiality == | | == Homosexuality and bestiality == |