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Legal zoo nations.

SemPavor said:
In Germany, the question of legality is a little difficult (warning, I am not a lawyer). It used to be legal since 1969, but in 2012/2013, moralistic busybodies tried to reintroduce the ban after a (AFAIK never actually confirmed) story about animal brothels in an otherwise irrelevant newspaper. However, the actual wording which made it into law was kind of vague as it banned "to use an animal for your own sexual acts or to train or make it available for sexual acts by third parties and thereby force it to behave in a manner contrary to its species" (Deepl Translation, couldn't find an official English version of the law).

This mess ended up in front of the constitutional court which rejected the complaint but in the process explained the ban. Here is the original decision and the press release (warning, concentrated German legalese). The court basically latched onto the part after the "thereby", interpreting it as a condition for illegality rather than a description.

Google translate of the important parts of the decision:
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While some make laws to restrict sexual liberties like zoophilia or exhibitionism, other say that miss money to protect people agaisn islamic terrorism.. Question of priority.
 
From what I’ve read online, sounds like viewing zoo porn isn’t a crime (except in Oregon). Making zoo porn is illegal in most states. Do I have this right?
 
Pretty much, yeah, doing any form of sex with animals is illegal everywhere throughout the world, while at least in the us, possession and viewing zoo porn isn't.
 
DuskLuck said:
Definitely do research for your country and region of said country on the specific laws regarding such.
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Definitely on Zoo porn, but as for actually doing it yourself, even if it's not illegal there, they still can and will prosecute it under animal abuse, so even if it isn't "illegal" in your country, you can still be punished for it in every country.
 
At one time in the US it was not illegal in most states. But then people were stupid and got caught (mostly fence hoppers) and it was discovered they couldn't be prosecuted for anything other than public indecency. It is still not against the law in a few states, Nevada for example. But Sapphire is correct about animal cruelty prosecutions, but it's usually a male being prosecuted. I don't think a jury seeing a woman being mounted would say it's cruel for the dog.

Most cases are plea bargained down. There are many states in the US where it's only a misdemeanor, California for example. In those states law enforcement doesn't have much incentive to entrap people. So, if caught, you may bet charged for bestialty, but your main offense is being stupid.

In almost every case I'm aware of the people who got caught were too trusting or just couldn't keep a secret. In the entrapment cases I'm aware of the people either posted an ad or responded to an ad.
 
The United States has almost completely banned bestiality and zoophilia. Only one state doesn't have laws on the books, New Mexico IIRC. This has me wondering what the state of global law is. Germany and Denmark have made it unlawful now.

The only countries I'm confident of are Mexico, which is unlikely to pass that type of legislation at any point in the near future; Russia, although that is not exactly a prudent nation to move to at this time; Canada, if that amendment making it legal for ladies to have intercourse with animals hasn't changed. I'm not certain if it's still legal in Brazil.

What other countries don't have zoophilia laws on the books? Are there any nations which do not ban zoophilia and which have decent animal welfare laws, or are they all mediocre in that regard?

What about locations where a law against zoophilia does exist, but it's a misdemeanor unlikely to lead to an arrest? Since all acts of bestiality are falsely included in animal welfare law, to the extent that kissing your dog on the mouth in private is a felony in certain states, it stands to reason that rural areas and states that have less priority for animal welfare would be less likely to prosecute suspected bestiality. Even if someone is honest and transparent about their relationship preferences, county animal control may not have the resources or authority to investigate.

I have resided in rural areas before and I have attempted to report animal welfare issues, but animal control never did anything about it. While this is sad and infuriating, it does stand to reason that locations like this would be less likely to care if someone is intimate with their pets. Do you agree, or would you say it's different for zoophilia?
 
goldenretrieverenthusiast said:
What about locations where a law against zoophilia does exist, but it's a misdemeanor unlikely to lead to an arrest?
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Just because a state or country doesn't have a law that explicitly states "don't fuck an animal" doesn't mean you wont get arrested and end up in jail. Most places have laws that are really nebulous that can cover whatever they want it to cover. For example in some places it's a law about "un-natural acts" or "obscene acts"

Remember you're either going to be found guilty by a judge or a jury (depending on the court system where you live)... they aren't going to care that there's not an explicit law about it. They and the Prosecutor are going to think you're a sick person and want to lock you up, and they'll happily use some poorly defined law which gives them a way to come after you.

Most people caught want to go under the radar as much as possible, they aren't willing (or financially able after they lose their job) to fight their case through the court system to try to win. And even if someone managed to, the very next year Politicians would use your case as a rallying cry for why they need to pass an explicit law about it. And the law will probably be named after you, so you'll be immortalized for all time as someone who fucked animals.

goldenretrieverenthusiast said:
Since all acts of bestiality are falsely included in animal welfare law
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I don't think saying this this is really fair or honest. Trying to claim that acts of beast are wrongly under animal welfare is a bit extreme. Example, tying a dog up and having a dozen people have sex with it even if the dog is unhappy is "an act of beastiality" but anyone with a soul would recognize that it's a horrible thing to do and is a matter of animal welfare. Our issue is that like with humans, sex can be loving or it can be abusive. We are against abusive sex, but we dont think loving and caring sex is abusive. But both are "acts of beastiality".

goldenretrieverenthusiast said:
I have resided in rural areas before and I have attempted to report animal welfare issues, but animal control never did anything about it. While this is sad and infuriating, it does stand to reason that locations like this would be less likely to care if someone is intimate with their pets. Do you agree, or would you say it's different for zoophilia?
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People view sex very differently. They might not care about someone beating their dog with a stick, or leaving it outside in the cold, but I'm pretty sure they would care if they think someone is raping an animal. Think about it, even with humans. If there's two people that were convicted of abuse... one of rape and one of just beating his gf... which do you think people are going to consider is worse?

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Much as we all may hate to say it... If you want to avoid legal issues... keep it to yourself and never let anyone know.
 
Then why do they show it in movies/ tv shows/ comedies? If people watch this stuff there going to wanna try it. I don't blame them people who wanna try it. It's your life your body. You make your own decisions. Back in school. I heard back in the day the Chinese government would kill babies because the population was overgrown. You could only have 1 or 2 kids back in the day. I'm still saying people should meet each other and start a family. Cause kids are the future. But if we stop having kids then the beast world would not get any new people to try it. Kids cost money. Make your own decisions.
 
allyfitz said:
I don't think saying this this is really fair or honest. Trying to claim that acts of beast are wrongly under animal welfare is a bit extreme. Example, tying a dog up and having a dozen people have sex with it even if the dog is unhappy is "an act of beastiality" but anyone with a soul would recognize that it's a horrible thing to do and is a matter of animal welfare. Our issue is that like with humans, sex can be loving or it can be abusive. We are against abusive sex, but we dont think loving and caring sex is abusive. But both are "acts of beastiality".
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What I meant here is that some actions that fall under blanket bestiality bans are unethical, and some are not, but the law in its current state does not make this distinction.
 
Nowhere. Even if parts of zoo may be legal in some countries, if they want to prosecute you, they will find something related. Such as animal abuse for any other reason.
 
Even if you're not successfully prosecuted, there will still be publicity. Heck, there was publicity where I live when a couple of fence hoppers were caught and bestiality was still not illegal. Notice I didn't say against the law? Big difference. Those fence hoppers were responsible for the law being changed.

If you get caught doing something that people in power perceive as wrong, they'll keep searching until they do find a way to prosecute you even if the specific act is illegal. And even if they're not successful, you'll still be outed.
 
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goldenretrieverenthusiast said:
The United States has almost completely banned bestiality and zoophilia. Only one state doesn't have laws on the books, New Mexico IIRC. This has me wondering what the state of global law is. Germany and Denmark have made it unlawful now.

The only countries I'm confident of are Mexico, which is unlikely to pass that type of legislation at any point in the near future; Russia, although that is not exactly a prudent nation to move to at this time; Canada, if that amendment making it legal for ladies to have intercourse with animals hasn't changed. I'm not certain if it's still legal in Brazil.

What other countries don't have zoophilia laws on the books? Are there any nations which do not ban zoophilia and which have decent animal welfare laws, or are they all mediocre in that regard?

What about locations where a law against zoophilia does exist, but it's a misdemeanor unlikely to lead to an arrest? Since all acts of bestiality are falsely included in animal welfare law, to the extent that kissing your dog on the mouth in private is a felony in certain states, it stands to reason that rural areas and states that have less priority for animal welfare would be less likely to prosecute suspected bestiality. Even if someone is honest and transparent about their relationship preferences, county animal control may not have the resources or authority to investigate.

I have resided in rural areas before and I have attempted to report animal welfare issues, but animal control never did anything about it. While this is sad and infuriating, it does stand to reason that locations like this would be less likely to care if someone is intimate with their pets. Do you agree, or would you say it's different for zoophilia?
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Isn't it legal in West Virginia? Or did that change because of the Fallout 76 memes?
 
German law is a bit vague tbh. It's only illegal if the animal is "harmed" and it would have to be proven first. It's also not a felony. Spain has very relaxed bestiality laws apparently and in Hungary it's ostensibly legal.
 
doornaildorthy said:
Then why do they show it in movies/ tv shows/ comedies?
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Because zoo is small part of popculture, even if most of people in world are against it. Jokes about bestiality in farm, wife domestic dogsex, muslim goatsex etc are still popular and quite common. Also images on movies, shows, comedies are part of sense of humor. In that form, funny image - zoosex is still accepted. But is not accepted in real serious form - because is still treated as animal abuse (even if abuse doesn't occur in some cases) 🤔
 
goldenretrieverenthusiast said:
The United States has almost completely banned bestiality and zoophilia. Only one state doesn't have laws on the books, New Mexico IIRC. This has me wondering what the state of global law is. Germany and Denmark have made it unlawful now.

The only countries I'm confident of are Mexico, which is unlikely to pass that type of legislation at any point in the near future; Russia, although that is not exactly a prudent nation to move to at this time; Canada, if that amendment making it legal for ladies to have intercourse with animals hasn't changed. I'm not certain if it's still legal in Brazil.

What other countries don't have zoophilia laws on the books? Are there any nations which do not ban zoophilia and which have decent animal welfare laws, or are they all mediocre in that regard?

What about locations where a law against zoophilia does exist, but it's a misdemeanor unlikely to lead to an arrest? Since all acts of bestiality are falsely included in animal welfare law, to the extent that kissing your dog on the mouth in private is a felony in certain states, it stands to reason that rural areas and states that have less priority for animal welfare would be less likely to prosecute suspected bestiality. Even if someone is honest and transparent about their relationship preferences, county animal control may not have the resources or authority to investigate.

I have resided in rural areas before and I have attempted to report animal welfare issues, but animal control never did anything about it. While this is sad and infuriating, it does stand to reason that locations like this would be less likely to care if someone is intimate with their pets. Do you agree, or would you say it's different for zoophilia?
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Canada fixed that loophole in less than a year of the supreme court decisions that made it. Most legal scholars, never mind ordinary people, were baffled by supreme court justices coming to the decision that made that loophole.
 
As it says in the thread title

What countries is zoo legal?
And do you think that it could be legalized in more places in the world?
 
For the thousandth time. No where. Even if there's no explicit law against it, they'll hit you with any other law they can make stick. Or they won't even worry about laws and the court of the public will simply stone you to death.
 
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Most Latin American countries have animal cruelty laws but not animal human sexual contact laws. Certain states in Mexico for instance.

Also fairly certain in international waters
 
Since I love travelling, and (obviously) into zoo, a question popped up: Are there still countries where our ways are still legal?

Tried a lot of terms for searching on google (I know, completely mainstream and censored) but all I get is old results.

Anyone here actually knows where it’s still legal?
 
I did some more research into this topic.

The map on this page is out of date and inaccurate, but a good starting point. (Is there a more recent map or article available?)

As of 2025, West Virginia is the only US state to lack a law in this regard. I'm certain this will change soon with all that peer pressure.

Mexico varies by state. Some states have laws against bestiality and others do not. On the good side, this coincides with a drastic improvement in animal welfare in Mexico and the decision to make dog fighting a felony across the entire country. The World Animal Protection Index actually has Mexico rated higher than the USA in terms of animal welfare.

I do not know anything about Mexican legal history and whether these recent zoophilia bans have been enforced or challenged.

Several South American countries such as Chile, Brazil, and Columbia do not have any relevant laws on the books. I am happy to note here that Columbia in particular has really improved in terms of animal welfare.

Spain, contrary to popular misconception, has not repealed bestiality laws. They still intend to prosecute all cases of bestiality, however they distinguish between harmful and harmless acts and punish accordingly. (Has there ever been an example of a blanket ban on bestiality being repealed?)

Russia does not have any laws in this regard and did not have any animal welfare legislation until 2018. As of 2025, pets are provided with legal protection but there is no provision for animal welfare in research, farming, breeding, and animal sheltering.

Germany does currently have a ban in place, but there is a cultural push to change this law, with a couple of challenges against it over the years.

Japan technically does not have laws against bestiality, but their complex obscenity laws may make this a moot point.

Some nations do not prohibit bestiality as the result of not having any animal welfare laws. These include Vietnam, China, Angola, Congo, and Iran (the lowest rated country in the world on the Animal Protection Index). Other nations in this list ostensibly have laws, but these laws are mostly unenforced.

The European Union passed animal welfare laws in the 1980s for its member countries, but this does not include zoophilia.
 
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