Editing The Vivarium (section)

==Definition of Terms==

*Animalism : The belief that humans are not emotionally superior to other animals.

* Bestial : 1) brutish; cruel; savage. 2) sexually depraved; lustful. 3) of or like a beast. (source; The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus, American edition, 1996<ref name=":0">The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus: The Ultimate Language Reference for American Readers https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31661180622</ref>)

* Bestialist : A person who practices bestiality without any commitment to their sexual partner OR without their partners consent. Please note that this word is derived from the word bestial and not the word bestiality and thus carries with it the negative associations of the word bestial.

* Bestiality : 1) bestial behavior or an instance of this. 2) sexual intercourse between a person and an animal. For our purposes the second definition applies as this is the legal term for sex with non-human animals. Although [[society]] at large may consider this act as depraved, those of us who truly [[love]] our non-human [[mates]] know better. (source; The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus, American edition, 1996<ref name=":0" />)

* Emotional : Relating to a strong mental or instinctive feeling such as love or fear.

* Erotic : Of or causing sexual love, especially tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

* Fetish : A thing abnormally stimulating or attracting sexual desire.

* Instinct : An innate, usually fixed, pattern of behavior in response to certain stimuli.

* Love : An intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. True love: A condition in which ones happiness is dependent upon the happiness of another.

* Lust : 1) strong sexual desire. 2) a. a passionate desire for. b. a passionate enjoyment of. 3) a sensuous appetite regarded as sinful.

* -phile/-philia : Combining forms denoting fondness, attraction, or love for what is specified.

* Pornography : The explicit description or exhibition of sexual activity intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.

* Rape : The act of forcing another to have sexual intercourse.

* Sexual : Relating to instincts, desires, etc., or of their manifestation, or to the sexes, or the relationship between the sexes. Biology - having sex; sexual intercourse.

* Zoo- : Combining form meaning of animals or animal life.

* Zoo : An abbreviation for zoophile.

* Zoophile : A person having a sexual attraction or love for animals other than human.

* Zoophilia : The practice of having a sexual attraction or love for animals other than human.

* Zoosexual : Feeling or involving sexual attraction to animals other than human. Someone who desires and performs acts of bestiality.