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[[File:Zeta Flag .jpg|thumb|right|The Zeta Flag]]
 
[[File:Zeta zoo 1.jpg|thumb|right|The first version of the ZETA flag, without the star, was created during a project run on Twitter by ZETA activist KZ, in spring of 2020.]]
 
 
The star on a Zoo Pride flag is generally interpreted to symbolize the uniqueness and individuality of each person within the zoophile community. It represents the diversity of identities and experiences among those who identify as zoophiles. The star can also be seen as a symbol of hope and aspiration within their community.
The star on a Zoo Pride flag is generally interpreted to symbolize the uniqueness and individuality of each person within the zoophile community. It represents the diversity of identities and experiences among those who identify as zoophiles. The star can also be seen as a symbol of hope and aspiration within their community.


The colors mean a few things. The simplest being land/earth, water, and sky.  
[[File:Zeta zoo.svg|thumb|center|Zeta Flag with the star]]
Likewise, the colors are subject to many varying interpretations, with the most straightforward being strictly elemental: land/earth, water, and sky. Another more nuanced approach prefers:
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
! scope="col" style="min-width: 8rem;" | Color
! scope="col" | Interpretation
! scope="col" | Symbology
|-
! scope="row" style="background-color: #95aa8f; color: #fff;" | Green
| The natural environment and the animal kingdom.
| Connection to nature and appreciation for animals.
|-
! scope="row" style="background-color: #30421c; color: #fff;" | Brown
| Affinity for animals and their place within the ecosystem.
| The natural world and earthiness.
|-
! scope="row" style="background-color: #80d2fb; color: #000;" | Blue
| Affection and emotional connection.
| Love and care for animals, often expressed through emotional bonds.
|-
! scope="row" style="background-color: #fff; color: #000;" | White
| Sincerity and genuine nature of the feelings zoophiles may have towards animals.
| Purity and innocence.
|}


The long winded meaning
These colors convey themes of love, respect, and connection to animals, though it is fair to acknowledge that interpretations of these colors may vary slightly among individuals or specific groups within the community.
 
# '''Green''': Represents the natural environment and the animal kingdom. It symbolizes the zoophile's connection to nature and their appreciation for animals.
# '''Brown''': Symbolizes the natural world and earthiness. It reinforces the zoophile's affinity with animals and their place within the ecosystem.
# '''Blue''': Represents affection and emotional connection. It symbolizes the zoophile's love and care for animals, often expressed through emotional bonds.
# '''White''': Symbolizes purity and innocence. It can represent the sincerity and genuine nature of the feelings zoophiles may have towards animals.
 
These colors convey themes of love, respect, and connection to animals.
 
I should note that interpretations of these colors may vary slightly among individuals or specific groups within the community.
[[File:Zeta zoo 1.jpg|thumb|The first version of the ZETA flag, without the star, was created during a project run by a Twitter ZETA activist KZ in spring of 2020.]]
[[File:Zeta zoo.svg|center|thumb|Zeta Flag with the star]]
 
== Past Flags<ref>Popular Zoophile Flags from paraflags wiki.
 
https://paraflags-wiki.org/index.php/Popular_zoophile_flags#The_2016_flag</ref> ==


== Past Flags ==
=== Origins ===
=== Origins ===
[[File:Zoophilia by unknown.png|thumb|The first Zoo flag in 2016]]
[[File:Zoophilia by unknown.png|thumb|The first Zoo flag in 2016]]
This flag was made at some point before June 24, 2016, by a feline therian and a furry artist. A permission to share her username hasn't yet been obtained. But, according to one of her posts, the colors of the flag represent genders of the zoos: blue stands for binary male and female genders, white stands for genders outside of the binary spectrum, and purple stands for nonbinary genders on the male/female spectrum.
This flag was made at some point before June 24, 2016, by a feline therian and a [[Furry Fandom & the Zoo Community|furry]] artist. Permission to share their username hasn't yet been obtained, but according to one of their posts, the colors of the flag represent zoophilia's presence in all genders:
* Blue for binary male and female genders
* White for genders outside of the binary spectrum
* Purple for non-binary genders on the male/female spectrum


It was uploaded to DeviantArt by a user ZooFlags, an aego-zoosexual and zooromantic trans demigirl therian. The date of upload is June 24, 2016. For a long time ZooFlags was considered the original creator of this flag.<ref>https://archive.li/wuGj3</ref><ref>https://www.deviantart.com/zooflags on DeviantArt, Original file named "Zoosexual/Zooromantic/Zoophile Flag 2" was removed.</ref>
It was uploaded to DeviantArt by a user ZooFlags, an aego-zoosexual and zooromantic trans demigirl therian. The date of upload is June 24, 2016.<ref name="paraflags">{{Cite web|author=Lector|date=2023-12-24|title=Popular zoophile flags|url=https://paraflags-wiki.org/index.php?title=Popular_zoophile_flags&oldid=4606|website=Paraphilia+Flags Wiki|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250825143914if_/https://paraflags-wiki.org/index.php?title=Popular_zoophile_flags|archive-date=2025-08-25|access-date=2025-08-17|df=mdy-all}}</ref> For a long time, ZooFlags was considered the original creator of this flag.<ref name="deviantart">{{Cite web|author=ZooFlags|date=2016-06-23|title=Zoosexual/Zooromantic/Zoophile Flag 2|url=https://www.deviantart.com/zooflags/art/Zoosexual-Zooromantic-Zoophile-Flag-2-617290018|website=DeviantArt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402205547if_/https://www.deviantart.com/zooflags/art/Zoosexual-Zooromantic-Zoophile-Flag-2-617290018|archive-date=2022-04-02|access-date=2025-08-17|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


=== Influence ===
=== Influence ===
This flag became the most popular flag out of all uploaded by ZooFlags and is used by zoos in artwork and on social media profiles. A Twitter blogger ZooStruggles erroneously claimed this flag to represent pro-contact zoophiles, while no such thing was specified by the original artist.
This flag became the most popular flag out of all those uploaded by ZooFlags and is regularly used by zoophiles in artwork and on social media profiles. The Twitter user ZooStruggles has erroneously claimed that this flag represents pro-contact zoophiles, but no such statement by the original artist has ever been produced in support of this.
 
The first version of the ZETA flag, without the star, was created during a project run on Twitter by KZ, a [[ZETA-Verein|ZETA]] activist, during the spring of 2020. In mid-April of that year, he posted several polls about the potential flag design<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=Koonzoo1|number=1251050182311129091|date=2020-04-17|title=What color would you put in the zoo pride flag, why?|url-access=registration|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.ph/wlvLL|archive-date=2023-12-20|access-date=2025-08-17|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|user=Koonzoo1|number=1251052682984464384|date=2020-04-17|title=What design should the zoo flag be in?|url-access=registration|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.ph/69oeo|archive-date=2023-12-20|access-date=2025-08-17|df=mdy-all}}</ref> for his followers to vote on. On May 3, he announced the winning design.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=Koonzoo1|number=1257045829547970560|date=2020-05-03|title=It seems like this design (with or without the symbols) is what has been most widely accepted as our zoo pride flag. Would you all like this as our pride flag?|url-access=registration|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.ph/N6RYv|archive-date=2023-12-20|access-date=2025-08-17|df=mdy-all}}</ref>. According to his explanation,<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=Koonzoo1|number=1485368294395850752|date=2022-01-23|title=The brown represents land animals. The green represents avians, reptiles & amphibians. The blue represents marine life. We zoos highly respect & love our non-human neighbors & partners, and this flag is a symbol for both us & them and the bond we share.|url-access=registration|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.ph/RVf0J|archive-date=2023-12-20|access-date=2025-08-17|df=mdy-all}}</ref> the brown color represents land animals, the green represents avians, reptiles & amphibians, and the blue represents marine life. The exact hues of the flag were chosen by another Twitter blogger, SteelDogTuscy. The four-pointed star was an initiative of yet another Twitter user, KometSF, who proposed it in reference to four-legged animals.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=KometSF|number=1250693144523476994|date=2020-04-16|title=I feel like a zoo flag a zoo flag should refer to the 4 legs of our beloved one. This could be by using 4-spiked stars, 4 colours or by using 4 squares (with 2 different colors), symbolizing unity between a 4 legger and a 2 legger.|url-access=registration|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.ph/ObOPW|archive-date=2023-12-20|access-date=2025-08-17|df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to the designer, the elements shown in white indicate purity.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=Koonzoo1|number=1676452375362514944|date=2023-07-04|title=The four points were said to represent the 4 legged creatures we all love. Yeah I know they don't all have 4 legs. The white represented their purity.|url-access=registration|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.ph/ngDhJ|archive-date=2023-12-20|access-date=2025-08-17|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


The first version of the ZETA flag, without the star, was created during a project run by a Twitter ZETA activist KZ in spring of 2020. In mid April he made several polls about the potential flag design<ref>[https://archive.ph/wlvLL Koonzoo1] via archive.today.</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/69oeo Koonzoo1] via archive.today.</ref>, and his followers voted. On May 3 he announced a version that won<ref>[https://archive.ph/N6RYv Koonzoo1] via archive.today.</ref>. According to his explanation<ref>[https://archive.ph/RVf0J Koonzoo1] via archive.today.</ref>, the brown color represents land animals, the green represents avians, reptiles & amphibians, and the blue represents marine life. The exact hues of the flag were chosen by SteelDogTuscy, another Twitter blogger. The four pointed star was an initiative of another Twitter user, KometSF, who proposed it in reference to four-legged animals<ref>[https://archive.ph/ObOPW KometSF] via archive.today.</ref>. Coloring it white indicates purity<ref>[https://archive.ph/ngDhJ Koonzoo1] via archive.today.</ref>.
Due to the [[ZETA-Verein|ZETA movement]]'s active involvement in zoophile community building, these flags are often regarded as the official zoo flags<ref>{{Cite web|author=ZoophileFlags|date=2022-04-24|title=ZoophileFlags User Profile|url=https://www.deviantart.com/zoophileflags|website=DeviantArt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424081833if_/https://www.deviantart.com/zoophileflags|archive-date=2022-04-24|access-date=2025-08-17|df=mdy-all}}</ref>, especially on Twitter.


Due to the ZETA movement's active involvement in the zoophile community building, these flags are often regarded as the official zoo flags<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220424081833/https://www.deviantart.com/zoophileflags ZoophileFlags on DeviantArt], currently suspended and accessible only via WayBack Machine, referred to it as the official flag.</ref>, especially on Twitter.
== Alef flag ==
[[File:The alef flag.png|thumb|right]]
[[File:The Alef flag.png|thumb|right|The Alef flag]]
The Alef zoo flag—referring to [[wikipedia:Aleph|aleph]], the first letter in many [[wikipedia:Semitic languages|Semitic]] [[wikipedia:Abjad#Abjads and the structure of Semitic languages|abjads]], or alphabets—also called the "Leaf zoo flag," is the most recent design to see widespread adoption. It was created by Saturn during the [[Fediverse zoo flag project (2023)|Fediverse zoo flag project of 2023]] to give a symbol and a name to zoophiles who feel unfairly treated and excluded by the [[ZETA-Verein|ZETA]] community.<ref name="alef">{{Cite web|title=Alef zoophile identity|url=https://alefzoo.neocities.org/|website=alefzoo.neocities.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905181029if_/https://alefzoo.neocities.org/|archive-date=2024-09-05|access-date=2025-08-25|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The flag is explicitly inclusive of multiple types of zoophiliac orientations, including [[zoosadism]].<ref name="alef" />


== Alef Zoo flag ==
The Alef flag was the target of much scrutiny by the [[ZETA-Verein|ZETA]] community, particularly for its stated purpose of highlighting the anti-[[wiktionary:minor-attracted person#English|{{Abbr|MAP|minor-attracted person}}]]—a modern euphemism for pedophile—and anti-[[Zoosadism|Zoosadist]] attitudes that are widely held by mainstream zoophiles, their allies and society at-large. This backlash was expressed mostly on Twitter, but appears to have been successful in preventing the design from gaining much traction, and still not many know of the flag. Some refer to it as a sadist flag, while others believe it has an Anti-Contact association.
The alef Zoo flag, referred to "aleph" or "leaf zoo flag", is the newest flag.


This flag was created by Saturn during the [[fediverse zoo flag project (2023)]]. The purpose of the project was to give a symbol and a name to zoophiles who feel unfairly treated and excluded by the zeta community. The flag is explicitly inclusive of multiple types of zoophiliac orientations, including zoosadism.
The speculation can determine it should be a flag that welcomes all forms. Including those that are for necro, and sadists. Zoophiles who were jailed for their attractions. While a good idea they should have support. How many of them were true zoophiles and were not convicted due to sadism activities?


The alef flag got lots of scrunity by the ZETA community and highlighted the problem of anti-map and anti-zoosadism bias.
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The Zeta Flag
The first version of the ZETA flag, without the star, was created during a project run on Twitter by ZETA activist KZ, in spring of 2020.

The star on a Zoo Pride flag is generally interpreted to symbolize the uniqueness and individuality of each person within the zoophile community. It represents the diversity of identities and experiences among those who identify as zoophiles. The star can also be seen as a symbol of hope and aspiration within their community.

Zeta Flag with the star

Likewise, the colors are subject to many varying interpretations, with the most straightforward being strictly elemental: land/earth, water, and sky. Another more nuanced approach prefers:

Color Interpretation Symbology
Green The natural environment and the animal kingdom. Connection to nature and appreciation for animals.
Brown Affinity for animals and their place within the ecosystem. The natural world and earthiness.
Blue Affection and emotional connection. Love and care for animals, often expressed through emotional bonds.
White Sincerity and genuine nature of the feelings zoophiles may have towards animals. Purity and innocence.

These colors convey themes of love, respect, and connection to animals, though it is fair to acknowledge that interpretations of these colors may vary slightly among individuals or specific groups within the community.

Past Flags

Origins

The first Zoo flag in 2016

This flag was made at some point before June 24, 2016, by a feline therian and a furry artist. Permission to share their username hasn't yet been obtained, but according to one of their posts, the colors of the flag represent zoophilia's presence in all genders:

  • Blue for binary male and female genders
  • White for genders outside of the binary spectrum
  • Purple for non-binary genders on the male/female spectrum

It was uploaded to DeviantArt by a user ZooFlags, an aego-zoosexual and zooromantic trans demigirl therian. The date of upload is June 24, 2016.[1] For a long time, ZooFlags was considered the original creator of this flag.[2]

Influence

This flag became the most popular flag out of all those uploaded by ZooFlags and is regularly used by zoophiles in artwork and on social media profiles. The Twitter user ZooStruggles has erroneously claimed that this flag represents pro-contact zoophiles, but no such statement by the original artist has ever been produced in support of this.

The first version of the ZETA flag, without the star, was created during a project run on Twitter by KZ, a ZETA activist, during the spring of 2020. In mid-April of that year, he posted several polls about the potential flag design[3][4] for his followers to vote on. On May 3, he announced the winning design.[5]. According to his explanation,[6] the brown color represents land animals, the green represents avians, reptiles & amphibians, and the blue represents marine life. The exact hues of the flag were chosen by another Twitter blogger, SteelDogTuscy. The four-pointed star was an initiative of yet another Twitter user, KometSF, who proposed it in reference to four-legged animals.[7] According to the designer, the elements shown in white indicate purity.[8]

Due to the ZETA movement's active involvement in zoophile community building, these flags are often regarded as the official zoo flags[9], especially on Twitter.

Alef flag

The Alef flag

The Alef zoo flag—referring to aleph, the first letter in many Semitic abjads, or alphabets—also called the "Leaf zoo flag," is the most recent design to see widespread adoption. It was created by Saturn during the Fediverse zoo flag project of 2023 to give a symbol and a name to zoophiles who feel unfairly treated and excluded by the ZETA community.[10] The flag is explicitly inclusive of multiple types of zoophiliac orientations, including zoosadism.[10]

The Alef flag was the target of much scrutiny by the ZETA community, particularly for its stated purpose of highlighting the anti-MAP—a modern euphemism for pedophile—and anti-Zoosadist attitudes that are widely held by mainstream zoophiles, their allies and society at-large. This backlash was expressed mostly on Twitter, but appears to have been successful in preventing the design from gaining much traction, and still not many know of the flag. Some refer to it as a sadist flag, while others believe it has an Anti-Contact association.

The speculation can determine it should be a flag that welcomes all forms. Including those that are for necro, and sadists. Zoophiles who were jailed for their attractions. While a good idea they should have support. How many of them were true zoophiles and were not convicted due to sadism activities?

References

  1. Lector (December 24, 2023). "Popular zoophile flags". Paraphilia+Flags Wiki. Archived from the original on August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  2. ZooFlags (June 23, 2016). "Zoosexual/Zooromantic/Zoophile Flag 2". DeviantArt. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  3. @Koonzoo1 (April 17, 2020). "What color would you put in the zoo pride flag, why?" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Twitter.
  4. @Koonzoo1 (April 17, 2020). "What design should the zoo flag be in?" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Twitter.
  5. @Koonzoo1 (May 3, 2020). "It seems like this design (with or without the symbols) is what has been most widely accepted as our zoo pride flag. Would you all like this as our pride flag?" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Twitter.
  6. @Koonzoo1 (January 23, 2022). "The brown represents land animals. The green represents avians, reptiles & amphibians. The blue represents marine life. We zoos highly respect & love our non-human neighbors & partners, and this flag is a symbol for both us & them and the bond we share" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Twitter.
  7. @KometSF (April 16, 2020). "I feel like a zoo flag a zoo flag should refer to the 4 legs of our beloved one. This could be by using 4-spiked stars, 4 colours or by using 4 squares (with 2 different colors), symbolizing unity between a 4 legger and a 2 legger" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Twitter.
  8. @Koonzoo1 (July 4, 2023). "The four points were said to represent the 4 legged creatures we all love. Yeah I know they don't all have 4 legs. The white represented their purity" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Twitter.
  9. ZoophileFlags (April 24, 2022). "ZoophileFlags User Profile". DeviantArt. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Alef zoophile identity". alefzoo.neocities.org. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2025.