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== National laws ==
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! style="width:12.5%;"| Zoosexual activity
! style="width:12.5%;"| Sale and distribution of zoophilic pornography
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|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br>(Legality varies by state/territory)<ref name="au_state_laws">Ref: Halsbury's Laws of Australia #9 page 247662:
Criminal offence: [[New South Wales]] (Crimes Act 1900 s79, not more than 14 years imprisonment), [[Northern Territory]] (Criminal Code s138, not more than 3 years imprisonment), [[Queensland]] (Criminal Code s211: "carnal knowledge of an animal", not more than 7 years imprisonment), [[South Australia]] (Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 s69, "buggery with an animal", not more than 10 years imprisonment), [[Tasmania]] (Criminal Code s122(b), not more than 21 years imprisonment), [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] (Crimes Act 1958 s59, not more than 5 years imprisonment), [[Western Australia]] (Criminal Code s181: "carnal knowledge of an animal", not more than 7 years imprisonment), [[Australian Capital Territory]] (Crimes Act 1900, s63A inserted in 2011, "Bestiality", not more than 10 years imprisonment).</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2007<br />(penalty: up to 6 months in prison and a fine of 1.000 € maximum)<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Moniteur Belge / Belgisch Staatsblad |title=Lois, Decrets, Ordonnances Et Reglements / Wetten, Decreten, Ordonnanties En Verordeningen |page=38259-38260 |date=13 July 2007 |accessdate=13 July 2014|language=fr}}/{{nl icon}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Saude-e-bem-estar/noticia/2011/10/sexo-com-animais-por-que-fingir-que-isso-nao-existe.html|title=Revista Época - Sexo com animais: por que fingir que isso não existe? - notícias em Saúde e bem-estar|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>{{qn|date=November 2013}}<ref name="ecce bestia">[http://issuu.com/eziofb/docs/ezioflaviobazzo Ecce Bestia: Vice with Animals {{pt icon}}]</ref>{{qn|date=November 2013}} since 1830 (via [[Legal status of homosexuality in Brazil|repeal of sodomy laws]])
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal, never criminalized<ref name="ecce bestia"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0104-83332012000100009&script=sci_arttext|title=Cadernos Pagu - Sex with animals as an extreme practice in bizarre porn|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal, never criminalized
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|{{flagicon|Cambodia}} [[Cambodia]]
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref name="sciamer"/>
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|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 10 years in prison)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-160-20120809.html |title=Criminal Code, Section 160 |work=Canadian Dept. of Justice |year=2012 |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/denmarks-legal-bestiality-trends-gain-notice-as-outraged-public-continues-to-condemn-baby-giraffe-marius-killing-538267|title=Denmark’s Legal Bestiality Trends Gain Notice as Outraged Public Continues to Condemn Baby Giraffe Marius’ Killing|date=11 February 2014|work=International Business Times|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>animal cruelty laws apply
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|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ecuador]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 8 years in prison)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=195753|title=Ecuador|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Ethiopia}} [[Ethiopia]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Imprisonment (no length given)<ref>[http://www.lexadin.nl/wlg/legis/nofr/oeur/arch/eth/TheRevisedCriminalCode.pdf Criminal Code of Ethiopia 2004 - Article 633.- Sexual Intercourse with an Animal.]</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1971<ref>{{cite web |url= http://yliopistolehti.helsinki.fi/yl14art.htm#a6 |title=Järjettömäin luondocappalden canssa |first=Pekka |last=Kilpinen |work=[[University of Helsinki]] |year=2001 |accessdate=13 July 2014|language=fi}}</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty:)<ref name="finlex.fi">{{cite web|url=http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1889/18890039001#L17|title=FINLEX ® - Ajantasainen lainsäädäntö: 19.12.1889/39|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2004<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 2 years in prison and €30,000 fine)<ref>[French Penal Code - Chapter one: Serious abuse or acts of cruelty animals. - Article 521-1]</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2013<br />(penalty: fine of 25.000 € maximum)<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/world/europe/german-legislators-vote-to-outlaw-bestiality.html?_r=0 |title=German Legislators Vote to Outlaw Bestiality |first=Chris |last=Cottrell |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 1, 2013 |publisher=[[New York Times Company|NYTC]] |location=[[New York, NY|New York]] |issn=0362-4331 |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Fine or maximum of 3 years in prison)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dejure.org/gesetze/StGB/184a.html|title=184a StGB Verbreitung gewalt- oder tierpornographischer Schriften - dejure.org|work=dejure.org|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 3 years in prison)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ghanalegal.com/?id=3&law=19&t=ghana-laws|title=GhanaLegal.com : Welcome - GhanaLegal - Resources for the legal brains|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 10 years in prison and $50,000 fine)<ref name="HongKong">{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/da97f6a8ed400207482564820006b580/1659b5492cc3f751c8256483003225bd?OpenDocument|title=Cap 200 s 118L  Bestiality (CRIMES ORDINANCE)|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary]]
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.change.org/petitions/eu-ban-bestiality|title=Petition · EU: ban bestiality · Change.org|work=Change.org|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Maximum of life in prison)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eTrDgPmgh7MC&pg=PA757&lpg=PA757&dq=Ireland+30.61+sodomy+and+bestiality&source=bl&ots=dlcKghaxUc&sig=XoLmu8jnRCzqY4FpoME67qIwXAU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UkRyUfvxIrix4APJlIGADg&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ireland%2030.61%20sodomy%20and%20bestiality&f=false|title=Criminal Law in Ireland|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty:)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1836974/|title=Section 377 in The Indian Penal Code|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: First three convictions are punished by ''[[ta'zir]]'' as determined by a judge<br />Fourth offense is the [[death penalty]])<ref>[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/ngo/NGO_submission_ELEI_Add.1.pdf e. Vaty-e heyvanat va Mayet-e-insan (bestiality and necrophilia), four offenses]</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 20 years in prison, fines, and whipping)<ref>[http://www.agc.gov.my/Akta/Vol.%2012/Act%20574.pdf Buggery with an animal - 377.]</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico]]
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal
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|{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty:)<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201210110779.html Namibia: Rehoboth Man Arrested for Bestiality]</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2010<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 1 year in prison and €19,500 fine)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0001854/TweedeBoek/TitelXIV/Artikel254/geldigheidsdatum_24-12-2012|title=wetten.nl  - Wet- en regelgeving - Wetboek van Strafrecht - BWBR0001854|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2010<br />(Penalty: Maximum imprisonment 6 months or a fine of the third category (€7,800))<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0001854/TweedeBoek/TitelXIV/Artikel254a/geldigheidsdatum_24-12-2012 |title=wetten.nl - Wet- en regelgeving - Wetboek van Strafrecht - BWBR0001854 |language=nl |publisher=Wetten.overheid.nl |date=2012-12-24 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2010<br />(Penalty: Maximum imprisonment 6 months or a fine of the third category (€7,800))
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|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 7 years in prison<br />Maximum of 3 years in prison)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1961/0043/latest/DLM329260.html|title=Crimes Act 1961|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1961/0043/latest/DLM329261.html|title=Crimes Act 1961|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty:)
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|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2008<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.regjeringen.no/en/archive/Stoltenbergs-2nd-Government/Ministry-of-Agriculture-and-Food/Nyheter-og-pressemeldinger/nyheter/2009/new-animal-welfare-act-.html?id=562543 |title=New Animal Welfare Act |work=regjeringen.no |date=15 May 2009 |accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]]
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=24b_1316867350|title=LiveLeak.com - catholic filipino charged for raping dog he also loves pigs too|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=March 2014}}
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|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Poland]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1997. Defined as a type of animal abuse.<br />(Penalty: Maximum 3 years in prison, donation to animal welfare charity and prohibition of owning an animal for up to 10 years. If done in order to distribute or sell the penalty is increased to a minimum of 6 months and maximum of 8 years in prison)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20112301373 |title=Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych |publisher=Isap.sejm.gov.pl |date= |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: minimum of 6 months and maximum 8 years in prison)<ref>[http://www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/Europe/Global_Monitoring_Report-POLAND.pdf Polish Penal Code, Article 202, Section 3. ]</ref>
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (as long as it is not owned with intention of publicizing, sharing or selling)
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|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<ref name="History of Zoophilia and The Law" >{{cite web|url=http://www.lectlaw.com/files/sex04.htm|title=History of Zoophilia and The Law|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romania]]
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-GbOvrbniQC&pg=PT10&lpg=PT10&dq=Romania+zoophilia&source=bl&ots=gnZi9glK_U&sig=nk93rUHdFgCndX9tSae-W1lyVU4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4rGQUcayD4--4AOGp4HQAQ&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBA|title=Bestiality and Zoophilia|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty:)<ref>"Legea privind prevenirea si combaterea pornografiei", Nr. 196/2003, ''Monitorul Oficial al României'', Partea I,. nr. 342 din 20 mai 2003</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 2 years in prison and fine)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;query=Status%3Acurinforce%20Type%3Aact,sl%20Content%3A%22Sexual%22%20Content%3A%22penetration%22%20Content%3A%22with%22%20Content%3A%22living%22%20Content%3A%22animal%22;rec=0;resUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatutes.agc.gov.sg%2Faol%2Fsearch%2Fsummary%2Fresults.w3p%3Bquery%3DStatus%253Acurinforce%2520Type%253Aact,sl%2520Content%253A%2522Sexual%2522%2520Content%253A%2522penetration%2522%2520Content%253A%2522with%2522%2520Content%253A%2522living%2522%2520Content%253A%2522animal%2522|title=Singapore Statutes Online - 224
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|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: determined by judge)<ref>[http://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/acts/2007-032.pdf Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007], s. 13.</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br>(Penalty: maximum 5 years in prison and R200,000 fine)<ref>[http://www.fpb.org.za/profile-fpb/legislation/doc_download/293-films-and-publications-act-no-65 Films and Publications Act 65 of 1996] s. 24A(2) read with s. 18(3)(b)(ii).</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2014<br />(Penalty : fine, prison up to 2 years, or both)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webpronews.com/sweden-joins-an-increasing-number-of-european-countries-that-ban-bestiality-2013-06|title=Sweden Joins An Increasing Number Of European Countries That Ban Bestiality|work=WebProNews|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty:)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/455_1/a16.html|title=SR 455.1 Tierschutzverordnung vom 23. April 2008 (TSchV)|author=Bundeskanzlei - A|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty:)<ref>See [[Official publications of Switzerland|FJ]] 2000 p. 2981.</ref>
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty:)
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|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thailand]]
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal<ref>[http://www.traveltails.com/Updates/update_may2004.htm May 2004 Update from the Land of Randy Pandas]</ref> No law ever mention about zoophilia.
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Zoophilic pornography falls within the definition of pornography. Distribution of any pornography is illegal.
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|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty:)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2012-04-25/mayaro-labourer-bestiality-charge|title=Mayaro labourer on bestiality charge|work=The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1290<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 2 years in prison for conviction on indictment<br />Maximum of 6 months in prison and a fine for summary conviction) Intercourse with an animal (see [[Sexual Offences Act 2003]]<ref name="UKlaw69"/>)
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2008<br />(Penalty:)<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/16/extreme_pr0n_convictions/ Extreme porn law used on beastly Chinese DVD pirates]</ref> (see [[Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008]])
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2008<br />(Penalty:) (see [[Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008]])
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|{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]<br />{{Main|Zoophilia and the law in the United States}}
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] / [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Varies by state, territory, or district.
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] / [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Varies by state, territory, or district.
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] / [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Varies by state, territory, or district.
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|{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Zambia]]
||[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal<br />(Penalty: Maximum of 5 years in prison)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afrol.com/archive/documents/ilga_2000.htm|title=ILGA Africa 2000 Report|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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== History ==
== History ==
{{Main|History of zoophilia}}
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Revision as of 10:00, 24 January 2015

History

Main article: History of zoophilia

Mentions in the press

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  • "Freddie the Dolphin" (1991, UK) - man accused of masturbating a well known tame dolphin at sea. Charged with a "lewd act". Acquitted. Expert witnesses testified male dolphins use their erections not just sexually, but socially as well, and no sexual inference could be drawn. Judge summing up said of the £30,000 trial cost, "this has been the most expensive lesson in dolphin sociology that he has ever heard of".[1]
  • Kenneth Pinyan (2005, USA) - man died following anal penetration by a stallion, which was filmed by his friend. The death led to rapid introduction of laws in Washington state against sex with animals.[2]
  • Sudan (February 2006) - man caught having sex with a neighbour's goat, is ordered by the council of elders to pay the neighbour a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($50) and marry the animal.[3]
  • Cambodia (2005) - man caught having a "passionate embrace" in bed with dog, by wife, confessed he loved the dog more and they separated. Cambodian police commented: "As police, we could only solve the problem of his wife then wanting a divorce. We cannot solve the problem of his relationship with his dog, because under Cambodian law it is not strictly illegal... It is amazing, but this husband is not crazy. It seems he is a passionate human being who looked at a dog, and the more he looked, the more passionate he became."[4]
  • Wisconsin, USA (2007) - Bryan James Hathaway was convicted for having sex with a dead deer. The court case raised some interesting legal issues because the statute prohibits sex with animals, but not carcasses. The defence raised the issue that if a dead animal was an animal, at what point would it cease to be an animal.[5]
  • Kansas, USA (2012) - Joshua Coman was convicted in Kansas of criminal sodomy (a misdemeanor), but the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that he did not have to register as a sex offender.[6][7]
  • Vancouver, Canada (2012) - Brian Cutteridge, bestiality proponent, was arrested after the SPCA claims to have a video of him engaging in sex with one of his dogs.[8]
  • Arizona, USA (2012) - Sarah Dae Walker and her husband pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bestiality in a case where Craigslist was used.[9]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Flummery Digest". Archived from the original on 18 November 2006.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named StateLaws
  3. ↑ "Africa | Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat". BBC News. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named sciamer
  5. ↑ Haines, Lester (22 March 2007). "Sex with dead deer is illegal, US man finds". The Register.
  6. ↑ Rabiner, Stephanie (6 April 2012). "Dog Molester Won't Have to Register as Sex Offender - Legally Weird". Blogs.findlaw.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "100494 - State v. Coman - Greene - Kansas Court of Appeals". Kscourts.org. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Vancouver man faces bestiality charge". CBC News. 26 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Pair plead guilty in Craigslist bestiality case". CBS 5. 28 June 2012.

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