Zeta Flag

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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.


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