Uzbek politicians are threatening to clamp down on furries following a wave of vicious attacks carried out by teenagers who act and dress like cats and dogs.
Furries, or guadrobers, are people who identify as animals and wear masks, animal ears, paws, tails, and sometimes even suits.
They meow, purr, bark and howl, while crawling on all fours and demanding that other people stroke their heads and tickle their chins.
But as the furry movement grows increasingly in Russia and the former Soviet Union, police have been clamping down on the trend as reports have emerged of teenagers posing as animals attacking people, according to The Telegraph.
Police in Uzbekistan are currently searching for a teenager who allegedly bit a passer-by while dressed as a dog, while Uzbekistan’s Home Office is considering fining the furries’ parents the equivalent of £112.
Uzbek politicians are threatening to clamp down on furries following a wave of vicious attacks carried out by teenagers who act and dress like animals.
Furries, or guadrobers, are people who identify as animals and wear masks, animal ears, paws, tails, and sometimes even suits.
The Furry fandom began in the 1980s.
“Experts believe that ‘quadrobics’ can lead the child to adopt aggressive animal-like actions, harming himself and others, and can cause damage to the child’s not yet fully formed psyche, as well as his isolation from society,” points out said the ministry.
The Furry fandom began in the 1980s, and since then its members have been driven by a love of anthropomorphic animals, such as those in Disney movies and video games.
Since then, the community has begun to grow, but interest from outsiders has reached new heights.
Uzbekistan is not the first country to report Furry attacks.
Last year, the Furry community was put in the negative light after a member attacked a man in Huntington Beach, California.
Furries are one of the fastest growing fandoms in the world, with approximately 2.5 million followers worldwide.
Most fans enter the furry scene through a love of anthropomorphic animals, such as those seen in Disney movies and video games, creating animal avatars for themselves online.
Each animal represents a different personality. Fox Furries are cunning or mischievous, dogs are fun guys, and cats are for people who want to be seen as aloof.
It has spread throughout the world and regular meetings are held monthly for those who want to meet.