Table of contents:
- What is zoophilia?
- What animals are the most victims of zoophilia?
- How common is zoophilia?
- Causes of zoophilia
- Can zoophilia be cured?
- The dangers and risks of zoophilia
The world was shocked by shocking news about humans being caught having sex with animals. One case that drew attention was a 45-year-old American man who died after having anal sex with a stallion. Sex with animals is known as bestiality. This condition is classified as a zoophilic sexual deviation. In cases that have been reported, the animals that are sexual partners have been trained or accustomed to receive sexual stimulation from humans. To understand more about zoophilia, see the explanation below.
What is zoophilia?
Zoophilia is a form of sexual deviation in which a person has sexual desires for animals. This definition itself is still very broad. Zoophilia is divided into various types. Some of them are zoosexual, namely sexual orientation only to animals (not attracted to humans sexually), zoophilic fantasizer namely people who have sexual fantasies with animals without actually having sexual activity with animals, bestiality, namely penetration or sexual relations with animals, and bestiality of sadism, namely getting sexual satisfaction from torturing animals without having sex. These types of zoophilia were first categorized by dr. Anil Aggrawal in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine in 2011.
What animals are the most victims of zoophilia?
So far, experts have classified zoophilia as paraphilia or an extremely unusual sexual appetite (or sexual partner). Generally, zoophilia cases involve dogs, cats, horses, pigs, and poultry such as geese and ducks. Experts suspect that these animals are often targeted by zoophilic sufferers because of their tame and obedient nature.
How common is zoophilia?
The number of zoophilia cases and their prevalence is difficult to determine. Usually people with zoophilic sexual deviations will hide this tendency due to much criticism from the community. In various countries, there are already laws regulating this deviant behavior. As a study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine reports, men are more frequently reported with zoophilia than women. However, zoophilia itself is a rare sexual disorder, less commonly known than pedophilia or sadism.
Causes of zoophilia
Until now, the main cause of zoophilia has not been found. However, the results of various case studies indicate that zoophilia can be triggered by trauma or violence experienced during childhood, genetic factors, environmental factors, and problems with personal development. Researchers also see that deviant sexual behavior is usually characterized by difficulties in establishing positive relationships and relationships with those around them.
In the past, this sexual deviation was often seen as a form of someone's hopelessness in seeking a human sexual partner. This deviation is also seen as a form of overwhelming urge to have sexual arousal in the absence of a proper channel, so that the person is channeling his sexual desire towards animals.
As it turns out, recent research conducted in the 2000s revealed that zoophilia can occur because the person is only interested in sex with animals. Even though he was able to have sexual relations with humans naturally, he could only get satisfaction when he was with animals.
Can zoophilia be cured?
The tendency to have sex with animals cannot be completely cured or cured. What experts, doctors, and mental health professionals can do is offer therapy so that people with bestiality or zoophilia in general can better control their sexual impulses and arousal.
Therapy that can be taken by people with sexual disorders generally will take a very long time, about more than one year. A doctor or psychiatrist may also recommend hormone therapy to control a person's sexual desire.
The dangers and risks of zoophilia
In addition to deviating from social norms, zoophilia is also detrimental to both humans and animals as sexual partners. Sex with animals can be fatal. Due to differences in species, various things may happen to cause serious injury, even death.
Apart from physical injury, having sex with animals carries the risk of transmitting viruses and diseases such as leptospirosis, echinococcosis, and rabies. These diseases can be transmitted from animals, especially livestock and domestic animals, to humans.
