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Arrest and Prosecution of Bestiality Offenders in the U.S.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 9:48 AM

It is difficult to estimate the number of people who are sexually attracted to animals, or who have acted on that interest. Surveys of people who admit to having had at least one sexual contact with an animal suggest that the number is about 5% of the American population. But that percentage is based on self-reports of people who responded to surveys, and there’s no way to verify the accuracy of their information.

Since 2005, I have collected dethailed information on reported incidents of bestiality throughout the world. 

Over a four-year period, 

The full article is available online or can be downloaded as a PDF from the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, or from NCBI / PubMed.gov.

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