Zoophilia, roots from the Greek ζῷον (zṓion, “animal”) and φιλία (philia, “friendship” or “love”) is the practice of sexual activity between humans and animals, or non-human spiritual beings which have an appearance of animals.

Zoophilia and bestiality has a lot in common, the only thing that may differ is that; The practice of Zoophilia some times took place in people’s dreams (people having dreams of engaging in sexual intercourse with animals, or beings which are half human, half animal).

People who practice zoophilia are known as zoophiles, zoosexuals or simply “zoos”. 

There are three terms that are most commonly used in regards to the subject: zoophilia, bestiality, and zoosexuality. Zoosadism, sodomy, zooerasty and zooerastia are other terms closely related to the subject.

In the ancient pagan rituals of zoophilia, the practice of zoophilia was done, so that the people engaging in the act of having sex with the animal so that they may posses the spirit or the energies of the animal. 

(human beings becoming or acquiring the behavior of an animal, via the act of having sex with animals).

This ritual of zoophilia some times involved the torturing and busing of animals, the drinking of their blood and the eating of different unclean animals, So that the practice may imbue the participants with animalistic powers or energies. 

Bestiality and Zoophilia has been considered as an act of animal abuse and crime against nature in some of the governmental laws which governs the human rights and the safety of animals.

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