Written by Anja Vaskinn, Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Sexual activity between humans and animals is a topic that elicits strong negative emotions. Although humor can be one reaction (Shir-Vertesh, 2013), disgust, condemnation, and incomprehension are common. In spite of strong reactions, such activity might not be that rare. According to recent prevalence studies, 2–6 % of the population experience some degree of sexual arousal to animals (Dawson et al., 2016; Bártova et al.,… Les mer!