Hi guys. I've found some really sad and disturbing news. As a therian, it hurts me so much that this is actually happening. my little cousin is a therian, my older cousin, friends, ETC. so, in Spanish speaking countries, the government has deemed therianthropy as a mental illness and they are attempting to "fix" the "issue" therianthropy is NOT a mental illness. it is an identity and self expression, a lot of the community being CHILDREN. like me, I'm 12. some older, even younger. and in these Spanish speaking countries, I know this for a fact. a therian was burned alive. because of their identity. this therian was a CHILD. a KID. adults in these countries also get younger therians to go to therian meetups so they can attack them in gangs and stomp them to the ground. if this doesn't scare or outrage you, it should. any one with a heart would realize how wrong and sick this is. I'm not saying anti-therians or anti-furries should care, but they should at least acknowledge how awful it is. this is disturbing, disgusting, and evil. pure evil. I live in America but still, this is what's happening in my community. and its sickening.