Dog-Identifying People Gather in Berlin

A pack of ‘dog-identifying’ people caused bystanders to alert animal control after a video of their Berlin meet-up went viral.

About 1,000  people who prefer to be recognized as not humans, but canines, organized a gathering at the Berlin Potsamer Platz railroad station in Germany, communicating only by howling or barking at one another.

The meet-up follows the internet’s fascination with Toco the human collie.
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Critics jeered at the trans-species folk online, some offering to put the herd’s “canine instincts” to the test.

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The unorthodox canine convention follows the viral sensation of Toco the human collie — a man located in Japan who is fulfilling his life-long dream of becoming a pooch after purchasing a $14,000 hyperrealistic suit.

Experts have called for a differentiation between “therians,” people who “identify as a creature other than human,” and “furries,” individuals who enjoy cosplaying in animal suits.”

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/09/19/hundreds-of-people-who-identify-as-dogs-gather-in-city-center-call-animal-control/