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This is not the first study on the furry community. In addition to
the ones listed here, Rust tells me there was an even earlier study of the
furry community which inspired his work. Unfortunately, he cannot recall
where he found it.
Sociology of the Furry
Fandom
The study which
inspired this one. Created by David Rust, it began in 1998 and was finally
published in 2001. Like the present study it was created by an
individual for reasons of curiosity and yielded many interesting
results.
Furries Are People
Too
An intruiging incident of academia taking in interest in
furry culture, this study was conducted at the University of California
Davis. An online survey, this study has yet to be pulished in a
complete written form, but it was been presented in 2007 at the Standford
undergraduate conference by Laura Rossmassler and Tiffanie Wen.
Furries
From A to Z
This is another professional and academic survey
created by Doctor Kathy Gerbasi. Doctor Gerbasi has conducted a survey at
Anthrocon (a large American furry
convention) each year since 2006. In this study we reference Furries
From A to Z: Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism, published in
2007.
The State of
the Fandom
Conducted by the Furry Research Center and headed by
Alex Osaki, this is a large and ongoing online
survey. Whereas the other studies have a sample of a few hundred,
Osaki's participants number in the thousands. This another example of a
furry created study.
Ultimate Furry Survey
An online survey conducted by Supuhstar in 2009. The the raw results of the first survey (a convenience sample of 175 particpants) can be found here and as of writing there is a 'sequel' being conducted here.
And also:
Nicholas
Epley
Though his studies aren't directly related to the furry
fandom, nonetheless Epley has two published studies on anthropomorphism
which are of interest. These are On
Seeing Human: A three-factor theory of anthropomorphism and When
we need a human: Motivational determinants of
anthropomorphism.
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