I happen to have a textbook that has some citations for the incidence.
Kinsey and colleagues found 8% of men and 3% of women did it at least once, and 17% of men raised on a farm (all self reported). This was in the 50s, but more recent studies have also found that a fair number of people have done it at least once. The large majority only did it once or a few times, often as a dare, initiation, or out of curiosity. And clinical zoophilia (where it’s the primary means of arousal) is extremely rare and usually has a lot of comorbidities.
It doesn’t happen often, clearly, but the research we have suggests that it’s common enough to where you almost certainly have met someone who has done it.
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I happen to have a textbook that has some citations for the incidence.
Kinsey and colleagues found 8% of men and 3% of women did it at least once, and 17% of men raised on a farm (all self reported). This was in the 50s, but more recent studies have also found that a fair number of people have done it at least once. The large majority only did it once or a few times, often as a dare, initiation, or out of curiosity. And clinical zoophilia (where it’s the primary means of arousal) is extremely rare and usually has a lot of comorbidities.
It doesn’t happen often, clearly, but the research we have suggests that it’s common enough to where you almost certainly have met someone who has done it.