By what authority do you claim to be able to deny certain people to be a part of the fandom? Nobody has that right. Whether a person is a furry is a private matter that a person can only decide for their own self.
There is a connection between the zoophile community and the furry community, whether people like to acknowledge it or not. Many (if not most) zoophiles feel the same connection to animals that furries do. It's no surprise that some zoos would be interested in furry.
The argument that zoophilia is wrong rests entirely on the idea that animals cannot consent. This is a faulty argument based on incorrect assumptions.
1) An animal will probably not care whether or not there is "consent" as we think of it. As long as it experiences no physical pain (and during sex it will likely experience pleasure) it isn't going to mind. The idea of consent is based off of human morality and most people forget that it isn't universal for all creatures.
2) An animal can give consent in its own way. If the human is on the receiving end then it is indeed necessary that the animal gives consent (as it will not mount/hump a person if it does not want to, it would be difficult to force it to do those things). And in general an animal will become agitated and possibly violent, which is a sure sign that they are saying "no." And if you have ever seen a dog hump a human's leg you should know that they are capable of making their own advances (or did you think they were doing that for another reason?).
3) No one is arguing that cases of actual human/animal rape (such as tying up or drugging an animal) are okay. At least, no one is doing it here at the moment and if they did it would be discounted out of hand.
Also, arguing that zoos should keep a low profile simply to suit your needs is selfish. It's basically saying "life would be easier for me if you keep quiet." Granted, I don't know why a zoo would want to tell people, but nobody should be able to say that they can't. That is their own decision.
A few problems I have with your rant:
By what authority do you claim to be able to deny certain people to be a part of the fandom? Nobody has that right. Whether a person is a furry is a private matter that a person can only decide for their own self.
There is a connection between the zoophile community and the furry community, whether people like to acknowledge it or not. Many (if not most) zoophiles feel the same connection to animals that furries do. It's no surprise that some zoos would be interested in furry.
The argument that zoophilia is wrong rests entirely on the idea that animals cannot consent. This is a faulty argument based on incorrect assumptions.
1) An animal will probably not care whether or not there is "consent" as we think of it. As long as it experiences no physical pain (and during sex it will likely experience pleasure) it isn't going to mind. The idea of consent is based off of human morality and most people forget that it isn't universal for all creatures.
2) An animal can give consent in its own way. If the human is on the receiving end then it is indeed necessary that the animal gives consent (as it will not mount/hump a person if it does not want to, it would be difficult to force it to do those things). And in general an animal will become agitated and possibly violent, which is a sure sign that they are saying "no." And if you have ever seen a dog hump a human's leg you should know that they are capable of making their own advances (or did you think they were doing that for another reason?).
3) No one is arguing that cases of actual human/animal rape (such as tying up or drugging an animal) are okay. At least, no one is doing it here at the moment and if they did it would be discounted out of hand.
Also, arguing that zoos should keep a low profile simply to suit your needs is selfish. It's basically saying "life would be easier for me if you keep quiet." Granted, I don't know why a zoo would want to tell people, but nobody should be able to say that they can't. That is their own decision.
and for your reading pleasure:
http://www.firstlight.net/~chythar/manawolf/articles/zooessay.htm
(note that I did not write this, I'm simply referencing it because I feel it is a good argument)