Dog Abandoned at Shelter Because Owners Say He’s ‘Gay’
WCCB.The dog, Fezco, is about four or five years old, the shelter wrote. He gets along with people and other animals. The shelter's staff is looking for a foster home for Fezco before he is adopted.While Fezco's previous owners didn't approve, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ website states that this behavior is pretty normal.“Mounting, thrusting (humping) and masturbation are normal behaviors exhibited by most dogs … They mount and thrust against other animals, people, and objects, such as wadded-up blankets, dog beds, and toys.
Sometimes, dogs just rub against people or objects (without mounting them), or they lick themselves,” the website reads. On Twitter, many came forward in support of Fezco.“NC pals: Please adopt this very cute, and apparently very gay, dog,” wrote web designer and author Joshua Mauldin. “BRB going to Charlotte to adopt this big gay dog,” posted author Grant Ginder.
As BuzzFeed notes, even Cardi B got in on the conversation. Same-sex behavior has been observed in about 1,500 species and is probably present in all social vertebrates.
Research has found that interactions among animals of the same sex can help create bonds and produce hierarchies, which could aid in hunting.Patricia Brennan, a biologist at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, told Agence France-Presse earlier this year that nonhuman sexuality is often understudied“These are things that are critically important for us to understand evolutionarily.
