Do you know any furries?

I was in Pittsburgh this past summer with my children to see the sharks at the zoo. My friend and I began noticing weird things going on at our hotel, like men with tails and women with bear feet walking around. Before we knew it our hotel was crawling with human’s in large animal costumes. Turns out there was a furry convention across the street.

Do you know any furries? Do furries have to “come out” to their friends? Would you ever consider dressing in an animal costume and writhing around in a large pile of other animal costumed people?