Animal transformation fantasies are a common theme in fantasy and erotica. In these fantasies, human beings can change from human form to animal form, or behave as animals. The transformation process is sometimes abbreviated as "TFing" or, less frequently, "teefing." For other meanings see Fantasy (disambiguation) Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. ... Erotica, from the Greek language Eros (love), are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions. ...

Examples include:

• Furry
• The fantasy of lycanthropy (wolf) and some versions of vampirism stories (bat)
• Human pony, human puppy, human kitty play, (human petplay in general) and other forms of sexual role-playing

The transformation of a human to animal form is often depicted as sweaty and painful, and often includes 'rippage' (clothes tearing apart in the course of change). The transformee's body may also bulk up in muscle mass and sprout excessive body hair which develops into fur. If the 'transformee' were a woman, sometimes extra pairs of nipples are shown growing on her stomach, as in An American Werewolf in Paris. Such a transformation process has elements of 'wet' fetishism, trichophilia, and sado-masochism, though sometimes it can have non-sexual and spiritual connections instead. Look up Furry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Furry is an adjective referring to something covered in fur. ... In folklore, Lycanthropy is the ability or power of a human being to undergo transformation into a wolf. ... Further reading Christopher Frayling - Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula 1992. ... Human pony (also called ponyplay) is a type of human sexual role-playing practice where one person acts like a pony or horse, while a sexual partner acts as a rider, trainer or caretaker (or sometimes a stallion/mare). ... Petplay or pet play is a form of an erotic roleplay. ... Sexual roleplaying is the sexual behavior of playing some kind of character during a sexual encounter, in order to evoke a sexual fantasy in oneself and/or ones partner. ... An American Werewolf in Paris was a 1997 horror film about werewolves. ... A fetish (from French fétiche; from Portuguese feitiço; from Latin facticius, artificial and facere, to make) is a natural object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular a man-made object that has power over others. ... Trichophilia is a paraphilia in which one is sexually aroused, or is extremely fond of, human hair (usually of the head); this may be of hair in general or different hair-styles or colours. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ...

It is rare for TF enthusiasts to arrange to meet in real life; generally, perhaps because of the taboo nature of their interest, or because their fantasy scenario is physically impossible, interactions occur exclusively online. Transformations are most often depicted through fetish art, including transformation fiction, drawings, photomanipulation, screengrabs of transformations on television shows or in movies, or sexual role-playing scenarios via online chat. For other meanings of this phrase (book and album titles etc. ... Fetish art is art that depicts people in fetishistic situations such as bondage, BDSM, transvestism, transsexuality, domination/submission scenarios etc. ... Shapeshifting or transformation fiction is a genre in fiction which deals with physical transformation, usually called shapeshifting. ... Photomanipulation, as the name suggests, is the art of taking a normal (often digital) photograph, and then using computer programs, or other methods, to alter the image. ... Sexual roleplaying is the sexual behavior of playing some kind of character during a sexual encounter, in order to evoke a sexual fantasy in oneself and/or ones partner. ... Online chat can refer to any kind of communication over the internet, but is primarily meant to refer to direct 1 on 1 chat or chat rooms, using tools such as instant messenger applications—computer programs, Internet Relay Chat, talkers and possibly MUDs, MUCKs, MUSHes and MOOes. ...

Possible transformation fantasies

As is the case with most sexual interests, fetishized animal transformations frequently involve elements of control. It is not unusual for a character to be made subserviant or humiliated as a result of a transformation (for example, to be turned into a dog and then trained), or conversely to acquire new sexual powers(for example, to be turned into a well-endowed horse). Though hardcore BDSM is rare, virtually all animal transformation situations involve characters in dominant and submissive positions. A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behaviour. ... In human sexual behavior, a dominant is one who enjoys performing any of a variety of BDSM practices upon a submissive; or one who holds a dominant position within a relationship based upon dominance and submission (DS). ... In human sexual behavior, a submissive is one who enjoys having any of a variety of BDSM practices performed upon them by a Dominant; or one who holds a submissive position within a relationship based upon Dominance and submission (Ds or D/s). ...

In most cases, a transformation scenario chooses one of the following aspects to focus on: the cause or mechanism of the change (for example, a story about stealing a transformative talisman), the actual process of change (for example, a series of photomanipulations in which a girl becomes a cow), or the consequences of the change (for example, a chat session in which a couple wake up to discover that they are cats). Scenarios focussing on causes generally involve magical or science-fiction elements, and often are wrought as a punishment or as revenge. Less frequently, a transformation is bestowed on a recipient as a reward, or even less frequently is wielded by a recipient who wishes to transform.

Scenarios focussing on the transformation process are generally gradual, and usually involve participants (either transformees themselves or onlookers) who are unwilling or oblivious and who resist the change, though their actions may be its trigger. Less frequently, participants may revel in the gradual change, inviting it to continue. Scenarios involving the aftermath of a change generally involve a victim either attempting to further change their form, or adjusting to their new status. All of these preoccupations — punishment/revenge, reward/resistance, and struggling with one's form/accepting a new status — are archetypal elements of the above-noted fetishistic dominance and submission. This article concerns the concept of fetishism in anthropology. ...

See also

• Sexual fetishism
• Inflation fetishism and Breast expansion
• Fat fetishism
• Vorarephilia
• Macrophiles and microphilia
• Female muscle growth and male muscle growth
• Infantilism and age regression

Sexual fetishism, first described as such by Alfred Binet in his Le fétichisme dans l’amour, though the concept and certainly the activity is quite ancient, is a form of paraphilia where the object of affection is a specific inanimate object or part of a persons body. ... Terri by inflation artist Johnny Swell Inflation fetishism, also known as expansion fetishism, is the sexual attraction to the expansion of certain body parts, usually the breasts, buttocks and belly, sometimes to the extent that the subject becomes completely spherical except for her head, hands and feet. ... The breast expansion fetish involves persons fantasizing about the enlarging of a womans bust. ... Fat fetishism is a sexual fetish in which sexual pleasure is derived from onself or ones parter being overweight or obese. ... It has been suggested that Soft vore be merged into this article or section. ... Macrophilia is the sexual attraction to a larger person. ... Microphilia is the sexual attraction to a smaller person. ... Female muscle growth (FMG) is a fantasy genre involving muscular growth of a woman. ... Paraphilic infantilism is the desire to wear diapers and be treated as a helpless infant. ... Age regression is a popular theme in transformation fiction involving the physical reduction in age by a character. ...

External links

• TFCentral - A portal dedicated to TransFormation. Hosting, forums, image gallery, story archives, and chat.
• http://www.deviantdesires.com/map/animal.html
• TransFUR - A transformation artwork hosting service.