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Furries Are Infiltrating Our Schools

This is a global epidemic, spreading faster than a kangaroo on a hot tin roof.
Furries Are Infiltrating Our Schools
Furry enthusiasts attend the Eurofurence 2014 conference in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 22, 2014. Adam Berry/Getty Images
Nicole James
Nicole James
1/17/2024|Updated: 1/17/2024
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As I sat at the Christmas dinner table, my fork poised over a baked potato crisped to perfection, I found myself enrolled in an impromptu seminar on the curious world of “furries,” courtesy of my teenage relatives.

Nicole James
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Nicole James is a freelance journalist for The Epoch Times based in Australia. She is an award-winning short story writer, journalist, columnist, and editor. Her work has appeared in newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, The Australian, the Sunday Times, and the Sunday Telegraph. She holds a BA Communications majoring in journalism and two post graduate degrees, one in creative writing.
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