Put simply, Silverblue is fun to play, and I like contrasting her meek rabbitish exterior with her confident predator nature. Others use their anthro as a way of expressing themselves, and some just like the idea of looking like an anthro. Still others regard themselves as having an animal side that their anthro represents. It is rare for someone to live a furry lifestyle - that is, to have their furry side permeate everything they do, but this certainly happens. Furries can regard this side of themselves as everything from an idle amusement to a hobby to a spiritual way of life.
People play anthros of just about every animal imaginable.
In general, the furry fandom is a welcoming one, full of artists and friendly people. As always, lunatics lurk on the fringes, and the fandom has unfortunate associations with groups of dubious legality and moral standing. This has lead to various splinter groups who seek to excise what they see as the diseased members of the fandom, and collections of like minded people who merely do not want to be associated with the bad image furry fandom now has. For more information about furries, go through the Furry Resources . All rights reserved.