Looking For Bestiality Tourism? Cross Denmark Off Your List!

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—By now, pretty much everyone has heard of "sex tourism," where people (almost entirely of the male variety) book trips to exotic countries (most often Southeast Asia) in order to have sex with underage victims, both male and female. The U.S. has recently cracked down on said illegal activity, and the travel agents that supply it. But who knew that there are also people (men again) who travel abroad to have sex with other species? In the United States Code, that's known as "bestiality." Well, it took a few years, but Denmark has finally outlawed that practice, though the vote on April 21 to approve the legislation was a close one, 91-75. However, lest one conclude that there are a lot of animal fuckers running around the Danish legislature, it appears that the main reason for the opposition was that some considered existing laws sufficient. "There are frequent reports of the occurrence of organized animal sex shows, clubs and animal brothels in Denmark," the Danish Ethical Council for Animals, an independent advisory board under the food and agriculture ministry, said in a report. However, the group noted that it had been unable to verify reports of such gatherings. Apparently they weren't looking hard enough. Journalist Margit Shabanzadeh of Copenhagens TV2 News found a woman who "trained dogs to have sex with other women, and says that despite claims the dog was healthy, it did not appear particularly happy upon her arrival." "The dog was injured and seemed to be limping, and to have an aversion to humans in general," Shabanzadeh said. Denmark's previous bestiality law allowed bestiality except in cases where the animal can be proved to have suffered. The other opponents? Denmark's Liberal Alliance, a libertarian political party. "Best case, this is a superficial law. Worst case, it is political populism and moralism," Liberal Alliance's Joachim Olsen said. (Hmm... wonder where Rand Paul stands on the issue?) "An animal by its very nature cannot say no," retorted Agriculture Minister Dan Jørgensen in Parliament. "An animal by its very nature also has a hard time proving that the animal has been hurt by a sexual act." Jørgensen probably has a point. A report released by the Danish Justice Ministry in 2011 found that 17 percent of veterinarians surveyed suspected that an animal they treated had previously been subjected to intercourse with a human. But take hope, bestiality fans: The practice is still legal in Hungary, Finland and Romania.