This is where the term "lust" becomes literal for a statistically significant minority. The —individuals interested in anthropomorphic animals—represents a mainstreaming of the desire to become the animal or to lust after the animal-human hybrid. Streaming platforms like Twitch are filled with V-tubers (virtual YouTubers) who present as anime cat-girls or wolves. This is the "soft" edge of the uncanny valley, where the lust is not for the realistic animal, but for the idea of the animal melded with the human psyche.
The use of animals for human amusement is a subject of ongoing debate: Lust For Animals 25 - Www.sickporn.in -.mpg
Critics argue that using animals for sport or filming often causes "immense suffering" and "desensitizes human society to acts of cruelty". This is where the term "lust" becomes literal