Personally I never experienced romantic attraction to my theriotypes specificly other than a sense of friendship/family. Further than that I don't like giving more information about this topic. It's a bit too sensitive in the community to discuss publicly in my opinion, and much of a too high risk for me personally, words get twisted around too easily.
However I do wanna add a few notes on Others here If I may
Zoophilia/Zoosexuality is the sexual and/or romantic attraction towards an animal. It has nothing to do with the otherkin community, although, unfortunately, some otherkin identify as zoosexual. My stance on the matter is and always has been that to act upon such feelings constitutes animal abuse and sexual assault in all cases; animals cannot consent. I am not attracted to actual wolves in this way, but I do find it easier to connect with other wolf therians in a romantic or friendship context. Hope this helps!
I disagree with your first sentence.
General definition of
Zoophilia/zoosexuality: an erotic fixation on animals that may result in sexual excitement through real or imagined contact.
General definition of
Beastiality: Sexual relations between a person and an animal.
I note especially: Beastiality is a synonym for zoophilia, but a distinction is sometimes made between bestiality, a sexual act with animals, and zoophilia, sexual arousal from contacts with animals
By this: There is a huge difference between Zoophilia and Beastiality and I think you are not aware of this
(and 'romantic attraction' is not officially seen as beastiality/zoophilia!) (if you are aware: I don't think it's correct to thread them as equally bad. A person experiencing zoophilia has no choice, one experiencing beastiality does have)
zoophilia (which is the same as zoosexuality) is where one is sexually attracted. This does Not include romantic attraction btw. Like any attraction, this is out of human control. It's like telling a gay person 'you can't feel sexually attracted to other males', it's something that simply happens and the person might hate and dislike this but cannot change it other than trying to manipulate themselves to change. Which rarely succeeds with success.
Beastiality is any sexual action with an animal. So not just sexual attraction. This is indeed a choice. But I wish not to share opinion due sensitivity of the topic.
And if a Zoophile only consumes pornographic material which is animal/animal or -drawn- human/animal, I'm completely okay with it as well.
After all, I think actual Zoophiles or even Zoosexuals are pretty rare in the community. Yes, the percentage of those inside the Otherkin community and even the furry community may be higher than in the regular population. But that's normal, it's the internet after all.
I don't see drawn human/animal things as anything related to Zoophiles/Beastiality. It's just art and usually antropormorphic. Officially seen it's not directly seen as zoophilia/beastiality in any way.
True, very rare in the community in my experience. Sexual attraction is way higher than sexual 'action' however. I believe the percentages are lower than in the furry community and normal human-community eitherway.
Thanks for hearing me out!
WOOF!
PD