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The city of Pittsburgh will be taking another walk on the wild side with the annual Anthrocon this weekend.
The annual convention for those fascinated with anthropomorphics -- or "furries" -- returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Thursday.
Many of the thousands of people expected to attend to convention will dress in full or partial animal costumes as they walk through the stree
The tails and ears are held on with straps, and the fur is usually fake -- but the money that Anthrocon furry convention visitors spend Downtown is very real.
More than 4,500 furries -- fans of art, literature and games featuring anthropomorphic, or human-like, animals -- are flooding the city for Pittsburgh's sixth annual Anthrocon, held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. During thei
Downtown Pittsburgh will see some new visitors in town this weekend: furries.
That’s because the annual furry convention is being held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
“We are the world’s largest convention dedicated exclusively to cartoon animals, and we see that as an art form,” according to chairman and CEO of Anthrocon, Inc., Dr. Samuel Conway.
"A judge is considering whether a Pittsburgh-area man can legally change his name to Boomer the Dog after a short-lived television series."
There is not a big enough :facepalm: for this...
"The furries are in town for the annual Anthrocon convention, the world's largest convention for those fascinated with anthropomorphics, human-like animal characters.
Thousands of furries come every year in June and cause quite a stir on the streets on Pittsburgh.
Most people stop and stare.
Some even take photos with the furries.
"It's part of expressing yourself physically and emotionally. It's an alter-ego. It has a lot to do with art," said a furry who said she was dressed as a monster.
"A lot of my personality traits fit a husky. I love being cold. I love being outs
"The Anthrocon convention opened in Pittsburgh Thursday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, at least the fifth year the group has convened in the Steel City.
Anthrocon is a gathering of those "fascinated with anthropomorphics, which are humanlike animal characters," according to the group's website; the group also refers to themselves as "furries."
According to Pittsburgh Business Times research, the 2008 Anthrocon had 3,390 attendees, and accounted for 2,475 hotel room nights. It ranked as the 13th-largest convention of that year.
The 2010 Anthrocon runs through Sunday
"Ask Fernando DeCarvalho, owner of Fernando’s Cafe, to compare the potential business to be had from the G-20 Summit next month with the 4,000 fur-bound conventioneers who attended Anthrocon, a meeting of professed “furries,†in June.
He answers in less time than it takes for a wisp of fur to begin to float away.
“Are you kidding?†he said, choosing the furries, to whom he sold 3,000 sandwiches on a Friday when they attended the convention at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. “All I need is three of those conventions and I can close for the rest of the year.â€
For G-20? Not so
"It's a jungle out there, and nowhere else in the United States is that more true than in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this Independence Day weekend. Members of the social subculture have gathered at the city's convention center from all over the world, which includes a number of "furs" from the Sacramento region."
