Overview
- On El Trece’s La Mañana con Moria, Cartaña pressed guests who self-identify as animals to act consistently with that claim, citing examples like barking, sleeping in a kennel, eating pet food, and wearing a leash.
- He argued that autoperception is uniquely human and pointed to speech and vocal cords as evidence of a biological mismatch with non-human identities.
- Therian and furry participants defended their experiences as valid, emphasized an internal or spiritual connection, acknowledged their human upbringing, and asked not to be discriminated against.
- Cartaña said he would tell worried parents to respect a young person’s decision but to enforce practical consequences to test whether the asserted lifestyle can be sustained.
- Coverage distinguished furries as a creative fandom dating to the 1980s built around fursonas and fursuits, while therians describe a deeper non-human self-identification beyond roleplay.