Just saw an article on Boing Boing about the
Furry community.
I wasn't gonna pay it much attention until I saw this line.
Many veteran furries credit their entrance into the fandom to Disney, specifically to the 1973 animated hit Robin Hood. Who could forget the savvy canine archer and his muse, foxy Maid Marion? "Every character in that movie is effectively a furry," Strom says. "They're all anthropomorphic animals."
Which I believe
pyat has said in as many words.
Haven't read it all the way through, so this link is as much for my benefit as yours.