

“It could be that the animals don’t really care,” Knaevelsrud said. “It is difficult to say yes or no,” he replied to a question about the legality of animal bordellos in Norway. Torunn Knaevelsrud is the section chief for animal welfare for the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. Since Danish laws are so similar to Norwegian laws, the animal bordello phenomenon has led many to question if such a practice could be legal in Norway as well. The newspaper found that the cost charged by the animal owners varied from DKK 500 to 1,000 (USD$85 to $170). The newspaper contacted several such individuals and was told that many of the animals have been engaged in this kind of activity for several years and that the animals crave the sexual stimulation. On the internet, several Danish animal owners openly advertise their services. According to the Danish newspaper 24timer, this interesting gap in the law has led to a flourishing business in which people pay in order to have sex with animals. The law states that doing so is perfectly legal, so long as the animal involved does not suffer. Laws in both Denmark and Norway are fairly open when it comes to a person’s legal right to engage in sexual activity with an animal. Ice News (“ Animal brothels legal in Denmark“): And not just separately.Ī regular correspondent with a longstanding interest in the region stumbled upon this story from 2008 and passed it along. Bestiality and prostitution are legal in Denmark.
