What an enormously strange but wonderful year it has been! Welcome to the last episode of 2025!
This episode we have:

  • A wonderful interview with furry musician Cosmik with a K
  • Animation news, how Zootopia 2 shattered all expectations, and how you can get one of those shiny Lorcana Cards!
  • And of course, a whole bunch of charities

So…lets start with those!

Charity News

East raised $16,554.74

We start in Europe! Where have East, who raised money for the Der Förderverein Tierpark Suhl, a small animal park in the region. They also collected 6,651 bottles and cans together with 32 crates. This all together amounts to a wonderful $16,554.74

Walk to defeat ALS Seattle raised $157,814.00

Every year, Kijani Lion and the Emerald City Critters are a major part of the Walkto Defeat ALS in Seattle (USA). They are the official entertainment of the event, giving a very warm and fluffy vibe to an already wonderful atmosphere. This year they have raised $157,814. This is a result that truly warms my heart.

Heartland Halloween raised $2,944.36

Staying in the USA, we have Heartland Halloween who raised $2,944.36 for Disc For Life, their goal being mental health awareness and suicide prevention. They are placing golf discs throughout the United States, to further help ensure access to these vital services.

Biggest Little Furcon raised $34,416.31

For years already a staple in the furry community, raising money for Safe Haven Wildlife sanctuary, the visitors of the Biggest Little Furcon in Reno, Nevada, USA raised a whopping $34,416.31.

Confuror raised $23,717.00

Meanwhile in wonderful country Mexico the awesome critters from Conjuror have raised $23,717.00 together for Proyecto Tamadura Mexico, who are protecting these sub species of ant-eaters unique to South America.

Howloween raised $3,282.76

And in Canada during Howloween, these spooky critters have raised $3,282.76 for the B.C. society for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals, also known as the BCSPCA! Good Job

Spooktacufur raised food for the foodbank

For many, times are though and they have to rely on a foodbank, and these do not just run on monetary donations! The lovely beans from Spooktacufur raised plenty of foodstuff for the Utah Food bank for the US of A. You lot do make a difference for many in these troubled times!

Furpocalypse raised $17,091.98

2,845 spooky cooky critters have raised $17,091.98 for Q Plus during Furpocalypse. This is a LGBTQ organisation dedicated to uplifting and empowering queer youth through various programs like open mics, workshops, game nights, support groups and so on!

Infurnity raised $31,034.65

And in Taiwan, 3251 critters managed to raise $31,034.65 for 2 charities: The Raptor Research Group of Taiwan and the Taiwan Black Bear Conservation Association.

Orange County ALS Walk raised $6,115

Joe G. Bear and his wonderful friends from team Tony have been part of the Orange County ALS Walk for many years, and this year is no exception! They have raised $6,115 for ALS United Orange County and like always they have uplifting the spirits of many, and making amazing memories.

Aquatifur raised $20,000

The furries at Aquatifur managed to raise $20,000 for Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, helping this organisation greatly to find forever homes for cats and dogs with special needs.

Furs for Life raised $25,410.90

Every year, a group of furry streamers, artists, gamers, dancers and others come together to give back to the community through Furs For Life. They been working hard raising funds for Extra Life! They have raised $25,410.90 for one of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This network treats thousands of kids annually, regardless of their illness, injury, or their family’s ability to pay.

When Furballs Strike raised $2,070.00

What’s more fun than bowling with friends? Well, bowling with friends, in fursuit, and raising money for charity! The 55th edition of When Furballs Strike showed us how’s it done! Almost the entire venue, that’s 44 lanes, were filled with all sorts of fuzzy friends, having loads of fun and raising $2,070.00 for the ALS Association!

General News and Entertainment

Guest of Honour at SloFluffCon

A few episodes back we featured a lovely small Slovenian furry convention named SloFluffCon and I am ever so honoured to say that I am this editions’ guest of honour! Besides featuring on a few panels, I will bring plenty of Dutch snacks, including cheese. Yes, I like my cheese proper. I am so looking forward to this convention, tickets are still available, and maybe I get to see you there in January?

Zootopia 2

Well, it was 2016 when Zootopia came out, and it was a wild success. The team behind it knew well what they were doing. Later we were treated with Zootopia Plus, and if we wanted to see more, we needed to go to Disneyland Shanghai for the
Zootopia trackless ride. Which looks really fun! But it’s also really far away from me.

However, slowly the hype towards Zootopia 2 was building, there were a lot of commercials, but also stunts like a whole airplane being wrapped in Zootopia theme: A big Airbus A220 from Air Canada. Especially the weeks before the movie, Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps were just about everywhere. But also smaller roles, like little cameos by beloved actor Michael J Fox as…a fox of course, or young wildlife conservationist turned actor Robert Irwin, as the Koala named Robert Furwin.

And the movie did not disappoint! It had a record setting opening weekend in US, and globally it’s the fourth biggest worldwide debut in box office history just behind Spiderman: No Way Home and the two avengers movies: Endgame and Infinity War. Which makes it the largest global launch of an animated film ever.

I went to see the movie during opening weekend, and I found out that you get a free Lorcana trading card with selected cinema’s. On disneylorcana.com you can see which cinema’s worldwide will have this lovely card, and you can ask the people at the cinema for it while showing your ticket stub, and please, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, be polite with them, most of them are working hard to make your evening a pleasant one, as a former service worker myself I can say a bit of politeness goes a long way!

Oh, and if you can’t get your paws on one, a little birdy told me there will be one on the NordicFuzzCon charity auction!

Mouse P.I. for Hire

It already has been some years since Cuphead was released, which really made an impact by being not just a fun game, but hand animated, and inspired by the wacky rubber-hose fueled cartoon style of the 30’s. They even got a series from Netflix, which was fun. You could see they lacked the budget to animate everything by hand, but all in all still a very fun watch. I still love the devil.

In March there will be the release of Mouse P.I. for Hire, which is also hand animated, and very much inspired by the 30’s cartoon shenanigans. However they take it an entire different route. It’s a 3D shooter with very deep story elements, it almost looks like the lovechild of cuphead and bioshock. Which is a VERY good thing in my opinion! You can Wishlist it on steam, and it will be released in March.

The Friendliest Skunk

Another cute little platformer is the Friendliest skunk, as someone who had a pet skunk for a while, and who is working with one, of course we took a closer look. And what we saw is very adorable. So… in January we will have a little interview with the people behind it, and I am happy to say our channel skunkette returns from hiatus for this wonderful interview: Score Chaser.

[Featurette: Cosmik with a K]

Thank You

I am ever so grateful for you all to stay with us till the very end of the last episode of the year! At the end of December we will have the Furry Charity Index, and in first Saturday of February we will be with you again for the first episode of the 9th season! Man, I can’t believe it already has been so long! I won’t be long for our 10 year anniversary!

Time flies when you’re having fun and fruit flies like a banana.

But I would not be able to pull this off without you wonderful viewers and supporters like these amazing folks:

  • Patreon: Manick Knux, Taross Blackburn, Tantoo McNally, Cosmik, Ishnula, Els Deckers, Score Chaser
  • Youtube Channel Members: Rex The Warhorse, Lorek Byrnison, Joe & Mavi, Wither, Longtooth, Iorek Byrnison for the donations
  • Twitch subscribers: ajabuyeen, jake_r_g, falconeio, evolvertv, longtooth67, swex_the_mischievous_fox, hanzanajanssen, ladylyanne, lightnymf

And that’s it for this years’ Digging Up Positivity episodes, we will return on February 7th with Season 9! However, in between we will have the Furry Charity Index where we will have all the charities I could find from this year, and you will be able to see if we crossed the magical 2 million USD worldwide mark!

Happy holidays and all of the hugs!

Author: Thabo Meerkat
Editor: Pawsry Hamktxchuzhni

《挖掘正能量》十一月篇：慈善新闻、《疯狂动物城 2》与兽迷圈亮点

这是一个既奇怪又美好的一年。欢迎来到 2025 年的最后一集！

这一集，我们准备了：

  • 一段和兽迷音乐人 Cosmik with a K 的精彩访问
  • 动画与娱乐新闻：《疯狂动物城 2》 如何超出所有期待，以及你要怎么拿到那张闪亮亮的 Lorcana 卡片
  • 当然，还有一大串慈善好消息

那么，我们就从慈善开始吧！

慈善新闻

East｜筹得 USD 16,554.74

我们先从欧洲开始！德国兽展 East 为当地一间小型动物园 Der Förderverein Tierpark Suhl 筹款。
他们同时也回收了 6,651 个瓶罐，加上 32 箱回收物，总共筹得 USD 16,554.74。真的很棒！

Walk to Defeat ALS Seattle｜USD 157,814.00

每一年，Kijani Lion 和 Emerald City Critters 都是美国西雅图 Walk to Defeat ALS 活动的重要一部分，也是现场的官方娱乐团队，为活动带来温暖又毛茸茸的气氛。

今年，他们一共筹得 USD 157,814.00。这个数字，真的让我很感动。

Heartland Halloween｜USD 2,944.36

留在美国，Heartland Halloween 为 Disc For Life 筹得 USD 2,944.36。
这个组织专注于心理健康与自杀预防，并透过在美国各地放置飞盘，提高大家对这些重要服务的关注。

Biggest Little Furcon｜USD 34,416.31

在美国内华达州雷诺市举办的 Biggest Little Furcon（BLFC），多年来一直是兽迷圈的重要慈善活动。
今年，参与者为 Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary 筹得 USD 34,416.31。

Confuror｜USD 23,717.00

来到墨西哥，Confuror 的伙伴们一共筹得 USD 23,717.00，支持 Proyecto Tamadura Mexico，保护南美特有的食蚁兽亚种。

Howloween｜USD 3,282.76

在加拿大的 Howloween，这些万圣节风格满满的兽迷为 BC SPCA（卑诗省防止虐待动物协会） 筹得 USD 3,282.76。干得好！

Spooktacufur｜为食物银行募集物资

对很多人来说，现在的生活并不容易。食物银行不只需要金钱，也需要实实在在的食物。
Spooktacufur 的朋友们为美国的 Utah Food Bank 募集了大量食品。在这个艰难的时期，你们真的帮了很多人。

Furpocalypse｜USD 17,091.98

在 Furpocalypse，2,845 位兽迷为 Q Plus 筹得 USD 17,091.98。
Q Plus 是一个支持 LGBTQ 青年 的组织，提供开放麦、工作坊、游戏夜、支持小组等活动。

Infurnity｜USD 31,034.65

在台湾，Infurnity 的 3,251 位参与者为两家慈善机构筹得 USD 31,034.65：

  • 台湾猛禽研究会
  • 台湾黑熊保育协会

Orange County ALS Walk｜USD 6,115.00

Joe G. Bear 和 Team Tony 多年来持续参与 Orange County ALS Walk。今年也不例外，他们为 ALS United Orange County 筹得 USD 6,115.00，同时也为很多人带来温暖的回忆。

Aquatifur｜USD 20,000.00

Aquatifur 的兽迷为 Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary 筹得 USD 20,000.00，协助这家机构为有特殊需求的猫狗寻找永久的家。

Furs for Life｜USD 25,410.90

每一年，来自不同领域的兽迷实况主、艺术家、舞者、玩家齐聚 Furs for Life，回馈社会。
他们今年为 Extra Life 筹得 USD 25,410.90，支持 儿童奇迹网络医院，帮助无数孩子，无论家庭是否负担得起医疗费用。

When Furballs Strike｜USD 2,070.00

还有什么比和朋友一起打保龄球更好玩？
当然是——穿着兽装一起打保龄球，还能做慈善！

When Furballs Strike 第 55 届活动，几乎包下了整个场地（44 条球道），为 ALS Association 筹得 USD 2,070.00。

综合新闻与娱乐

SloFluffCon 贵宾消息

几集前我们介绍过斯洛文尼亚的小型兽迷大会 SloFluffCon。
我很荣幸地告诉大家——我将担任这一届的贵宾嘉宾！

我会参与多个座谈，也会带去不少荷兰零食，当然包括起司。对，我很认真对待起司。
大会门票仍在发售中，也许一月能在那里见到你！

《疯狂动物城 2》

2016 年，《疯狂动物城》上映并大获成功。之后有《Zootopia+》，再后来想看更多内容，还得跑去上海迪士尼玩那条无轨游乐设施——真的很远。

但随着《疯狂动物城 2》宣传展开，热度一路攀升。
甚至有整架 加拿大航空 Airbus A220 被包成疯狂动物城主题！上映前几周，Nick Wilde 和 Judy Hopps 几乎无处不在。

电影也没让人失望。
它在美国创下开片纪录，全球票房首周排名历史第四，仅次于《蜘蛛侠：无路可退》与两部《复仇者联盟》。
同时，它也是 史上最大规模的动画电影全球首映。

我在首周末去看了电影，也发现部分戏院会赠送 Lorcana 集换卡。
你可以到 disneylorcana.com 查看哪些戏院有。记得对戏院工作人员保持礼貌——他们真的很辛苦。

如果你拿不到？
偷偷告诉你，NordicFuzzCon 的慈善拍卖可能会出现一张哦。

Mouse P.I. for Hire

《Cuphead》推出至今已有几年，凭着 30 年代卡通风格的手绘动画，留下深刻印象。

今年三月，将推出 Mouse P.I. for Hire。
同样是手绘动画，但玩法不同——这是一款 3D 射击游戏，剧情很深，感觉像是 Cuphead × Bioshock。
我个人非常期待。现在已可在 Steam 加入愿望清单。

The Friendliest Skunk

另一款可爱的横向平台游戏是 The Friendliest Skunk。
作为曾经养过臭鼬、现在也在和臭鼬共事的人，我们当然特别关注。

一月，我们会访问开发团队。
同时，我也很开心宣布，我们的频道 Skunkette 将结束休息期，回归进行这次访问。

特辑：Cosmik with a K

（音乐人访问内容）

谢谢你们

谢谢你一路陪我们到 2025 年最后一集！
十二月底我们将发布 Furry Charity Index，而 二月第一个星期六，我们会带来 第九季第一集。

时间真的过得很快。
Time flies when you’re having fun, and fruit flies like a banana.

这一切都离不开你们这些支持者：

  • Patreon 支持者：Manick Knux, Taross Blackburn, Tantoo McNally, Cosmik, Ishnula, Els Deckers, Score Chaser
  • YouTube 频道会员：Rex The Warhorse, Lorek Byrnison, Joe & Mavi, Wither, Longtooth, Iorek Byrnison
  • Twitch 订阅者：ajabuyeen, jake_r_g, falconeio, evolvertv, longtooth67, swex_the_mischievous_fox, hanzanajanssen, ladylyanne, lightnymf

这就是今年最后一集《挖掘正能量》。
我们 2 月 7 日 带着 第九季 回来！

中间还有 Furry Charity Index（兽圈慈善指数），一起看看今年全球是否突破 2 百万美元的里程碑。

祝大家假期快乐，抱抱全部送上！ 🤗

原创文章 – 萨博狐獴
编辑：爪利行乐主翅尼