Category: covid-19
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Anthro East Coast closes after four years of operations; barbecue picnic event to continue
Canadian convention Anthro East Coast, or AEC, has recently confirmed that the furcon will close, and its parent company will disband by September. This came after the furcon has announced their search for a new chairperson in April after their former leader stepped down in March. Reaching out for more planning volunteers always have left…
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News in brief – 20/7/2021
FinFur Animus 2021 cancelled First in Europe, in view of rising local COVID-19 cases and the increasing prevalence of the Delta variant globally, Finnish convention FinFur Animus has cancelled their event this year. In a statement released Tuesday (July 13) however, they say a ‘smaller one or two-day gathering’ that’s held in the same original…
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News in brief – 14/6/2021
Howloween Canadian convention Howloween recently announced that their vice chairman Temrin is stepping down. They say she did so to refocus on her personal life goals. Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend (WPAFW) To the US, West Pennsylvania Furry Weekend is pushing back pre-registrations for their 2021 event, until at least July 14. The furcon says that…
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Aurawra 2021 postponed as the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads locally
To Australia, Sydney convention Aurawra has postponed their physical event to next year, following cases involving the more contagious COVID-19 Delta variant that is starting to appear locally; the city right now is under a two-week lockdown. Attendees can choose to get ticket refunds by contacting the furcon’s email, and registrations for this year will…
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Camp Tiny Paws announces physical event closure; last event to hold virtually in August
In spite of COVID-19 vaccines rolling out globally, some businesses and events impacted by the pandemic had to fold out. US-based convention Camp Tiny Paws recently announced Thursday (Jul 1) they will be closing the furcon indefinitely. According to the furcon, this decision came about with their hotel venue now closed and prices at other…
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COVID-19 and Furries: PDFC to hold over New Year, FurMIT moves to 2022, Furstival registrations open
In sight of local conditions, American convention Painted Desert Furcon, or PDFC, is set to hold their event over the New Year. Postponed registrations will be transferred to this year’s event and refunds will not be given; though when another postponement happens, attendees can either choose to transfer again or request a full refund. The…
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COVID-19 and Furries: OUFC to hold second round in August, Camp Feral cancelled for 2021
Since their first event in May, Chinese convention Once Upon A Fur Con, or OUFC, has announced their second consecutive event within this year. The second event was originally planned for mid-June. However, after receiving feedback from student attendees that the schedule would conflict with their end-term exams, the event was deferred to mid-August, to…
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COVID-19 and Furries: Aurawra changes venue, Furpocalypse defers event
Starting off from Australia, Aurawra has changed their convention venue, after their local government has reserved their convention hotel, the Novotel Sydney International Airport hotel, as a quarantine site for airline staff for a period of time that crosses the furcon’s planned dates end-July. Novotel Sydney Olympic Park is their new venue, which is an…
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Banned on forgery: Denfur bans furry for encouraging forgery of vaccination cards; more furcons follow suit and invoke ban
As the vaccination drive goes on globally, demand for fake vaccination record cards are on the rise; in one instance being sold online, with prices going from $20 USD a piece to $60 USD per four pieces. A related case of such happened recently when a Twitter user called @fubarrdog commented under one of Colorado-based…
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Furry Down Under 2021: Nearing 2021 in-person event, health advisories and registration flow dished out
With continued stability on the local COVID-19 situation, Australian furcon Furry Down Under (FurDU) is now set for this weekend. The furcon has recently unveiled their registration procedure for this year’s in-person event to be held at the Mantra On-View Surfers’ Paradise hotel. Instead of playing Nokia Snake to queue for tickets, attendees will be…
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