Leda and the Swan, a 16th century copy of a lost painting by Michelangelo, 1530 (National Gallery, London)

Avisodomy is the act of a human engaging in sexual activity that involves a bird. Due to the size difference between the species, any act involving penetration is usually fatal to the bird.^{[citation needed]}

R.E.L. Masters, in his book (1962) describes it and other zoosadistic acts under "related perversions" as follows:

According to de Sade, a variant of this bestial pleasure with the goose was to be found in the Parisian brothels of his day. Known as avisodomy, it was accomplished, as described by the Marquis, in this way: " ... the girl holds the bird's (turkey's) neck locked between her thighs, you have her ass straight ahead of you for prospect, and she cuts the bird's throat the same moment you discharge.

Some descriptions of this act feature the perpetrator breaking the bird's neck as the moment of orgasm approaches.

[edit] See also

• Zoosadism
• Zoophilia

[edit] External links

• The Straight Dope article: discusses avisodomy (about halfway down the page)

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