"Dear Beastforum.com and Tubesite members. It is with great sadness that we have decided to close down Beastforum.com, Petsex.com, Gaybeast.com, AnimalFlix.com, Barnlove.com and associated sites. It is no longer feasible to operate and run the sites. The site will be taken offline the 15th of February 2019."
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: BeastForum officially ceased operations in 2019 .
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He reached out to his mentor, Dr. Elara, who had studied digital subcultures for 20 years.