Community Guidelines

Last Updated 12th November 2006

1. Mission Statement

Puppy Pride is an LGBT+ online community for people who are into animal roleplay.

We exist to bring people together through a shared love of puppy play, friendship and community. We recognise that every pup's journey is different, and we celebrate those differences.

Our community is built on respect, consent, kindness and the freedom to be yourself. Whether you're an experienced pup, a curious newcomer, a handler or someone simply looking to make friends, you deserve to feel welcome, respected and safe.

There’s no right way to be a pup, no pack that’s perfect, and no community without being able to express our own thoughts and ideas.

By posting here, you agree to follow them and our Terms of Service.

2. Expected behaviours

Puppy Pride welcomes pups of all backgrounds, identities, orientations and levels of experience. No individual or group has the authority to decide who is or isn't a "real pup". 

We expect all users to treat other users with respect and consideration.

This includes respecting members' chosen names, pronouns, identities and preferred forms of expression.

Assume good intent. Our members are a diverse group, and many write in their second or third language.

Only upload photographs or videos that you have permission to share. This includes images taken at events, gatherings and private parties

NSFW content is allowed across most of the website, however, we expect all members who post NSFW content to label it correctly.

3. Prohibited behaviours

Please keep all comments and discussion respectful and courteous. We may remove or report posts, comments, or links that we consider:

• Discriminatory, potentially defamatory, false, or misleading, racist, off-topic, inflammatory, repetitive, offensive or otherwise inappropriate
• Transphobic, or supportive of those who are knowingly transphobic
• Disrespectful toward another person
• To make another person feel unsafe
• Repetitive spam
• Campaigning for a product, service, cause or initiative (except promoting LGBT+ rights)
• Infringement of the privacy, intellectual property or legal rights of others
• Any other material we consider to be inappropriate.

Any commercial content or advertisements must be made through our advert system, or other pre-authorised channels. 

The pup community is full of fantastically talented people, and we feel that AI is stealing from them. Therefore, all generative AI usage is banned.

We retain the right to block a user whose posts or comments include any of the above.

Please note that as Puppy Pride is a UK-based CIC, all content must comply with UK laws.

4. Consent Is Essential

Consent is at the heart of our community. Never assume that someone's pup identity, relationship status, photographs or profile information permits you to engage in sexual conversation, roleplay or other intimate interactions. Consent must be freely given and can be withdrawn at any time.

Nobody is obliged to respond to messages, accept friend requests, engage in roleplay or pursue relationships. If someone declines your advances or asks you to stop contacting them, respect their decision. Repeated unwanted contact, including through alternative accounts, is harassment.

5. Privacy and personal information

Be very careful with sharing your personal information on the platform, including email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses. Both in public posts and in private messages.

Do not share another member's real name, location, workplace, personal information, private messages or photographs without their explicit permission. Never publicly reveal someone's involvement in puppy play or the LGBTQ+ community without their consent.

If you’re sharing photos, please make sure that any personal information is blurred, even if it’s in the background.

6. Accounts and Security

You are responsible for your own account security. Do NOT share your password or login details under any circumstances.

One account per person, do not share it

Company accounts are allowed; however, we expect one person to be personally responsible for it and for all content posted with it.

7. Moderation policies

We aim to judge everyone fairly, and apply the benefit of the doubt in most situations. 

For mild infractions, we might just delete any offending content with a message of warning.

For bigger or repeat infractions, accounts might be suspended for a period of time, with a reason why.

For major infractions, or anything illegal, accounts may be banned without warning.

Police may be informed of any breaches of UK law, including but not limited to our Child Safety Standards.

If you believe that content has been removed in error, please reply to the moderation email within 14 days to appeal.

8. Reporting mechanisms

If you see any material on the website that you believe is in breach of these policies, we have an inbuilt reporting system in place.  On all pages with user-generated content, you’ll find “...”, usually on the top right.  

Once you click this, you should find a button that says “Report”. Clicking this will bring up a form to allow you to pick a reason for reporting, as well as a text box for you to provide any reasoning, if needed.

While we can’t guarantee providing any feedback on reports, we will try to deal with them all as quickly as possible.