https://mellozone.site/news/Original Mello Zone articles and curated furry fandom, VRChat, research, and virtual-event headlines.en-usSat, 18 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://mellozone.site/news/welcome-to-the-mello-zone-newsroom/https://mellozone.site/news/welcome-to-the-mello-zone-newsroom/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMTMeet the new Mello Zone newsroom for original community updates, event recaps, creator stories, safety guidance, and curated furry fandom news.Mello Zone StaffMello Zone Originalhttps://news.furryrefuge.com/hidden-gems-market-tulalip-wahttps://news.furryrefuge.com/hidden-gems-market-tulalip-waSat, 18 Jul 2026 01:15:14 GMTOriginal post written by Ahmar WolfFurry Refugehttps://news.furryrefuge.com/aurawra-guide-to-artist-alleyhttps://news.furryrefuge.com/aurawra-guide-to-artist-alleyFri, 17 Jul 2026 21:45:30 GMTOriginal post written by Ahmar WolfFurry Refugehttps://news.furryrefuge.com/anthrotales-volume-i-opening-ceremonyhttps://news.furryrefuge.com/anthrotales-volume-i-opening-ceremonyFri, 17 Jul 2026 18:15:20 GMTOriginal post written by Ahmar WolfFurry Refugehttps://news.furryrefuge.com/fr-radio-dj-show-every-friday-at-5pm-est-55https://news.furryrefuge.com/fr-radio-dj-show-every-friday-at-5pm-est-55Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:43 GMTJOIN US TONIGHT AT 5PM EST IN OUR RADIO CHATROOM FOR A RADIO DJ SHOW! https://t.me/+JnMFyCm0_K1lMjdh AND RADIO STATION: https://radio.furryrefuge.comFurry Refugehttps://news.furryrefuge.com/les-furfurieux-aftermovie-officiel-lff3https://news.furryrefuge.com/les-furfurieux-aftermovie-officiel-lff3Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:45:10 GMTOriginal post written by Ahmar WolfFurry Refugehttps://news.furryrefuge.com/carolina-furfare-2026-dance-signupshttps://news.furryrefuge.com/carolina-furfare-2026-dance-signupsFri, 17 Jul 2026 04:15:07 GMTStep into the moonlight and dance with the cryptids! Show off your spooky moves and beastly grooves in the CFF Dance Competition and Dance Duels. https://www.carolinafurfare.org/dance-compsFurry Refugehttps://news.furryrefuge.com/confuror-2026-goh-kyell-goldhttps://news.furryrefuge.com/confuror-2026-goh-kyell-goldFri, 17 Jul 2026 00:45:28 GMT🏜️ We are delighted to announce Kyell Gold as the Guest of Honor at Confuror 2026! Gold is an American writer of award-winning furry novels and stories. He has created distinct universes of fantasy, drama, and mystery, and his stories often focusFurry Refugehttps://www.flayrah.com/9611/i-love-furry-bunker-projects-art-exhibit-showing-love-fandomhttps://www.flayrah.com/9611/i-love-furry-bunker-projects-art-exhibit-showing-love-fandomFri, 17 Jul 2026 00:12:31 GMTInside of Bunker Projects I Love Furry art exhibit -Photo by Kamen As the city of Pittsburgh readied itself to welcome back Anthrocon, a small art gallery on Penn Avenue had viewers asking, “Why do they love furry?” From June 5th toFlayrahhttps://furrytimes.net/2026/07/16/the-one-in-which-i-explain-why-im-so-burnt-out/https://furrytimes.net/2026/07/16/the-one-in-which-i-explain-why-im-so-burnt-out/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:20:03 GMTFurry Timeshttps://furrytimes.net/2026/07/16/top-10-summer-themed-fursuiters/https://furrytimes.net/2026/07/16/top-10-summer-themed-fursuiters/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:16:59 GMTFurry Timeshttps://www.flayrah.com/9609/anthrocon-brings-heat-20-years-steel-cityhttps://www.flayrah.com/9609/anthrocon-brings-heat-20-years-steel-cityMon, 13 Jul 2026 05:57:09 GMTExterior of the David Lawrence Convention Center displaying the Anthrocon flag -Photo by Kamen In 2006, the Anthrocon Board of Directors voted to move the convention from Philadelphia to the David Lawrence convention center and Westin in Pittsburgh. This was the startFlayrahhttps://www.flayrah.com/9610/furrymuck-still-goinghttps://www.flayrah.com/9610/furrymuck-still-goingSun, 12 Jul 2026 23:26:38 GMTFollowing the unfortunate passing of Tori "Tugrik" Amundson, the server FurryMUCK was running upon needed to be retired. I am very appreciative and grateful that Tugrik's friends and next-of-kin have been keeping the server up and available to this point. Finally, we'veFlayrahhttps://www.flayrah.com/9606/digging-positivity-june-2026https://www.flayrah.com/9606/digging-positivity-june-2026Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:05:05 GMTTemperatures are rising, but so do the charity numbers. We also spotted the first ninja giraffe in the world, and our special guest is a long standing member of the furry community, an adorable plush fox that is mostly active behind theFlayrahhttps://www.flayrah.com/9605/anthrocon-cancels-parade-and-block-party-due-continued-intense-heathttps://www.flayrah.com/9605/anthrocon-cancels-parade-and-block-party-due-continued-intense-heatSat, 04 Jul 2026 00:27:19 GMTThe intense heat forecast for this fourth of July throughout this weekend has caused Anthrocon to announce that the block party and parade in the city on Saturday will be cancelled. Anthrocon has been closely monitoring the extreme heat and severe weatherFlayrahhttps://www.flayrah.com/9604/anthrocon-kicks-18th-year-held-pittsburgh-mayor-pledges-anthrocon-dayhttps://www.flayrah.com/9604/anthrocon-kicks-18th-year-held-pittsburgh-mayor-pledges-anthrocon-dayFri, 03 Jul 2026 16:15:23 GMTAnthrocon’s 18th year being held in Pittsburgh is in full swing, and on Wednesday the Mayor of Pittsburgh commemorated the occasion by proclaiming that day as “Anthrocon Day”. The convention started to be held in the city 20 years ago, in 2006,Flayrahhttps://www.flayrah.com/9602/newsbytes-archive-june-2026https://www.flayrah.com/9602/newsbytes-archive-june-2026Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:27:06 GMTContributors this month include 2cross2affliction , dronon , earthfurst , EberraWolf , and Sonious . Also, Happy Canada Day! 2cross2affliction: Mebh and the Wolf Pups , a spinoff of Wolfwalkers (admittedly for pre-schoolers), is in the works from Cartoon Saloon, though inFlayrahhttps://www.flayrah.com/9600/capital-furcons-juneteenthhttps://www.flayrah.com/9600/capital-furcons-juneteenthThu, 25 Jun 2026 02:09:45 GMTDazai Hyena dances with a woman at Live-K in National Harbor, Maryland, during the first event hosted by the upcoming furry convention Capital FurCon. (Flayrah/Eberra Wolf) Late Friday afternoon, a few dozen furries came down to National Harbor, Maryland, for the firstFlayrahhttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/june-2026-safety-updatehttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/june-2026-safety-updateWed, 24 Jun 2026 19:38:05 GMTA video version of this blog is available here . As always, we've been getting a lot of questions about Age Verification and Content Gating, and the answers floating around right now are all over the place. The last time we gaveVRChathttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/fake-breach-noticehttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/fake-breach-noticeFri, 12 Jun 2026 22:32:54 GMTWe have noticed a significant amount of commentary this week about an alleged data breach at VRChat. We want to make it perfectly clear that we have no reason to believe that our data and systems were compromised, and we did notVRChathttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/introducing-text-input-moderation-in-vrchathttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/introducing-text-input-moderation-in-vrchatWed, 29 Apr 2026 19:05:25 GMTLearn about our new Text Moderation systems in VRChat.VRChathttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/were-herehttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/were-hereTue, 31 Mar 2026 18:01:27 GMTIt's been a rough month for our corner of the industry. Horizon Worlds VR moved into maintenance mode . Rec Room announced yesterday that it's closing on June 1 . Both were very well-funded platforms with real communities -- and both areVRChathttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/trust-safety-update-2025https://hello.vrchat.com/blog/trust-safety-update-2025Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:54:40 GMTVRChat is a place of connection, creativity, and community. It is a place where you can be anyone and build anything. We are incredibly proud of the culture you have built here. As VRChat grows, so do the challenges it faces. VRChatVRChathttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/vrchat-mobile-releasehttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/vrchat-mobile-releaseFri, 24 Oct 2025 22:30:10 GMTWe’re thrilled to announce that VRChat is now available on both iOS and Android! This moment has been a long time coming! We can’t wait to see what new audiences will discover the magic of VRChat via an entirely new way toVRChathttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/vrchat-joins-the-tech-coalition-to-strengthen-child-safety-onlinehttps://hello.vrchat.com/blog/vrchat-joins-the-tech-coalition-to-strengthen-child-safety-onlineThu, 16 Oct 2025 16:33:00 GMTWe’re proud to share that VRChat has joined the Tech Coalition , a global association that unites technology companies to prevent and respond to online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). Through this partnership, VRChat will collaborate with more than 55 leadingVRChathttps://hello.vrchat.com/candy-questhttps://hello.vrchat.com/candy-questTue, 14 Oct 2025 18:59:26 GMTCandy Quest 2025 — Click! PermalinkVRChathttps://furscience.com/a-conversation-about-furries-with-dr-kathy-g/https://furscience.com/a-conversation-about-furries-with-dr-kathy-g/Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:01:38 GMTThe LGBTQ Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series is hosting A Conversation about the Furry Community with Dr Kathy Gerbasi. If you’re in the area, and want to attend, attendance is free, but please register using the QR-Code below or click the link toFurSciencehttps://furscience.com/the-furscience-team-grows/https://furscience.com/the-furscience-team-grows/Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:12:51 GMTWelcome Dr Brooks! Furscience is pleased to welcome Dr Thomas Brooks as the newest addition to the Furscience Team! Dr Brooks has already made his debut as an official Furscientist on the ground at Texas Furry Fiesta 2022, so those Furs inFurSciencehttps://furscience.com/furries-psychology-with-dr-kathy-gerbasi/https://furscience.com/furries-psychology-with-dr-kathy-gerbasi/Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:50:34 GMTOur own Dr. Kathy Gerbasi does a podcast! In the sixth episode of Best Paper I Ever Wrote, Dr. Gerbasi talks Furries & Psychology with host Jessica Fisher. Jessica Fisher (She/They) is a Phoenix-Based artist from New Jersey. She majored in PlaywritingFurSciencehttps://furscience.com/were-off-to-anthrocon-2019/https://furscience.com/were-off-to-anthrocon-2019/Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:52:42 GMTDr Roberts gives the fandom a quick update about Furscience’s future plans, and exactly what we’re up to at Anthrocon 2019 and how you can participate! The post We’re off to Anthrocon 2019! appeared first on Furscience .FurSciencehttps://furscience.com/whats-going-on-dr-roberts-answers-by-video/https://furscience.com/whats-going-on-dr-roberts-answers-by-video/Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:58:03 GMTThis Dr Roberts’ first video update to the fandom in 2019. She describes what’s been going on with her, Furscience, and what the Furscience 2019 Con schedule looks like. Watch and enjoy! This video is also available on Vimeo The post What’sFurSciencehttps://furscience.com/goin-bald-buck/https://furscience.com/goin-bald-buck/Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:51:08 GMTFurscience’s own Dr Gerbasi is Goin’ Bald for Buck$. No donation is too small, and any effort to share and raise awareness is appreciated. If you’re on Facebook, links and details below: The post Goin’ Bald for Buck$ appeared first on FurscienceFurSciencehttps://furscience.com/challenging-myths-furries-sex-vice-media-asks-furscience-answers/https://furscience.com/challenging-myths-furries-sex-vice-media-asks-furscience-answers/Fri, 02 Feb 2018 22:40:25 GMTVice Media (Canada) came to CanFURence in 2017 to speak with and record Furries and the Furcience team at work. Here are a couple minutes of what they got in a new piece just released yesterday. Unfortunately, some have experienced regional blocks,FurSciencehttps://furscience.com/dr-gerbasi-talks-furries-science/https://furscience.com/dr-gerbasi-talks-furries-science/Mon, 20 Nov 2017 19:17:01 GMTIf there’s one thing Furries like more than science, it’s the science of furries, and Dr. Gerbasi delivers that and so much more in this lecture at Niagara County Community College, NY. Watch, learn, and share with your friends and family, andFurScience