Sexual contact with animals - zoophilia has been rarely studied. The most famous are studies by Kinsey (1948, 1953) who identified 8% and Hunt (1974) who identified 2-5% prevalence of zoophilic behavior.
Williams &Weinberg (2003) reported that in the USA the prevalence is around 5%. Sandabba (2002) focused on the prevalence in Sado- Masochistic (S-M) community and identified prevalence of 7,5% (12 of 164 respondents).