The Core of the Claim and Its Real Function
The narrative alleging the “legalization of cannibalism and zoophilia” in the EU, the United States, or Ukraine has neither factual nor legal grounding. This is not a mistake or a misunderstanding, but a deliberately constructed propaganda myth designed to create the image of total moral decay in the outside world.
The purpose of such a claim is not to inform, but to emotionally contaminate. It appeals not to reason, but to disgust and fear, shaping the audience’s perception that any repressive measures at home are a “lesser evil” compared to an imagined external threat.
Moral Panic as a Tool of Control
In social psychology, such constructs are described as moral panic—artificially generated fears aimed at mobilizing society against an imaginary evil. Research by Stanley Cohen and later studies (Lewandowsky et al., 2020) demonstrate that such myths are especially effective under authoritarian regimes and conditions of information isolation.
The absurdity of the accusation plays a central role: the more radical it is, the stronger the emotional response and the lower the likelihood of rational verification. Propaganda deliberately selects taboo topics related to the body, sexuality, and violence, as they instantly suppress critical thinking.
Factual and Legal Reality
There are no and have never been any initiatives to legalize cannibalism or zoophilia in any EU member state, the United States, or Ukraine. On the contrary, criminal law in these jurisdictions treats such acts as serious or particularly serious crimes.
- European Union: Sexual acts with animals are criminalized under the national criminal codes of all EU member states. In addition, Directive 2011/93/EU establishes binding obligations to protect human dignity and prevent sexual violence.
- United States: Cannibalism is prosecuted in conjunction with homicide, abuse of a corpse, and desecration of human remains; zoophilia is explicitly prohibited in the overwhelming majority of states and is classified as a felony.
- Ukraine: Articles 297 and 297-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine address abuse of a corpse and burial sites; Article 299-1 criminalizes cruelty to animals. Any claims of “decriminalization” are false.
Where Propaganda “Evidence” Comes From
An analysis of disinformation reveals a recurring set of manipulative techniques:
- extracting rare criminal cases from context and presenting them as a “norm”;
- shifting academic discussions about the limits of personal autonomy into the realm of criminal law;
- using satirical or fringe publications as alleged “official initiatives.”
None of these cases has ever been documented as leading to legislative change.
Legal Analysis: What Is Being Concealed
The dissemination of such myths serves to divert attention from real, documented violations of international law by the Russian Federation:
- violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter—the prohibition of the threat or use of force;
- systematic violations of the Geneva Conventions—attacks on civilians, torture, and deportations;
- violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child—forcible transfer of children;
- indications of war crimes documented in reports by UN OHCHR, OSCE, and the International Criminal Court.
Against this background, fictional “moral horrors of the West” function as a smokescreen.
The Real Picture Without Hysteria
All modern legal systems are based on the universal principle of protecting life, human dignity, and the inadmissibility of violence. Cannibalism and zoophilia are absolute taboos in law, culture, and international norms.
No authoritative international organization—including the UN, Amnesty International, or Human Rights Watch—has ever recorded even discussions about the possibility of their legalization. On the contrary, the trend of recent decades has been toward harsher penalties and expanded protection of victims.
Conclusion
The myth of the “legalization of cannibalism and zoophilia” is not merely a lie, but a tool for governing through fear and dehumanizing the external world. It replaces law with emotion, facts with disgust, and reality with fiction.
Its function is to justify repression, isolation, and aggression by diverting attention from concrete legal crimes. Wherever access to documents, legal norms, and verifiable sources exists, this myth inevitably collapses.
Key Sources and Materials
- Criminal codes of EU member states, the United States, and Ukraine
- EU Directive 2011/93/EU
- Reports by UN OHCHR, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch
- OSINT analysis by EUvsDisinfo
- Lewandowsky et al., The Debunking Handbook, 2020
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Last modified date: 25/11/2025