Anthropomorphism

A subculture involving interest in anthropomorphic animals, animals with human features, or vice versa. The various aspects of Furry Fandom can be as simple as adding little perks to a mostly normal human, such as ears and a tail. This can extend to covering the character with mostly animal traits, such as fur, nose, eyes, and so forth.

In Homestuck
Jade is into the fandom, and has decorated her room with various anthropomorphic and animal-related knick-knacks; plushies of various species, posters, and even a picture of Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff as furries, apparently a gift from Dave.

One example of Jade's belongings is her collection of Manthro Chaps. These toys merge features of a man, with various species of animals. Each Manthro Chap comes with a number of accessories, including articles of formal attire, a vaccination kit, and a dishwasher-safe slop trough.

Jade's interest seems to be focussed mainly on the subject of humans with animal aspects and the merchandise of the fandom, rather than anything further. Some people in the fandom enjoy dressing up as furries in sports mascot style costumes colloquially known as 'fursuits.' Others, like Jade, don't dress up and might find the practice odd or even distasteful. Jade says that despite her interests in anthropomorphic fauna 'it has never occurred to [her] to dress as one' and that the practice 'just seems ridiculous'. However, she might participate in writing furry fiction.