I put the "do you think" because like, anthropomorphized animals are everywhere and anywhen, so I'm thinking like what was the thing that you think was the direct reason you actually got closer to this fandom??
For me I think it was THIS kind of youtube videos. I started getting closer to the fandom around 2017, year in which I had barely no social media other than youtube and insta, and I'd just spend my time listening music on youtube. So this videos started to pop out, that and furloids are the main things that slowly drove me here lol