There are still some US states where it is legal to have sex with animals (Picture: Getty)

Weirdly, there are still a number of US states where it is legal to have sex with an animals.

Ohio became the latest this week to move to outlaw the activity, but there still remains a number of others that don’t prohibit sex with non-humans.

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Hawaii, Kentucky, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, the District of Columbia as well as Ohio lack the laws, according to the Animal Legal & Historical Center.

But the activity became a step closer to being outlawed in the state when the state Senate voted 31-0 on Wednesday in support of a bill.




According to WHIO, it wouid:

Prohibit a person from engaging in sexual conduct with an animal and related acts;

Provide for the seizure and impoundment of an animal that is the subject of a violation;

Authorize a sentencing court to require an offender to undergo psychological evaluation or counseling.

Talking about the bill, senator Jim Hughes said: ‘I think this is something that is sickening and perverse and we don’t want Ohio to be the place you can come and have sex with an animal.’

It must be finalised by the Ohio House of Representatives by the end of the week o become a law before the end of the session.