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It also facilitates the donation of funds to non-profit institutions, mainly of which promote the well-being of humans and\/or animals. The convention was first held in 2000 and has grown to draw 13,641 attendees in 2022. As of December\u00a02022[update], the 2022 event is the most attended convention in fandom history.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsBackground and historyIncidents and controversies2014 gas attackMilo YiannopoulosLocations, attendances, and charity donations by yearReferencesExternal linksBackground and historyMidwest FurFest started as the furry track for DucKon, a Chicago-based science fiction convention. The furry track was started at DucKon 3 in 1994 and was headed up by Robert King. The track grew larger each year and it was estimated that by DucKon 8 (1999) between one-quarter and one-third of the attendees were there due to interest in the furry track.[1]The track ran into problems because it was running out of room to expand without costing other parts of DucKon programming space and time. It was decided that the best course of action was to spin off into a new convention.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Midwest Furry Fandom, Inc. was created, and Midwest FurFest’s first occurrence took place in November 2000, on the weekend before Thanksgiving. MFF left DucKon on good terms; DucKon provided funding to help the convention’s first year.The convention has grown from 473 attendees in 2000 to 13,641 in 2022, making it the largest furry convention in the world by more than 3,900 attendees over the previous largest convention, Anthrocon.[2] It has helped raise over $767,000 for various charities.Incidents and controversies2014 gas attackOn December 7, 2014, a gas leak occurred at the Hyatt hotel in Rosemont, which was accommodating attendees. The hotel was evacuated, and 19 guests were hospitalized.[3] Later, an investigation found a broken glass bottle containing a concentration of chlorine powder inside the building.[4][5] 18 of the 19 people hospitalized were released soon after and the convention continued. Rosemont Police interviewed hotel guests and employees, as well as employees at local stores which sell chlorine. While these interviews and subsequent investigation did not result in any known suspects or charges, police continue to treat this as a crime.[6][7]Milo YiannopoulosOn September 15, 2019, Milo Yiannopoulos announced his intention to attend that year’s convention. After significant backlash from other attendees on social media, Yiannopoulos was swiftly banned from the convention the following day.[8]Locations, attendances, and charity donations by yearYearLocationAttendanceCharityDonationCharity2000Arlington Heights, Illinois473$3,522Wolf Park, Valley of the Kings big cat sanctuary, and Chicago House2001511$6,800Animals for Awareness2002Schaumburg, Illinois685$6,088Animals for Awareness2003800$6,500Animals for Awareness2004959$7,000Furry Friends Foundation20051,066$6,800Wildlife in Need20061,422$13,049Safe Haven Wildlife Refuge20071,690$15,193Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation2008Wheeling, Illinois1,992$15,000Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy20092,040$12,799Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education for Wildlife2010Rosemont, Illinois2,285$11,300Castaway Pet Rescue20112,600$19,575Animal Education and Rescue20123,216$40,500Felines & Canines20133,904$28,000One Tail at a Time20144,571$31,446Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary20155,606$62,021Save-A-Vet20167,075$78,482Felines & Canines20178,771$85,000CRISP201810,989[9]$94,000[10]SitStayRead201911,019[11]$224,704[11]Felines & Canines2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021Rosemont, Illinois9,332[12]$74,303[12]Mission Companion Paw202213,641[13]$106,683.66The Street Dog CoalitionReferences^ a b c Patten, Fred (3 January 2017). Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015. McFarland & Company. p.\u00a0170. ISBN\u00a0978-1476663814. Retrieved 16 October 2022.^ Peregrin, Tony (20 November 2019). “Fur the record”. Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2019-11-20.^ “Police investigating chlorine gas incident at ‘Furry’ convention as criminal act”. UPI.^ Mazza, Ed (8 December 2014). “Furry Convention Chlorine Gas Incident Sickens 19 Near Chicago”. HuffPost. Retrieved 8 December 2014.^ “‘Furry’ convention disrupted as ‘intentional’ gas incident sends 19 to hospitals”. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 May 2019.^ “The Unsolved Case of the Gas Attack at a Furry Convention”. Vice. Retrieved 22 May 2019.^ “‘Furry’ Convention Disrupted by ‘Intentional’ Chlorine Gas Attack, 19 Hospitalized”. People.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.^ Dickson, E. J. (2019-09-16). “Furries Got an Alt-Right Troll Banned From Their Convention”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-11-20.^ Midwest FurFest [@FurFest] (December 21, 2018). “While we don’t consider attendance numbers to be the measure of success, we are pleased to announce the final attendance for Midwest FurFest 2018: 10,989 attendees. Thank you to everyone who attended this year, and we hope to see you again at Midwest FurFest 2019!” (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2022 \u2013 via Twitter.^ “Midwest FurFest Raises $92,000 for SitStayRead!”. SitStayRead. Retrieved 2021-01-13.^ a b “Thanks to all our attendees for making this possible \u2014 We couldn’t have done it without you!”. Facebook. Retrieved 2021-01-13.^ a b “MFF 2021 wrapup”. Midwest Furfest. Retrieved 2022-01-23.^ Midwest FurFest [@FurFest] (December 4, 2022). “Live from closing ceremonies: Thank you to our 13,641 attendees. You make this convention special!” (Tweet). 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