Annual furry meeting in Mesa mixes art, animal costumes and Zumba Samantha Shepler leads her Zumba class in the Arizona Fur Con in Mesa on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (Picture: BrieAnna J. Frank/The Republic) Those who love to liven up in elaborate animal costumes and accept « fursonas » collected in Mesa this week-end for Arizona Fur Con. One participant into the furry subculture contrasted it to putting on a costume for Halloween. « the individuals that sort of notice it as weird, I simply state, ‘Do you realy ever wear a costume on Halloween? ‘ We simply do that 24/7, ‘ » Samantha Shepler stated. Shepler’s fursona is Shiba, a Shiba Inu dog…