Madelene T. came from a family of great wealth. Her parents gave her everything the girl needed, materially. They failed to give her love, attention, or even take a passing interest in her. She was left to her own devices, and when she discovered, at an early age, that her parents were swingers, her contempt for them grew. Inwardly, she resented being left to the exclusive care of paid housekeepers, and behaved in a manner she felt was spiting her parents…
When she tried to have sexual activity with normal partners, a boy her age and an older man, she found them incompetent and repugnant. This aversion to human males was merely an extension of her hatred of her parents. But she discovered that it was entirely possible to relate to animals in a sexual way. To the animal she could invest with all the characteristics she would have wanted in her own parents. Madelene T. was a small girl desperately reaching out for love.
In The Need to be Loved by psychologist Theodor Reik, he repeats a favorite story of the French author Anatole France… A little girl tells her uncle that she needs love simply because she is little. The story could have been repeated by Madelene T.. Reaching puberty, her mind and body began to experience profound changes. She needed advice and guidance. None were forthcoming from her parents. And so, she turned to animals.