diff --git a/Source/Scripts/Utilities/SexInteractionUtility.cs b/Source/Scripts/Utilities/SexInteractionUtility.cs
index 53ce3ce..0ddb4ae 100644
--- a/Source/Scripts/Utilities/SexInteractionUtility.cs
+++ b/Source/Scripts/Utilities/SexInteractionUtility.cs
@@ -146,24 +146,46 @@ namespace Privacy_Please
 			return BasicSettings.worryAboutBeastiality && jobDriver.Partner != null && jobDriver.Partner.RaceProps.Animal;
 		}
 
+		/** <returns>whether the act is bestiality to begin with, and if so, first the humanoid and then the animal</returns> */
+		static (bool IsBestiality, Pawn Humanoid, Pawn Animal) getBestialityRoles(JobDriver_Sex jobDriver)
+		{
+			(bool, Pawn, Pawn) nope = (false, null, null);
+			if (!BasicSettings.worryAboutBeastiality) return nope;
+
+			/* can be animal, if...
+			 * - RJW option "animal on animal" is enabled
+			 * - RJW option "bestiality" is enabled and an animal has the "breeder" designator
+			 */
+			var actor = jobDriver.GetActor();
+			/* can be animal, if...
+			 * - RJW option "animal on animal" is enabled
+			 * - RJW option "bestiality" is enabled
+			 */
+			var target = jobDriver.Partner;
+
+			if (actor.IsAnimal() && target.RaceProps.Humanlike) return (true, target, actor);
+			else if (actor.RaceProps.Humanlike && target.IsAnimal()) return (true, actor, target);
+			return nope;
+		}
+
 		public static bool SexActIsBestialityWithOrdinaryAnimal(JobDriver_Sex jobDriver, Pawn witness = null)
 		{
-			if (BasicSettings.worryAboutBeastiality == false) return false;
+			var (IsBestiality, Humanoid, Animal) = getBestialityRoles(jobDriver);
+			if (!IsBestiality) return false;
+
+			if (Humanoid.Ideo.PreceptsListForReading.Any(x => x.def.defName == "Bestiality_BondOnly") && Animal.relations.GetFirstDirectRelationPawn(PawnRelationDefOf.Bond) != Humanoid) return true;
+			if (Humanoid.Ideo.PreceptsListForReading.Any(x => x.def.defName == "Bestiality_OnlyVenerated") && !Humanoid.Ideo.IsVeneratedAnimal(Animal)) return true;
 
-			if (jobDriver.Partner == null || jobDriver.Partner.RaceProps.Animal == false) return false;
-			if (jobDriver.pawn.Ideo.PreceptsListForReading.Any(x => x.def.defName == "Bestiality_BondOnly") && jobDriver.Partner.relations.GetFirstDirectRelationPawn(PawnRelationDefOf.Bond) != jobDriver.pawn) return true;
-			if (jobDriver.pawn.Ideo.PreceptsListForReading.Any(x => x.def.defName == "Bestiality_OnlyVenerated") && jobDriver.pawn.Ideo.IsVeneratedAnimal(jobDriver.Partner) == false) return true;
-			
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		public static bool SexActIsBestialityWithSpecialAnimal(JobDriver_Sex jobDriver, Pawn witness = null)
 		{
-			if (BasicSettings.worryAboutBeastiality == false) return false;
-			
-			if (jobDriver.Partner == null || jobDriver.Partner.RaceProps.Animal == false) return false;
-			if (jobDriver.pawn.Ideo.PreceptsListForReading.Any(x => x.def.defName == "Bestiality_BondOnly") && jobDriver.Partner.relations.GetFirstDirectRelationPawn(PawnRelationDefOf.Bond) == jobDriver.pawn) return true;
-			if (jobDriver.pawn.Ideo.PreceptsListForReading.Any(x => x.def.defName == "Bestiality_OnlyVenerated") && jobDriver.pawn.Ideo.IsVeneratedAnimal(jobDriver.Partner) == true) return true;
+			var (IsBestiality, Humanoid, Animal) = getBestialityRoles(jobDriver);
+			if (!IsBestiality) return false;
+
+			if (Humanoid.Ideo.PreceptsListForReading.Any(x => x.def.defName == "Bestiality_BondOnly") && Animal.relations.GetFirstDirectRelationPawn(PawnRelationDefOf.Bond) == Humanoid) return true;
+			if (Humanoid.Ideo.PreceptsListForReading.Any(x => x.def.defName == "Bestiality_OnlyVenerated") && Humanoid.Ideo.IsVeneratedAnimal(Animal)) return true;
 
 			return false;
 		}