Retraction: Casting Otherkin for new Animal Planet tv show NOT a hoax

Well, I've finally heard back from zig zag directly regarding this, and verified the headers of the emails I've received. And the verdict is: I was wrong. As it turns out, the casting call IS legitimately affiliated with them. As sloppy and unprofessional as it all may have been, it's real. Though I still don't know why a California based casting director working for a New York and UK based production company sent emails from Massachusetts.

The two emails I've received so far are reproduced below in their entirety, headers and all:

( They're long so click here to view. )

Edit 1/12/2011, 12:52pm EST: Here's further confirmation from Animal Planet, via Twitter.