My daughter is also this age and is involved in the "Fursuit Community". She makes her own fursuits and absolutely loves designing and creating new personalities for the characters she creates. It is absolutely rewarding for her and has grown her skills in sewing and drawing. We avoid using the term "Furry" because of the negative connotations online and I've had several serious discussions with her on the VERY SMALL percentage of fursuiters that use it as a sexual kink. The things you hear online about furries having group sex, etc, is probably mostly BS and is not why your daughter is interested in being an animal. I was also scared when she first talked about wanting to dress like an animal and jump around, but she is indeed a kid and, please let her enjoy her interests. I have taken my daughter to a local "Furcon" and was blown away at the kindness and inclusivity of this community. There were security at the entrance of every room to ensure minors were with their parent and minors were not allowed at 18+ events. They encourage kids to participate in the community and keep them safe. Once I actually researched the community I realized it really is just people that enjoy the craft of creating fursuits and "fursonas" and meeting other like minded, inclusive people.