Not like they had much of a choice. If they had attempted to hide their real names, 2257 says they can be fined and/or go to non-hypothetical jail for up to 5 years (first offense,) and 2-10 thereafter. Unless they chartered as a corporation and designated an employee to do so, who would still have to use their real name and announce to the world their involvement in animal porn.

Somehow, I don't see many people applying for that job. You were around the last time the DOJ went Jihadi on the pornography, and your country's attitude now is about the same as ours was then. So it's not so much having a sense of humor, I think, so much as it's understanding that it's all part of the work.