UPDATE FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Ashes made it home. No details but it was posted on the Facebook thread. The bird is still missing. This is a stolen pet alert. A beloved store cat named Ashes as well as a parrot … please continue reading
It is unusual for a teenage child to make a Will. The circumstances which I’m going to describe are unusual but not unique. There is an increasing awareness that social media, particularly Instagram and Facebook, can both be very good … please continue reading
For all the nastiness that one can encounter on social media, particularly Facebook, there is a well of love in people that a person can count on when and if they decide to tell their social media world that they … please continue reading
This cat tale began back on October 16 when Chicago police officers from the 14th District visited an elementary school with a K-9 officer. Now the department has Pawfficer Gizmo, Chicago’s very own first recruit for the “Meownted Unit.” During the … please continue reading
You’re all invited to follow me on Instagram where you can look at cute pictures all day. Plus follow my articles, if you so choose. This project is two-fold. First to promote my articles using a service called “link in … please continue reading
I wonder how many committed and true cat owners feel able to share, on social media, their grief on the loss of their cat? Social media can be a cruel medium in which to wear your heart on your sleeve … please continue reading
There is an upward trend in what is described as “window shopping” of kittens and puppies online on social media. This development is in line with a throwaway culture of pet ownership and it is worrying for people concerned with … please continue reading
In the UK, the RSPCA have revealed that a fifth of school children aged between 10 and 18 in the Northwest have witnessed animal cruelty and neglect on social media. The point being made is that before the existence of … please continue reading
Betrayal trauma is a topic I’m very much interested in. In part, because I’ve experienced it this year and I believe most of the readers also have at some point in their life. The summer of 2018 was a scary … please continue reading
The story starts with a photograph on Snapchat, one of the Internet’s major social media websites. It was uploaded by a man who took a photograph of himself holding his cat with his hand clenched around the cat’s neck as … please continue reading
