NEWS AND OPINION – INTERNET SOCIAL MEDIA: TikTok is a very fast growing online social media business having acquired over 1.5 million users in 3 years. It is owned by a Chinese business: ByteDance. It seems to me that its … Continue reading →
The NBC News author F. Diane Barth asks why fat animals such as cats are called ‘chonky’ and discussed with amusement on social media but fat people are often ridiculed or criticised. Fat animals can be celebrities on social media, … Continue reading →
On December 29, 2012, a private Facebook page was created with Sandra and Nico as admins which gathered 387 members. It is called ‘Failed Scheme to Frame Luka Magnotta‘. It hints at a conspiracy theory. The images on this page … Continue reading →
Justin Bieber has slammed PETA for criticising him over buying 2 wildcat hybrid cats. Justin Bieber’s purchase of two very expensive high filial Savannah cats (wildcat hybrids) caught a lot of global social media attention and has gone generally viral … Continue reading →
A series of social media posts on Facebook have been picked up by the public and the RSPCA are looking into it. The posts are reproduced on this page. They are self-explanatory. The person is not named and I’ve tried … Continue reading →
A 20-year-old Kansas City, Missouri man was sentenced to two years of probation along with being ordered to perform 80 hours of community service and to donate $500 to an animal shelter after he pleaded guilty to kicking a cat … Continue reading →
There is yet another report in online news media today about how teenagers can spend nine hours a day engrossed in online social media which can fuel depression and self-consciousness. Both depression and the very fact that teenagers spend such … Continue reading →
American trucker, Nick, lost his cat companion who travels with him but is now reunited and they have become celebrities.
Continue reading →The tweets below tell the story of a cat abuser and how the tweet went viral and eventually the youth was arrested. A British celebrity businessman, Duncan Bannatyne offered a £5,000 reward to find the “piece of sh*t’ who cosied … Continue reading →
The modern imagine obsessed society driven by social media platforms such as Instagram (owned by Facebook) has had a negative impact on the adoption of companion animals, in one way. It is worth adding, however, that there are positive aspects … Continue reading →
