All tag results for 'social'

Blogging pet? That's totes ridiculous! LOLz!

A new study says a different breed of celebrity is taking over Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

One in ten of all UK pets have their own Facebook page, Twitter profile or YouTube channel, and more than half of UK pet owners are sharing photos of their pets online.

The rise of pets online has also seen a number of owners joining dedicated sites, with names such as Critter, Catster and Doggie Dating.

Others have also set up entire websites devoted specifically to their pets, many of which have raised money for rescue centres or animal welfare charities.

Neil Brettell, director of insurer PetPlan, who commissioned the study, said that it suggested that “animals are more popular than celebrities on Facebook and other social networking sites.”

He added "A site that incorporates animals AND celebrities sounds like it would be the best website ing the world!!"

Ok, he didn't say that last part. LOL.

[image via smileytheclown.com]

Tags: animals, breed, cats, celebrity, lol, names, owner, popular, rescue, social, twitter, youtube

Move over Milo and Otis!

The farm has some new best friends 4 Evsies.

Cows have best friends and become stressed if they are separated, according to research.

In the study cattle were penned on their own, with their best friend or with another cow they did not know for 30 minutes and their heart rates were measured at 15-second intervals.

The research showed cows were very social animals which often formed close bonds with friends in their herd.

Krista McLennan, who made the discovery while working on her PhD at Northampton University, said:

'If we can encourage farmers to keep an eye out for those cows which like to keep their friends with them, it could have some real benefits, such as improving their milk yields and reducing stress for the animals, which is very important for their welfare."

So it turns out happy cows do make happy cheese!

Question: when a cow gets dumped does her bff bring over ice cream? Somehow we don't think so.

Tags: animals, bff, cattle, cover, cow, farmer, happy, milk, research, science, social

Vegans Rock! (apparently)

Rise Against vocalist Tim McIlrath has made a new video for peta2: the world's largest youth animal rights organization.

In which he shares many reasons to embrace a cruelty-free lifestyle.

"I'm talking about some of the mindless traditions that have kept society eating meat and taking part in all kinds of consumption of animal products. I can't stress how easy it is to … leave these things out of your life. This is something that affects you, the world around you, the environment, and even the economy. This is something that touches all of our lives. And so, for the animals, and for yourself, and for the Earth, please consider a cruelty-free lifestyle."

Tim McIlrath is part of a long list of musicians—including Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie, Mike Ness of Social Distortion, Ted Leo of the Pharmacists, and more—who have teamed up with peta2 to promote a cruelty-free lifestyle.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: animal rights, animals, eating, environment, meat, peta, social, video

HOW DARE!

Wednesday was time for an annual ritual, the day when the diamondback terrapins that live near JFK airport force one of the runways to close while they crawl across it to go lay their eggs.

Flights ended up only being delayed an hour and the 100 turtles were moved to a nice sandy spot so they can lay their eggs, so everything turned out fine.

Some people seem to think it's an unnecessary problem, but we say they were here first, we can give them an hour to procreate.

It may even remind NYCsters that we are all part of a bigger thing - and not every second needs to be spent advancing your career or social status!!!

Now if you'll excuse us, we have a conference call with the Kardashians.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: airport, diamond, fine, nice, nyc, people, social, target, turtle, unnecessary

Yummm! Nom nom nom, kittens!

JKface everyone!

She invited a litter of kittens to lunch - and also breakfast and dinner.

When the humane socially got a litter of kittens with out a mother to nurse them, the cleaver care-takers put them in a pen with doggy mommy.

Lucky for the kittens the pup was happy to feed them.

This reminds us of the dog that nursed the ligars.

So giving!

Tags: dog, humane socially, kitten, litter, mother, nom nom, social, video

The constant battle of dogs vs. cats continues!

It has been found that dogs have larger brains than cats since they are more sociable creatures. According to a study from Oxford University, highly social species of mammals need more brain power than solitary animals.

It found that the brains of monkeys grew the most over time, followed by horses, dolphins, camels and dogs. The brains of the more solitary mammals, such as cats, deer and rhino, grew much more slowly during the same period.

According to the study done, it may be that the cooperation needed for group living can be challenging and over time some mammals have evolved larger brains to be able to socialize better.

What do U think about this?

Tags: animals, brain, cats, dogs, social, species