Given that pets now have their own social networks, are they
now competing with us humans who are previously the only supposedly “social
animal” on planet Earth?
By: Ringo Bones
The issue might seem trivial or esoterically academic to the
general public – but it is now official, your pet can now apply for his or her
own social network profile at mysocialpetnetwork.com. And besides, we humans
had been hogging Facebook during the past few years. But are social networks
for your beloved pet just too facetious and trivial for everyday practicality?
Some folks already have the “bragging rights” that their
dog’s Facebook profile got 200 friends during the first week of joining and so
does another who owns a 150 US dollar koi whose Facebook friends are already
nearing the 1,000 friends mark. But unbeknown to their owners, a dedicated pet
social networks can have uses that could one day save your dog’s and other
pet’s life. As some human Facebook users already have testimonials on how they
met someone with compatible blood and kidneys on the famed social network that
had saved their life.
In more affluent parts of America and Europe, medical
advances in veterinary medicine and veterinary healthcare already rivals that
of humans and even though it may still cost 5,000 US dollars for your dog to
get an artificial hip replacement for life-extension purposes – your dog’s
vital medical information – like blood type and organ histo-compatibility –
could prove a lifesaver if you have access to extra dog blood that’s compatible
to your dog. And probably the most practical way to get such data is that if
your pet dog had joined a kind of pet social network. And assuming your dog
wins enough prize-money at dog shows to pay for upmarket veterinary surgery,
then access to other dogs willing to donate compatible blood for surgical use
can prove to be a lifesaver.
