Welcome to the world of social petworking. According to research company Mintel, 51 per cent of Britain’s pet owners share pictures of their pets on social media. Set up three weeks ago when Harrison and his family adopted Gary from Cats Protection, a rescue charity, it has 133 followers. “We thought if Gary had his own Twitter it would be a nice way to say thank you to Cats Protection,” said Harrison, 34, of Crawley, Sussex. Tender Gary, who was named by Bob Mortimer, poses with his social media profile TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLETender Gary was one of several cats given quirky names by comedian…

Source: The Times February 17, 2018 00:03 UTC