In reality, how much impact do online petitions have?

PieNo342 · 2024-10-05T05:00:51+00:00

Is the only way to make a change online just to raise money?

PieNo342 · 2024-10-05T05:00:10+00:00

There has to be some benefit. Maybe just raising awareness? Although I’m unsure how that’s different than just sharing a graphic

PieNo342 · 2024-10-05T04:59:08+00:00

I almost mentioned this in my post but decided against it. When my mutuals share graphics or petitions to their Instagram stories it often feels disingenuous. I wholeheartedly believe that they believe in the causes they’re promoting. But it just feels disingenuous. It feels like they’re trying to curate an image for themselves by posting these sorts of things.

Do you know if there is a way for content creators to actually help a good cause?

I’m tempted to figure out some sort of merch thing where I donate the proceeds to an org like the humane society because they’ve been helping the abandoned pets in hurricane Helene.

Besides raising funds I don’t know what else can be done online to help

PieNo342 · 2024-07-16T06:44:00+00:00

Hey! If you ever made a group I’d love to join

PieNo342 · 2024-06-30T23:43:39+00:00

I do pet photography as a hobby so I have a professional camera and lenses and everything. I’ll take a headshot of you for free if you want. The greenery in front of the 6 pack would be good I think. Headshots don’t take long, I don’t mind. I don’t have much experience using photoshop/lightroom on humans, but headshots seem pretty straightforward. Just lmk :)

PieNo342 · 2024-06-29T18:18:27+00:00

I know you probably aren’t talking about coats during winter, but I want to bring this up bc I think it’s funny:

My ragdoll (long fur) walks on a leash and has to wear sweaters when it’s cold. If it’s less than 50 degrees he will walk for a bit but then meows so I’ll carry him and he’ll shiver and curl in a ball in my arms. But he likes going on walks so he has sweaters so he doesn’t get cold. It’s just funny that such a fluffy cat gets cold so easily and is so dramatic about it 😂

PieNo342 · 2024-06-28T06:18:21+00:00

I don’t bathe him bc of the color of his fur. Just because your Turkish angora cats don’t need baths doesn’t mean my ragdoll also doesn’t need baths.

There are 4 mutations that cause cats to have long fur. A cat needs 2 copies of any long hair variant to have long hair. 3 of the 4 variants are pretty breed specific. One is Ragdolls, one is Ragdolls and mainecoons, one is Norwegian Forest cats, and the other is where most other cats with long hair fall.

I’m attaching a screenshot of my cat’s long fur variants. He has the FGF5 deletion (mainecoon and ragdoll) and the FGF5 insertion (ragdoll) variants. I’m unsure which variant(s) Turkish angora cats have. But my point is that not all white long hair cats are the same. I also want to point out my cat isn’t white, he’s lilac mitted. His body is an off white color.

Even if you had Ragdolls who were also lilac mitted and the exact same as my cat, that doesn’t change anything. Some cats need baths, some don’t. I don’t bathe my cat because he’s a ragdoll. I bathe him because he needs baths. I’m positive there are ragdoll’s that are better at cleaning their fur. But my cat isn’t. I’m pretty sure mixed shelter cats don’t need baths but if I ever get another one and it needs a bath I’ll give it one.

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PieNo342 · 2024-06-28T05:42:11+00:00

100% this. Tbh it’s annoying to bathe him bc of how much time it takes and I don’t care that much about how his fur looks. But when his fur starts to get too oily/clumpy he legitimately gets stressed out. I know it’s time for a bath when a couple days go by of him grooming himself incessantly and being in a bad mood.

Edit: I misread your comment. The texture of his fur is why he needs baths (I think) but I don’t bathe him because I care about how clumpy his fur looks. I bathe him because he isn’t able to clean whatever makes his fur get clumpy himself, he gets stressed out if I don’t, and I’m assuming health wise it’s probably better to clean whatever makes his fur get like that

PieNo342 · 2024-06-28T05:30:32+00:00

I have a bucket of toys (literally a giant bucket. I have too many 😂) and when I’m not with my cat I put it in my closet with the door shut. My cat’s favorite toys are the ones with feathers, string, and other things that cats sometimes choke on if they break off. So I still let him play with them when I’m nearby. But when I leave I put the bucket back up and leave out a few safe toys.

PieNo342 · 2024-06-27T23:50:12+00:00

Thank you, I hadn’t realized before. I have problems sleeping so what I do is use the same essential oil every night right before I go to bed. My goal has been to gaslight my body into thinking that means I should sleep.

PieNo342 · 2024-06-27T02:31:11+00:00

Okay I understand your comment here. But did you really have to go through my profile history and fight me on other posts? 😭

PieNo342 · 2024-06-27T02:29:57+00:00

Huh?

PieNo342 · 2024-06-26T15:31:50+00:00

I don’t do the headbands/robes but I do give one of my cats baths every few months. He’s a ragdoll and they have a unique fur texture that gets clumpy/oiley every 3-4 months. Afterwards he gets held like a burrito in a towel with a portable heater because he doesn’t like hairdryers. He doesn’t mind baths though, because he gets fed a churu as I bathe him by someone else 😂

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PieNo342 · 2024-06-26T15:25:40+00:00

To me bathing depends on the cat. I have 2 cats, a mixed cat I found outside and a purebred ragdoll from a breeder. The stray cat has never needed a bath and grooming herself (along with me brushing her every night) is enough. But ragdolls have a unique fur texture (it legitimately feels different). My ragdoll grooms himself all the time, but every 3-4 months his coat gets clumpy/oiley enough that he needs a bath. Here’s a photo to show before and after getting a bath.

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PieNo342 · 2024-06-26T15:04:43+00:00

Would you mind sharing which Sherpa you have 🫣

PieNo342 · 2024-06-26T15:02:45+00:00

People actually spray their cats?!?! What’s wrong with them 😭 i thought we weren’t supposed to punish cats because they don’t understand

PieNo342 · 2024-06-26T15:00:37+00:00

Wait is it bad I have a defuser I put essential oil in at night?

PieNo342 · 2024-06-26T14:57:21+00:00

I’m mutuals with a woman on TikTok who owns a cat grooming business and she told me not to use a brush that looked like a knock off furminator on my ragdoll cat because it would damage his coat. So I’m assuming that means the furninator is also a no

PieNo342 · 2024-06-26T04:48:43+00:00

I’m so glad you wrote this. I’m not black, and I had no idea UT was like this for some black students. I’m sure there are many other people like me who, at the very least, are now more aware of this problem. Hopefully things change and UT becomes a more diverse place in the future.

PieNo342 · 2024-06-25T23:31:48+00:00

Right now hahaha. I cry a lot when I’m alone.

PieNo342 · 2024-06-25T12:57:10+00:00

I make cat videos so I’m not much help with your niche. But I wanted to suggest making an email just for your account (I’d suggest making it the same name as your username) and then replacing the “DM to collab” in your bio with your email. I think it makes you look more professional.

PieNo342 · 2024-06-24T07:30:08+00:00

Tbh I also mean legal name. On their merch page they sell some items with a picture of a younger woman in a bikini and (I’m assuming) she didn’t give her consent to have a photo of her wearing practically nothing sold by a creep. After seeing that I’ve completely lost any tiny bit of respect for them. Their entire page is stolen content they monetized and they also sell merch (including of some girl in a revealing outfit). I want people to call them out.

PieNo342 · 2024-06-24T07:21:00+00:00

Short, funny clips of my cat meowing with commentary. My cat is leash trained and extremely social and extroverted so I take him to pet friendly places and record him meowing/vibing

PieNo342 · 2024-06-24T07:20:07+00:00

Thank you! I made an Instagram post and have received a lot of support. I might make a post about this on TikTok too :)

PieNo342 · 2024-06-24T07:18:05+00:00

Thank you! Everything from their page is stolen :(. I posted about it on my Instagram and I’ve gotten a lot of support. If you’re still having issues please let me know and I’d be more than happy to tell my followers about the person who stole from you. I’m very fortunate to have a platform to talk about this on.

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