This week we mourn the passing of Pot Roast, a beloved cat who millions of TikTok users were lucky enough to have grace their algorithms in recent years. While we collectively grieve the loss of this furry icon across social media, we can cheer ourselves up by turning to the many other online animals making our lives better with their content.
TikTok has provided a platform for many to skyrocket their pets to viral fame. As with human users, one of the most effective ways for an animal to gain a following is by finding a niche and burrowing in deep. For instance, I’m not going to form a parasocial relationship with any old pug. I will once they carve out a place in my heart as an online prophet, à la Noodle the bones-or-no-bones pug.
If you need more wholesome furry content in your life, here are some of the cutest, funniest, most follow-worthy animal counts on TikTok and Instagram. Even if you don’t throw them a like , at least try to soak up the serotonin their videos are sure to provide.