Humans Pretend to be Pets at uraPET.com

Pets are a major part of many people's lives, and they're about to get an online voice just like the rest of us with the launch of uraPET - the new social network where pets do all the talking.

The site allows humans to set up a profile for their pet and post, comment, share and "like" as their pets, giving their pets a voice and personality on the Internet. And, just like with the increasingly popular social network Pinterest, uraPET users can also pin and re-pin photos on public walls for all pets to see.

"For millions of people, pets are a very important part of their lives. This is apparent by all of the posts, photos and comments we see on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest about people's pets and the funny or amusing things that they do," said Ken Braun, co-founder of uraPET. "This website is a great way for users to share their pets' 'thoughts,' including captions and status updates that reflect their pets' personalities. It's a lot of fun and is quite addicting."

To get started with uraPET, humans must sign up for the social network as their pet and fill out a personal profile that includes a description of their pet and his or her interests. They can then begin pinning photos on their public wall, organizing them by different "boards." The website also has standard social networking features for interacting on private pet walls.

Once logged in, pets are directed to the dashboard, which is an easy-to-use platform giving them access to recent updates from pets' friends, a search function and the option to view and edit your pets' own profile. Pets can also invite friends from Facebook to join uraPET.

"As any pet owner knows, all animals have unique personalities, which can provide for hours of entertainment," said Ken Braun. "We got to thinking - what if pets could interact online, just like us humans do? While we know that's not exactly possible, uraPET creates a fun, lighthearted environment in which we can see what life would really be like if dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, and reptiles could log on and communicate with each other."

The "president" of uraPET is Bailey, Ken Braun's English Cream Golden Retriever. Bailey maintains an active profile on the site. Bailey is currently running a Petco $100 gift card giveaway. Every pet that joins get entered to win.

Web design company Lounge Lizard Worldwide developed uraPET.
To learn more and to get started impersonating your pet, visit http://www.uraPET.com