Ron Callari - Social Media Scientist & Pet Enthusiast

Ron CallariWelcome to my Homepage. As a freelance writer and editorial cartoonist, my published work explores current trends on the digital horizon, social media, humor, politics and innovation. I treat global geo-political issues with the same weight of importance as cartoons and Twitter. My published work includes the satirical "kidd millennium" cartoon series, Facebucks & Dumb F*cks, a graphic novel satirizing Facebook and Crude Behavior and Uncle Dubya's Jihad Jamboree, two parodies of the Bush Administration.

Also keenly interested in the safety of our pets, and will be writing here about various issues pertinent to pet travel, pet innovation and how social media intersects with the pet world.

Ron has also been a contributing writer for InventorSpot, where he focuses on social media issues and evolving technology.

In a world where we are barraged daily by data overload, I try to cut through the clutter by delivering new insights with off-center, but hopefully insightful commentary. Your comments and feedback are always welcome. If you're on Twitter, please give me a follow. If you need a friend, let's connect on Facebook! But in any event, please come back often!

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Our Lying, Cheating Ways May Have Evolved From Apes

by Ron Callari

Who hasn't told a little white lie or purposely deceived others over the course of one's life. Ever wonder why the moral code of "thou shall not lie," has found its way into our religious and legal systems down through the ages? Perhaps because deception is so intricately woven into our DNA that man needed constant reminders that our darker nature was inevitable.

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Animals Known To Be First Responders For Their Own

by Ron Callari

There are thousands of stories about man saving animals in hazardous situations. Saving the whales from hunters, saving dogs from euthanasia and the like have become causes that go to heart of our love of animals. But what about animals saving their own? Here are some of the rescue missions conducted by caring animals that show their compassion and desire to help members of their own species.

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When Did "Dogues" Become Fashionable?

by Ron Callari

If you're socially active online, by now, you've most likely come across a dog impersonating a cover model for a canine version of Vogue magazine. As a potential harbinger of dog memes to come, professional photographer Lucy Snowe is however not the first person responsible for the new "dogue" craze.

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Canine Cannibis Might Be Just What The Doctor Ordered

by Ron Callari

Dependent on what part of the world one scores it, maryjane, gange, pot, grass, hemp, reefer, Maui Wowie, hashish, Panana Red and countless other pseudonyms all fall under the herb known technically as cannabis. And while it's been a underground staple of humanity's medicine chest for hundreds of years, up to recent date, it's been prohibited in most states throughout the U.S.

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Social Media Attempts To Save Man's Best Friend From Euthanasia

by Ron Callari

Over the course of the last several years, social media has been known to fuel the fires of protest, social upheaval and even assist in the election of world leaders. It's been one of the 21st Century's vital tools in reaching the masses and drawing instant attention in real-time for the causes that serve mankind. This week's that ecosystem widens uniquely to include aid for man's best friend.

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Bald Eagles Deprived Of The Wind Beneath Their Wings

by Ron Callari

Injuries to bald eagles appear to be on the rise, but it's not clear as to why. If one was to Google News the keywords "bald eagles injured," one would find over 100 separate cases of injuries to bald eagles just within a few short months. Various sightings have located those with injured wings due to territorial fights with fellow flock members, gunshot wounds from hunters and fractures due to various environmental hazards.

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Therapy Dogs Are Not Too Cool For School [Videos]

by Ron Callari

A therapy dog is a canine specifically trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, hospices, as well as people with learning difficulties, and those in stressful situations, such as disaster areas. But what about the traditional stress that plagues college students every year, the world over, particularly when exam time rolls around?

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Soldier Dogs Deserve Same Rights As Humans When Serving Our Military

Soldier Dogs Require Same Rights As Humans When Serving Our Military

by Ron Callari

Dissimilar to their human masters, dogs don't enlist in the U.S. Military -- they're drafted. And while they have no say in the matter, all of these four-legged recruits take their responsibilities very seriously. Military Working Dogs (MWDs) are however still formally considered 'military equipment' versus the co-species in arms that they really are. But all that might change with the new bipartisan Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act if Congress would only act.

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'Big Year' Birders Count More Than Four & Twenty Blackbirds [Videos]

by Ron Callari

Some think of a "big year" as one that marks a significant birthday or anniversary -- giving cause for a grand celebration. Others in the birding world use that term to denote a very different milestone entirely. A big year for birders is when serious bird-watchers get even more serious by dedicating 12 months of their lives to seeking out and counting bird species.

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When The Crow Became The Leader & Kemo Sabe, The Sidekick [Video]

by Ron Callari

The "crow" signified wisdom to the Native American Indian. Believed to have the faculty of speech, the crow was perceived as a "pathfinder" on hunting parities, and to adorn oneself with crow's feathers was a trend adhered to by a number of tribes. To stuff an actual crow and wear it as a headdress, however, has no historical antecedent in American Indian lore. That was -- until an American actor, with Indian heritage envisioned a new "Tonto" for the 21st Century.