Fat cats: Cute online fad or dangerous trend?

Pages dedicated to 'Chonky' cats are taking over social media, but experts say that extra chunk is putting our pets at risk 

Over half of household pets are overweight in the US and the internet may be partially to blame. Picture: iStock.

The internet can be a wonderful place for cat people, full of endless funny gifs and videos that gain millions of views every day. 

Search for ‘Grumpy Cat’, whose name has become a registered trademark and is the face of a Twitter page that has more followers than Leo Varadker, for a prime example.