Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Taylor Swift fans called out by animal advocates over viral cat challenge: ‘Extreme distress’
nypost.comCats Protection Animal Charity issued a statement telling fans that they need to calm down.“At no point should an animal deliberately be put in a position to feel fear, anxiety, frustration or experience pain for the benefit of human entertainment,” Central Behavior Officer Daniel Warren-Cummings told Metro. “Cats in particular will experience extreme stress by being swung or spun around and it could even cause them physical harm.
Raccoon goes for a spin#taylorswift #raccoonsoftiktok “Cats in particular will experience extreme stress by being swung or spun around and it could even cause them physical harm,” continued Warren-Cummings. “Even more disappointingly, these are being described as cute or funny in the comments section by people who appear to count themselves as cat lovers. “It’s clear from the language that the owners don’t understand that animals don’t feel and behave the same way humans do and this undercuts the distress that the cats are experiencing,” concluded the officer. “Even if the experience is only brief, it’s unethical and should not be encouraged.” The Post reached out to Swift and the Cats Protection Animal Charity for additional comment.
One avid watcher claimed that they watched “approximately 82 cats, 6 dogs, 1 turtle, 1 chicken, 1 human reenactment and 1 raccoon” who took part in the trend.
Even though users have gotten a stern talking to, several TikTokers plan to “Shake It Off.”“I’ve never skipped one of these ever and they always make me laugh,” said one user.“I love this fricking trend,” gushed another.“I’m dying, this is amazing,” commented a third person.
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