"WeRateDogs, a popular social media account that shares heartwarming dog stories, took an unusual political turn Tuesday with a post bashing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over a story about a pet dog that was fatally shot during a raid on a home in Texas. The account shared photos and reporting from a KFOX14 article about an incident in El Paso, Texas back in September, in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection was engaged in an investigation into alien smuggling at a residence."
"Matt Nelson launched the original WeRateDogs Twitter account a decade ago when he was in college and has since amassed a huge audience: over 9 million on the original account, 4.9 million on Instagram, 3.4 million on TikTok, 1.5 million on Facebook, over 434K on YouTube, and over 415K on Bluesky. WeRateDogs typically posts photos and videos of dogs engaged in adorable antics, amusingly rating them higher than 10 out of 10 (because they're good dogs, Brent). Over the years, the account has started selling merchandise and entering into affiliate agreements with companies like Farmer's Dog brand dog food, which is used to support a number of dog and pet charities."
WeRateDogs has built a massive cross-platform following, with over 9 million followers on its original Twitter account and millions more on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Bluesky. The account typically posts photos and videos of dogs and assigns playful ratings higher than 10 out of 10. The operation sells merchandise and partners with pet brands to fund animal-care charities. A recent post shared KFOX14 photos and reporting about an El Paso, Texas incident in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigated suspected alien smuggling at a residence. That post criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the fatal shooting of a family’s pet dog during a raid.
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