17 Funny Little Anecdotes About Animals On Zoom

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kalila courban
Jan 31, 2023 2:00 PM EST

Hey y'all. How's it going? We're comin' to you live from our home offices, click-clacking away at our keyboards. Working from home has been picking up speed since the pandemic forced most companies to go completely remote. We're in the hybrid mode now, which we must say is the optimal working model. Anyway, being in a household with pets is always interesting during zoom meetings. We never know which little furry friend is going to make a surprise guest appearance during our meetings, and what kind of entertainment they will be providing. 

We've gathered together 17 funny little anecdotes about animals on zoom meetings, and we have got to say some of these hit a little too close to home! We love our silly pets, they are constant sources of entertainment. Sometimes not only for us but rather for whoever is joining us on zoom calls at any given moment. Our dear pets, they sure are little hooligans. We love them just the same! 

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  • 01
    Font - Katie Marsden @kteamarsden Cat trod on laptop during family Zoom & managed to do all this in about 8 seconds: Make the spacebar key(?) do an incredible trilling noise Open one of my husband's work emails Attempt to schedule a meeting Change our microphone settings Show my family what's up her nose
    via @kteamarsden
  • 02
    Font - Joe @NewsProJoe I was able to throw a towel in front of my cat before he threw up a hairball while I was on a Zoom meeting and I'm wondering where that belongs on my resumè 11:11 PM Mar 29, 2021 Twitter for iPhone
    via @NewsProJoe
  • 03
    Font - Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser *starts zoom meeting* *cat immediately throws up on camera behind me* 7:31 PM May 14, 2021 Tweetbot for Mac
    via @jamisonfoser
  • 04
    Font - Rain Pawsitive Change. @rainpawsitive 00 I'm on the sweetest/funniest Zoom meeting ever, with Seniors and their pets. We're planning a community Zoom event and 75% don't know how the mute button works, a cat is waving hello, and someone's husband wants to know what's for dinnere I think the coordinator is tired 12:42 AM Sep 28, 2021 Twitter for Android
    via @rainpawsitive
  • 05
    Font - First Evening Star @OnaagoshinAnang It's all fun and games until you're chairing a board meeting on zoom and your dog casually walks into the room with a bread knife in his mouth. Never a dull moment. 2:56 AM Oct 27, 2022 from London, Ontario Twitter for iPhone
    via @OnaagoshinAnang
  • 06
    Font - autodesk® hate account @duckbldg my cat sat on my laptop again yesterday during a company wide zoom meeting bc i went to the bathroom for 2 minutes. and in that 2 minutes he managed to close all my autocad tabs, unmute me on zoom, and log me out or desktop. now my laptop won't detect my monitors
    via @duckbldg
  • 07
    Font - Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli PSA: If you are in a zoom meeting today, and your pet is nearby, you have a legal obligation to show it on screen. I don't make the rules. 7:10 PM Nov 4, 2020 Twitter for iPhone
    via @tiffanycli
  • 08
    Font - Dr. Sanjana Curtis! @sanjanacurtis cinnamon attacked me live on zoom during a research meeting ?????? this cat has no fear of human or god 5:32 PM Nov 23, 2021 Twitter for iPhone . .
    via @sanjanacurtis
  • 09
    Font - isabella, the creator @gimmespit Replying to @rklvist i just ate a burrito on zoom BUT THE HOST OF THE MEETING HAS A PET PIG and I'm no longer grumpy about it 8:52 PM Nov 16, 2022. Twitter for Android
    via @gimmespit
  • 10
    Font - Under His Eye @DefNotDorothy ... We have an office dog. She was sitting in on a zoom meeting a few minutes ago and barked at someone walking by and our attorney goes "that's just my Parabeagle"
    via @DefNotDorothy
  • 11
    Smile - N. @boujeeeni it is so funny when we're on a zoom meeting and someone tells their dog to ‘ shhhhh ‘ and they bark louder 8:53 PM Nov 11, 2022. Twitter for iPhone
    via @boujeeeni
  • 12
    Font - jdstalnaked @jdstalnaked My Zoom meeting background is just my 7yo on the toilet pooping and my dog puking on the carpet. 6:51 PM Jan 21, 2021 Twitter for iPhone
    via @jdstalnaked
  • 13
    Font - Ryan @ermacthegooner Cat barfed right on camera in my zoom meeting with my clients. Like right into the camera. Luckily they're animal people and we're just dying laughing. 10:02 PM Nov 9, 2022 Twitter for iPhone
    via @ermacthegooner
  • 14
    Rectangle - bitchTits @biatch_tits Sorry, I will have to skip that zoom meeting today because my cat is comfy on my lap 5:33 PM Nov 14, 2022 Twitter for iPhone . ...
    via @biatch_tits
  • 15
    Font - ((( AJ Feuerman ))) @ajfeuerman PSA: You never, ever have to apologize to me for your dog making an appearance on a Zoom meeting. 12:24 AM. Feb 2, 2022 Twitter Web App
    via @ajfeuerman
  • 16
    Font - Dr. Haley Wahl @hwahl16 I wish every Zoom meeting could start with, "If you're working from home, are comfortable turning on your video, and you have a pet, please hold it up to the camera." 10:08 PM. Sep 9, 2020 Twitter Web App .
    via @hwahl16
  • 17
    Font - This is She, Elle est Moi, Mwen La @tresbienne Just got off a work Teams/Zoom meeting, in which a guy's cat got up on the bright window in the background to take their late morning bath for all to see. I can't stop laughing. I love WFH and I miss having a cat for a pet. 6:34 PM Nov 15, 2022 Twitter for Android
    via @tresbienne

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