Joe teased the 29-year-old about her lack of care for her
cyberpet after she said an emotional goodbye to the creature after forgetting to feed it.
Animentals is a twist on the '
cyberpet' genre of games in that its cast of pets live in a rehab centre for animals who have been driven mad after being abandoned by their owners.
It follows the success of the
cyberpet, a pet that lives on a computer desktop and needs to be looked after.
Although the festive season is still three months away, children are already desperate to get their paws on the
cyberpet which needs constant care just like a real dog.
Two of the books are in his Island of Slaves series (he has six planned) and the third is a one-off two-in-one book Treasure Of The Blue Mountain and Kevin's Amazing
Cyberpet.
IF you like the idea of a four-legged friend, but don't fancy the regular walkies or the vets' bills, the RSPCA has come up with a great alternative - the
Cyberpet.
It is the fourth year that the RSPCA has run the initiative, inspired by the Japanese craze for Tamagotchi
cyberpet toys in 1998.
Love By Mail is the brainchild of Bandai, the company that dreamed up the Tamagotchi
cyberpet.
WHAT could be more irritating than a
cyberpet demanding constant care or a cartoon character which comes to life?
The UK's RSPCA has launched a
Cyberpet web site, to demonstrate the importance of animal care, which can be visited at http://www.rspca.org.uk.
FIRST there were the playground
cyberpets - now computer giant Fujitsu gives you a
cyberpet which lives in your PC...
The RSPCA offers masses of information at www.rspca.org.uk Kids can click into the Animal Action pages and if you decide that you couldn't really cope with a real life animal, you can adopt a
cyberpet.