After a period of what looked like “terminal decline”, said Peter Pritchard, the company’s chief executive, fish-keeping was increasing for the first time since he joined a decade ago.

The 30-year-old UPS driver from New Orleans has won fans for posting photos of dogs along his delivery route on his Instagram page using the hashtag #pupsofjay.

(Picture: @hobby_space_jun/Twitter)This is Ken-kun being a very good boy and greeting customers at his sweet potato stall. On the island of Hokkaido, Japan, Ken-kun mans the stall all day, with customers coming up and taking roasted sweet potatoes.