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| Fur flies as #CatsAgainstBrexit stirs up EU debate | |
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| An alliance ranging from the prime minister to the assembled might of leading British business figures have already unleashed their combined firepower against the case for a UK withdrawal from the European Union. | An alliance ranging from the prime minister to the assembled might of leading British business figures have already unleashed their combined firepower against the case for a UK withdrawal from the European Union. |
| Now, in what might yet earn the moniker of “Project Feline”, comes the latest onslaught against those urging a referendum leave vote: #CatsAgainstBrexit. | Now, in what might yet earn the moniker of “Project Feline”, comes the latest onslaught against those urging a referendum leave vote: #CatsAgainstBrexit. |
| Cat owners have been posting pictures online of their pets with accompanying messages suggesting that the animals are very much on the side of those hoping that the UK votes on 23 June to remain in the European Union. | Cat owners have been posting pictures online of their pets with accompanying messages suggesting that the animals are very much on the side of those hoping that the UK votes on 23 June to remain in the European Union. |
| Lillian Edwards, an academic based in Scotland, appears to have been the initiator of the trend, having posted an initial photo of her cat. | Lillian Edwards, an academic based in Scotland, appears to have been the initiator of the trend, having posted an initial photo of her cat. |
| My cat is sad because #Brexit. If you agree RT w your cat. #CatsAgainstBrexit. Come on guys, viral time!!! pic.twitter.com/NHH5lBMpZq | My cat is sad because #Brexit. If you agree RT w your cat. #CatsAgainstBrexit. Come on guys, viral time!!! pic.twitter.com/NHH5lBMpZq |
| Others soon followed with images presenting their cats as staunch supporters of the UK’s continued membership of the European Union. | Others soon followed with images presenting their cats as staunch supporters of the UK’s continued membership of the European Union. |
| Fendi is a Norwegian immigrant. Lives in a sink estate. #CatsAgainstBrexit pic.twitter.com/d2vuZhfESK | Fendi is a Norwegian immigrant. Lives in a sink estate. #CatsAgainstBrexit pic.twitter.com/d2vuZhfESK |
| #CatsAgainstBrexit Because workers rights are protected by remaining inside the #eu pic.twitter.com/o42kWK9Jmq | #CatsAgainstBrexit Because workers rights are protected by remaining inside the #eu pic.twitter.com/o42kWK9Jmq |
| Remain supporters haven’t had it all their own way however. The prominent leave campaigner and Tory MEP Daniel Hannan, countered with his own tweet claiming that Brexiteers were not without support among the feline constituency. | Remain supporters haven’t had it all their own way however. The prominent leave campaigner and Tory MEP Daniel Hannan, countered with his own tweet claiming that Brexiteers were not without support among the feline constituency. |
| I asked @RealGrumpyCat what she thought of #CatsAgainstBrexit. She wasn't impressed. pic.twitter.com/Gb4Sj2UGr5 | I asked @RealGrumpyCat what she thought of #CatsAgainstBrexit. She wasn't impressed. pic.twitter.com/Gb4Sj2UGr5 |
| Separately – and in an altogether unsurprising development – remain-supporting dog lovers have also launched their own hashtag: #mutts4remain | Separately – and in an altogether unsurprising development – remain-supporting dog lovers have also launched their own hashtag: #mutts4remain |
| #Mutts4remainDon't worry Mum, if Brexit win we'll dig our way to Europe ... pic.twitter.com/zsytOqNLkU | #Mutts4remainDon't worry Mum, if Brexit win we'll dig our way to Europe ... pic.twitter.com/zsytOqNLkU |
| My sisters dog Maddie gets upset when that ranting Farage is on the tv. #Mutts4Remain #CatsAgainstBrexit pic.twitter.com/ZWyVG5womp | My sisters dog Maddie gets upset when that ranting Farage is on the tv. #Mutts4Remain #CatsAgainstBrexit pic.twitter.com/ZWyVG5womp |
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