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Queen Guitarist Brian May Hears the Animals' Cry of "Save Me"

Legendary rocker launches campaign to prevent the return of legalized blood sports in England

Mickey Z.

By Mickey Z.
Thu Apr 15, 2010 19:59

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Not too long ago, I exposed to the world the green side of Queen, e.g. spreading awareness about animal extinction. Now, the band's guitarist, Brian May, is taking animal welfare to the next level with the SAVE-ME campaign-named after a Queen song (see video below)-SAVE-ME "calls on the British public to consider how their vote will affect the welfare of animals, and in particular, fox-hunting, stag hunting and hare coursing."

Here's what May had to say:

"It's clear that the vast majority of the British public are animal lovers, and abhor the cruelty of hunting with packs of dogs. That is why the Hunting Act was democratically passed as law in 2004. We believe that every voter in this election has the right to know whether their candidate will vote for the demolition of this Act for the protection of animals; we are urging everyone to support only those candidates who commit to voting against the repeal-keeping the law in place, and ultimately banning cruelty from our countryside."


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Brian May concludes: "Our aim is to give animals a voice ... We hope this initiative will inspire everyone to come out and vote this time—perhaps for the first time—for decent treatment for animals. We will support any candidate from any party who commits to keeping the law against hunting in place."

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Recognize the myths that keep hunting in existence, join the SAVE-ME campaign on Facebook right now, and spread the word far and wide.

As Paul Rodriguez sez: "Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game."

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