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PM backs Brian May’s anti-fox hunting campaign

Flash the Fox in Blizzard of Activity with Gordon Brown in Lowestoft.

Fox in Parliament campaign spokesperson said today that voters concerned with animal welfare are ecstatic that Gordon Brown has endorsed Brian May’s SAVE-ME campaign.

The campaign which is encouraging people to use their vote to ensure that present laws protecting animals from cruelty are kept in place. Their facebook group has grown by 8,000 people a week and now totals over 31,000 supporters who are horrified that hunting could return soon after the election.

Yesterday, supporters of Fox in Parliament took Flash the Fox to support Bob Blizzard, MP (PPC) for Waveney. Bob who spoke at length in support of the Bill to BAN HUNTING introduced ‘Flash’ the Fox to the Prime Minster in Lowestoft.

With full TV entourage following the visit, Flash who was resplendent in Brian May’s Save-Me T shirt asked Gordon.. to ‘SAVE ME!’

Prime Minster, Gordon Brown replied.. “Cruelty has no place in a compassionate society…” Gordon Brown expressed his concerns over this issue in depth to the constituents who had been shocked to hear of David Cameron’s intentions if he becomes Prime Minister are to allow a free vote to repeal the hunt ban.

A local resident who has never voted before said, “oh my this is evil, having spoken to you and seen this, I will vote and I will vote Labour”.

As the day drew to a close, at Midnight, Brian May announced on his SAVE ME website (www.save-me.org.uk), “EXPECT EXCITING NEWS TOMORROW MORNING”.

To the delight of his tens of thousands of supporters, the legendary guitarist from rock band Queen posted this endorsement from Gordon Brown.

“I want to put on record my admiration for Brian May’s campaign to keep hunting with dogs illegal. I’m happy to add my voice to the tens of thousands of other who have already backed his campaign. I also want to put on record my total commitment, that under a Labour government this ban on cruelty will be maintained. Fox hunting should stay in the history books where it belongs.”

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