Dr. Brian May's SAVE ME CAMPAIGN

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Dear members, Brian May the Queen guitarist has started a campaign to save our wildlife from the brutal inhumane slaughter they used to face at the hands of now illegal hunting.
Having gained nearly six thousand supporters in only a few days this really is a cause for us all to support. I have added my voice please consider adding yours.

Use your vote to ensure that the present laws protecting animals from cruelty are kept in place, more carefully monitored, legally tightened up, and fully enforced.
•We are a group of people who believe that every creature deserves a decent life and a decent death. We are not a charity, and we are not affiliated to any political party. We are therefore free in the coming weeks to support any political candidate we choose – any politician who serves the needs of animals.
•We believe that there is a grave danger that Britain will soon revert to the barbaric past, when it was legal to hunt down our wildlife with dogs. The current Tory party leadership has vowed, if they win this coming election, to try to repeal the Hunting Act – a law which it took animal-lovers 80 years, and 700 hours of parliamentary debate to bring into effect, by democratic process, in accordance with the will of at least 75 per cent of the population.
•IF this law were repealed, it would become legal to hunt to the death, with brutalised packs of dogs, not only foxes, but stags, hares, and other wild creatures in Britain’s countryside.
•The Tory party leadership has also confirmed that it will immediately dismantle the current 5-year plan for vaccinating badgers against Bovine TB, and instigate a cull instead; in effect, nothing less than the eventual extermination of our native badgers.
•We believe that the British public needs to be clearly told the truth. We do not want the next government of Britain to be able to bully the whole of Britain into policies supported only by a minority – a minority that cannot let go of blood sports.
•We as a group pledge to support any candidate, of any political party, who promises to vote against a repeal of the Hunting law, and against a Badger Cull. We will also help any candidate campaigning to improve the treatment of wild animals, farm animals, laboratory animals, and domestic animals.
•We already have supporters from all three major parties
 
marmalade76 said:
What a shame - I love Queen!

If he was campaigning to save children from inhumane treatment, I'd be all for it!
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I Agree and something about long distance transport of livestock /horses but then thats not any good for the large class war element of most of these nutty groups,
And a badger cull is long overdue we need to help our agriculture and TB is a major problem
that a prompt cull will help....
 
Scratchline said:
Dear members, Brian May the Queen guitarist has started a campaign to save our wildlife from the brutal inhumane slaughter they used to face at the hands of now illegal hunting.
Having gained nearly six thousand supporters in only a few days this really is a cause for us all to support. I have added my voice please consider adding yours.

Use your vote to ensure that the present laws protecting animals from cruelty are kept in place, more carefully monitored, legally tightened up, and fully enforced.
•We are a group of people who believe that every creature deserves a decent life and a decent death. We are not a charity, and we are not affiliated to any political party. We are therefore free in the coming weeks to support any political candidate we choose – any politician who serves the needs of animals.
•We believe that there is a grave danger that Britain will soon revert to the barbaric past, when it was legal to hunt down our wildlife with dogs. The current Tory party leadership has vowed, if they win this coming election, to try to repeal the Hunting Act – a law which it took animal-lovers 80 years, and 700 hours of parliamentary debate to bring into effect, by democratic process, in accordance with the will of at least 75 per cent of the population.
•IF this law were repealed, it would become legal to hunt to the death, with brutalised packs of dogs, not only foxes, but stags, hares, and other wild creatures in Britain’s countryside.
•The Tory party leadership has also confirmed that it will immediately dismantle the current 5-year plan for vaccinating badgers against Bovine TB, and instigate a cull instead; in effect, nothing less than the eventual extermination of our native badgers.
•We believe that the British public needs to be clearly told the truth. We do not want the next government of Britain to be able to bully the whole of Britain into policies supported only by a minority – a minority that cannot let go of blood sports.
•We as a group pledge to support any candidate, of any political party, who promises to vote against a repeal of the Hunting law, and against a Badger Cull. We will also help any candidate campaigning to improve the treatment of wild animals, farm animals, laboratory animals, and domestic animals.
•We already have supporters from all three major parties
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lol@the above!

You do realise that this is the Horse & Hound forum, don't you? Clue's in the name ;)
 
if its charmingly misguided and lives under a bridge, I guess so....

...I am strangely unimpressed by elderly guitar hero astrophysicists's expertise on foxhunting and badgers...happy he has his view but it has no more and no less validity than anyone elses so why anyone would be impressed by it I have no idea.

(and I am a huge queen fan, have the 1984 and 1986 tour programmes to prove it so not anti Brian but think he is being a tw£$)
 
perfect11s said:
I coulden't care less, no not being filppant Im sick of these hasbeens with there potty views insulated as they are from real life by wealth and toady hanger ons and arse licking staff.. OK kid ???
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OK kid?! Get away with you.

Now dont worry about Dr.Brian. it is only a back up campaign that with each ticking day before the election is getting less and less necessary. Hunting foxes with packs of hounds is finished and the way things are going it is about to become an ever more tightened law.
Put that in your horn and Tally ho!
 
I suppose when you have a huge income and a known name its easy to shout. TB is a HUGE problem in cornwall and is steadily increasing across other areas of the country. No farmer wants to see a total cull of badgers but does want a devastating disease controlled, since the disease is most prevalant in cattle and badgers why is it ok to cull the cattle but not the badgers, this is not good disease control but purely playing to peoples ideas of badgers being cute fluffy things. Farmers cannot carry on indefinately losing money and have or will get out of livestock farming which will no doubt suit some people but since the majority of the population are still meat eaters will they be satisfied with their meat coming from argentina, brazil or other far flung places where disease control and husbandry is not a priority (foot and mouth etc), where it is ok to destroy habitats (rainforests) to create grazing.
I don't know what the answer is but after over 40 yrs of research into TB surely someone has to do something, you cannot vaccinate an infected animal be it cattle or badger (alpaca, deer) so you can either let them be and let them continue to infect others or you cull them and vaccinate the uninfected. We have seen infected dying badgers, they are thin with infected open sores and are not a pretty sight and it has been shown that it is usually infected badgers that will be found in cattle sheds and feed houses, it is very hard to badger proof everything since they are very efficient at destroying fencing etc. It is also hugely expensive.
So Mr May, as an intelligent man what would be your answer?
 
tracythirlwall said:
lmas hi everyone im new to this so go easy on me, ive read about trolls is this one lol
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New or old there is still confusion lol This isnt the home of hunting Trace, Horse and Hound is the home of Equestrianism. The vast majority on this forum are anti hunting and dont bother with this washed up bunch of has-beens.
 
Good post jrp. Have you thought of putting it directly to him for an answer on the SAVE ME fb page? You will not be shot down in flames asking such a thoughtfull and well put question and it definately deserves an answer. M
 
Scratchline said:
OK kid?! Get away with you.

Now dont worry about Dr.Brian. it is only a back up campaign that with each ticking day before the election is getting less and less necessary. Hunting foxes with packs of hounds is finished and the way things are going it is about to become an ever more tightened law.
Put that in your horn and Tally ho!
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Maybe you should remember to take your medication or perhaps ask your doctor to prescribe something a little stronger........................
 
To those of you who question Brian May's involvement in such a harsh way someone else has already tried it lol

This courtesy of Bri's blog via the SAVE ME campaign ( with permission).

**Mon 19 Apr 10**
HUNTING: ROCK STAR WARNED OFF

Councillor David Parsons wrote:

Queen guitarist Brian May may have jumped on the anti-hunting stage, but I fear people in rural communities are not going to take lectures from a cosseted London rock star on how the countryside should be run.

The Quorn Hunt and others like it are part of the fabric of our countryside tradition.

Many people who haven't made millions from the music industry have traditionally relied on it to help their living, or in the case of farmers, defending their livestock.

This is a subject that needs to be debated by those who know about it, rather than a rock celebrity who has not chafed his hands on anything other than a guitar neck.

Councillor David Parsons, leader, Leicestershire County Council.

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Brian replied :

EMBARRASSING COUNCILLOR WARNED OFF

Dear David,

I just read your attack on myself and my campaign against the repeal of the Hunting Act, in the local Leicester newspaper. News travels fast, these days

How dare you presume to judge me, and insult me? You don't know anything about me, little man. A "cosseted London rock star", am I? You have absolutely no idea about what it cost me to get where I am, or how chafed my hands are. I assume yours are chafed by the pen you push.

I live in the Country too, you ignorant man. I know exactly what I am talking about. And since I began this campaign, I have been deluged with letters from country people, including farmers, who regard the Hunt as a menace to their livestock, their pets, their property, and even their children. You are a disgrace to your office, and I hope the majority of the good people of Leicestershire will soon remove you from it. I'm glad to see some of them have already told you what an embarrassment you are. Countryside Tradition my arse. Oh! You are defending people's livestock from the bad foxes, are you? What a brave man.



Well, you'd better be as brave as your words, because if you ever come within sniffing distance of me I'll have your guts for garters, you pathetic, arrogant, jumped-up, snivelling little dweeb.

Dr. Brian May, CBE.
 
rosiefronfelen said:
if this is what Brian May really said, its not really fitting language for a "DR" or a CBE is it!!!! doctor of what, may i ask/
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I am far more concerned by the outspoken comments by a supposed leader of a council attacking Brian tbh. The reply he recieved from Brian was well deserved.
Dr.May got his phd in astrophysics in 2007
 
rosiefronfelen said:
oh, astro physicist is he,not well informed on the countryside and country matters then, more of the stars then!! (excuse the pun!!)
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There really is no point throwing this countryside nonsense anymore. We, the vast majority in the countryside dont support you either. I think you should go and look at the Minority pastime video.
 
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