{"id":28870,"date":"2016-06-22T17:37:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T16:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/?p=28870"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:05:46","slug":"catsagainstbrexit-claws-ahead-eu-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/catsagainstbrexit-claws-ahead-eu-referendum\/","title":{"rendered":"#CatsAgainstBrexit \u2013 Claws are out ahead of EU referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s less than 24 hours until polling stations for the EU referendum open and the #CatsAgainstBrexit hashtag has taken Twitter by storm.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RupertMyers\/status\/744913610573516801<\/p>\n<p>In light of the impending vote on 23 June, cat owners have been tweeting pictures of their pets explaining their reasons for wanting to remain part of the EU.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Millicent supports the notion of free movement in between other cat&#39;s gardens <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CatsAgainstBrexit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CatsAgainstBrexit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DFL7eNGXea\">pic.twitter.com\/DFL7eNGXea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Abbie (@shnabbs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shnabbs\/status\/744917382737633281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mine want free movement of European birds. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CatsAgainstBrexit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CatsAgainstBrexit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o8YcnNCu3A\">pic.twitter.com\/o8YcnNCu3A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sierra McLeod (@Sierra_McLeod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sierra_McLeod\/status\/744898115682050048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CatsAgainstBrexit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CatsAgainstBrexit<\/a> vote <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/remain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#remain<\/a> to endorse an open-door policy towards anyone they can pounce on from above and eat: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JKXzX0KIQW\">pic.twitter.com\/JKXzX0KIQW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Stross (@cstross) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cstross\/status\/744833773787815936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some cats are voting due to personal reasons, such as trade restrictions on catnip.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daphne is worried about trade restrictions on catnip <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CatsAgainstBrexit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CatsAgainstBrexit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RSJO4O27tj\">pic.twitter.com\/RSJO4O27tj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kate Bevan (@katebevan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katebevan\/status\/744957136426262528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whereas others have been reading up the facts and doing the maths to work out how much of an impact it will have.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattNotCaroline\/status\/744909414080065537<\/p>\n<p>However, Brexiteers are not without support among the feline constituency. Prominent leave campaigner and Tory MEP Daniel Hannan tweeted a picture of himself with Grumpy Cat, who is not impressed with the remain campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I asked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealGrumpyCat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealGrumpyCat<\/a> what she thought of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CatsAgainstBrexit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CatsAgainstBrexit<\/a>. She wasn&#39;t impressed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gb4Sj2UGr5\">pic.twitter.com\/Gb4Sj2UGr5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Hannan (@DanielJHannan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielJHannan\/status\/744920406411313152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Which way is your feline voting? We\u2019d love to hear! Send us a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PetsPyjamas\" target=\"_blank\">tweet<\/a> with your picture and reason to @PetsPyjamas<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The #CatsAgainstBrexit hashtag has taken Twitter by storm in light of the EU referendum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":28872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,757],"tags":[69,790,788],"class_list":["post-28870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-pet-lifestyle","tag-cat","tag-news","tag-uk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>#CatsAgainstBrexit \u2013 Claws are out ahead of EU referendum \/ PetsPyjamas<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The #CatsAgainstBrexit hashtag has taken Twitter by storm in light of the EU referendum. 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