Description
Description
Guia the labrador, who was rescued from Ecuador,
waits outside a polling station in Stalybridge, Greater
Manchester, in 2017
Credits
Alt Text
Thursday, May 3, 2018 –
9:53am
It’s that time of year when pooches and politics
intersect for one glorious day. In recent years, posting photos of
dogs outside polling stations has become a British electoral
tradition on a par with paparazzi shots of party leaders preparing
to cast their votes.
Local election polls: when are the results out and
who is tipped to ‘win’?
Dog lovers rejoiced as voting in local elections around the UK got underway this
morning:
It’s voting day again – one of Twitter’s
best days of the year #dogsatpollingstations pic.twitter.com/2beWCvISKT— Diniel (@DrDiniel) May 3, 2018
Remember: If you don%u2019t take your dog to the polling
station and tweet a picture of them, your vote doesn%u2019t
count.
The #dogsatpollingstations hashtag was trending
harder than ‘Election Day’ on UK Twitter this morning (although
those despairing for the state of political discourse can take
comfort that #PollingDay and #LocalElections2018 both ranked
higher).
Before the doors had even opened, voters were
uploading photos under the hashtag, both of their own dogs and cute
pooches spotted outside polling stations around the UK:
It’s time to do my democratic duty again in
the #Ipswich local elections! #dogsatpollingstations pic.twitter.com/1XXmqKOtj3— Prune (@Prune_Dogg) May 3, 2018
Mum was first in to vote today #dogsatpollingstations pic.twitter.com/70o9QpCwGa
— Buddy Storey (@BuddyPortsmouth) May 3, 2018
Mia came out to vote with me today in Heaton
Chapel #LocalElections #dogsatpollingstations @StockportMBC pic.twitter.com/ERqt8XCoDk— Debora Biasutti (@deborabiasutti) May 3, 2018
Missing out on going to vote but sent my postal vote in last
week. But Ragnar voted. Be like Ragnar. Go vote!#LocalElection2018 #dogsatpollingstations pic.twitter.com/zP6RxjaRfZ — Ellen (@EllenofCroy)
May 3, 2018
It%u2019s that time of year again!#dogsatpollingstations
Posted with consent.
DON%u2019T FORGET TO VOTE! pic.twitter.com/0LjuDd60Uy— Trisha Greenhalgh #FBPE (@trishgreenhalgh) May 3, 2018
Yep, I might need some help
Some cats even got in on the act, too:
Time for one of those truly awful days in
the calendar
The #LocalElections means Twitter will be overrun
with pictues of #DogsAtPollingStations
So here are some #CatsAtPollingStations for balance#LocalElections2018 pic.twitter.com/0ob64CfAVI— Evie the Cat (@HMCabinetCat) May 2, 2018
And, predictably, there were more than a few
groan-worthy gags as users contemplated their pets’ political
affiliation:
#dogsatpollingstations Ernie is on his way to
the polling station and is looking for a party that are tough on
cats and the causes of cats and removing tax on tennis balls
pic.twitter.com/QvKbPu9vsn— Oliver Brooks (@oliverbrooks) May 3, 2018
Bella has scoured all the leaflets and reports no mention of
sausages or biscuits, much to her chagrin!#dogsatpollingstations @OxfordCity pic.twitter.com/0hlUcAvwh0 — J%u0585%u025B
M%u0188C%u0585%u0280%u0280%u028F (@J0xford) May 3, 2018
This is Olivia. She will be voting for the
LiBorkral DemNoCats and the Greens (due to their pro-squirrel
policies) in Lewisham. #DogsAtPollingStations pic.twitter.com/L2oFeiQbh9— Dave Briggs (@xtaldave) May 3, 2018
Get A Domain Name And Hosting On Dotifi.com.uk Today Click Link to get 10percent Off ! http://www.theweek.co.uk/93356/dogs-at-polling-stations-2018-the-best-of-the-election-day-tradition
Spread the love & Comment on Social Media !