Local elections are taking place across England today; citizens exercising the democratic right to have their say as to how local councils are run, how their tax pounds are spent, which party will be responsible for refuse collection. Exciting times.
It's predicted to be a bruising day politically for one of the two big parties, but I haven't read enough about it in the previous weeks to know which one. I'm gonna say Lib Dems.
Seriously though, all ridiculous jokes aside, there are some woofles to be had today, what with the return of the #dogsatpollingstation hashtag.
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Yup, voters have been active in documenting their canine friends at the polling stations. Check out these sharp-nosed, canine voters.
Rooney the Dog a.k.a Rooney T the BT looks to have had a serious case of Small Dog Syndrome, staking out some serious turf for himself, making sure he gets a fight in before the serious business of voting gets started.
It could be said that his aggressive stance is intimidating to other voters, thereby taking on a darker, more sinister tone, but if you ignore that and looked at the ornate, homely arched church doorway you'll realise that it's all good clean fun and Rooney definitely, definitely isn't about to engage in a session of canine ultraviolence.
This is Shatner, presumably named after the Star Trek actor and not his propensity to poo in polling station bedding. Fun fact: EU regulations banned bone meal in dog food which, among other things, was the cause of all that white dog poo we used to see knocking about the place. So, if you're a fan of white dog poo, 2019 is going to be your year. Yay!
Aside from looking regal and elegant, Henry the dog isn't up to much here aside from looking satisfied after a morning's voting. However, according to his owner/keeper/friend Andy, he was unsure which party to vote for, in fantastically punny style. Labourdoodle Party, Canineservatives.
Check out this polling station in Watford. Not really, Watford's full of houses and train stations and one really bad nightclub where I once got stuck in a cage. This is Yorkshire, and in Yorkshire they take things up a notch with the introduction of bovine voters.
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You could say that cows have no place in the electoral process, but given that they have exactly as many disposable thumbs as a dog, I'd say they have just as much right to get involved.
They're a bit impulsive though, I hear, and are known to vote on the hoof. Boom.
Featured Image Credit: Twitter/Shatner the Dog
