{"id":15058,"date":"2018-09-11T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=15058"},"modified":"2024-04-23T06:02:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T06:02:38","slug":"wooferendum-tuesday-11th-september-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2018\/09\/11\/wooferendum-tuesday-11th-september-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooferendum &#8211; Tuesday 11th September 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/wooferendum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/wooferendum-e1536597214286.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/wooferendum-e1536597214286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/wooferendum-e1536597214286-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stop Brexit #wooferendum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wooferendum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I\u2019m calling on you all to join the campaign for a Wooferendum. I thought my days of politics were behind me, but sometimes a dog just can\u2019t stay quiet. Further down this post I\u2019m going to carry the press release we have been sent by the organisers of the #wooferendum and I\u2019m calling on all of you to get involved. If you don\u2019t have a photo of yourself to share on social media then do feel free to share this one of me. Anyway, here\u2019s some background to what is going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stop Brexit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am Swiss by heritage. I am Belgian by birth. Shadow\u2019s mother was Austrian. Wilma was born in Switzerland. Our relatives live all over the world and we have close family in every European country. I\u2019m telling you that to help you understand why some of this means so much to us, but not as the justification. If you humans can\u2019t see that this is all a very bad mistake then there is nothing for it but for us dogs to take over and make you see sense. Collaborating in fields of science, medicine, defence, intelligence and protecting the environment, to name but a few, makes more sense than working alone. Free trade will benefit all of us, humans and dogs alike. Free movement is something we should all benefit from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Didn\u2019t we have a vote?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You humans really messed up the last vote. You were fed lies by politicians to make you vote their way. Then you overlooked their illegal spending on their campaigns. You DID NOT give the vote to any of us dogs, or to those humans aged sixteen to eighteen who will be affected far more than the older folks. Basically, you were missing most of the facts and fed a great deal of misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, I like having pretty stars on my Pets Passport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you can find the full press release and information on how you can get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is important. Take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(That\u2019s all my action done for the day and I\u2019m off for a nap)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can still buy the Pet Dogs Democratic Party Manifesto if you want to know all my policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 2018 Rosemary J. Kind<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Press Release<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CANINE CAMPAIGNERS DEMAND A WOOFERENDUM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dogs from all over the UK are barking out to demand a \u2018Wooferendum\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grassroots movement has seen dogs of all types and ages join forces in a collective howl sweeping the country. Photos of dogs posing with \u2018Stop Brexit #Wooferendum\u2019 signs have been appearing in cities around the UK and on social media concerned pets are posting pictures of themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Wooferendum Is Coming\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gN1Q1n4sh-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sign the PETition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign will lead up to one of the biggest four-legged gatherings ever seen in the UK. On Sunday 7th October 2018, thousands of dogs and their two-legged companions will march through central London to Parliament to call for a People\u2019s Vote on Brexit. A crowdfunder has been created to raise money for the march and to promote the initiative. At the march, a Wooferendum PETition signed by dogs, leading public figures and celebrities will be delivered to Downing Street by a delegation of canine campaigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDogs were never consulted about Brexit,\u201d says seven-year-old terrier Archie, one of the \u2018spokes-dogs\u2019 for the campaign. \u201cMillions of us are sad and worried. Brexit is turning into a dog\u2019s dinner and people deserve a say. We are worried for our future, and that of our two-legged friends. That\u2019s why we are barking out. If your best friend was in trouble, what would you do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March on London<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe enthusiasm for Wooferendum has been incredible,\u201d says its founder, Daniel Elkan, who has been canvassing the opinions of canines and their owners for months. \u201cPeople and dogs jump at the chance to express their feelings about Brexit, which is a tough topic, in a more friendly, engaging way. The movement is growing and the Wooferendum March on Sunday 7th October will be a fantastic day out. We want to create the biggest bark in history \u2013 by the dogs, for the people. The campaign might seem barking mad \u2013 but it\u2019s not as mad as Brexit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign the PETition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoples-vote.uk\/petition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Crowdfunder:&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/crowdfunder.co.uk\/wooferendum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crowdfunder.co.uk<wbr>\/wooferendum<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Wooferendum Today I\u2019m calling on you all to join the campaign for a Wooferendum. 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