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Political pets: #CatsAgainstBrexit are taking over Twitter

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Features Editor, Time Out LondonTuesday 21 June 2016

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During the last few elections, the internet has gone mad for #DogsAtPollingStations, but now it's time for the cats of the world to weigh in on the political debate. Ahead of the EU referendum on Thursday, #CatsAgainstBrexit has started trending on Twitter, as people are sharing pictures of their political pets.

Some of them have got their own personal reasons:

While others have read up on the facts and made an informed decision:

And this little guy has been busy crunching the numbers:

But will these political pets have any influence on the final result? Well, according to a poll by ORB for the Daily Telegraph, Remain now has a seven-point lead over the Leave campaign. Coincidence? We think not.

Check out more cute pictures of #CatsAgainstBrexit:

Read about Nigel Farage and Bob Geldof's battle of the Thames last week

Or check out Wolfgang Tillmans' Time Out column on Brexit

Been there, done that? Think again, my friend.

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