Don’t stop me meow: Queen legend Brian May condemns Marion Council’s ‘vile’ cat laws
Visiting rock god Brian May wants the hammer to fall on an Adelaide council’s cat curfew. And he’s posted an impassioned call to fight back. Has he got a point? VOTE IN THE POLL
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Rock god Brian May has taken a swipe at Marion Council over its proposed cat curfew, issuing a call for animal lovers to fight back.
The Queen guitarist took to Instagram to condemn the council over its plan to
to introduce a by-law requiring cat owners to lock up their pets from 9pm to 7am.
May read about the controversial proposal in The Advertiser after Queen and Adam Lambert rocked Adelaide Oval on Wednesday night as part of the Rhapsody tour.
Under the plan, the council would supply cages so people could catch any cats wandering on their property during the curfew.
“What miserable bastard thought that one up?” May wrote.
“A law like this would give the worst elements of society carte blanche to abuse their neighbours pets.
“How absolutely vile.”
May said there were “miserable bastards” back home in England too, “always looking for ways to disrespect animals”.
“We fight them day in and day out. Fight this dear friends in Adelaide – don’t let the brutal elements win.
“Cats have as much right to patrol the streets as humans.
“What are they gonna do next?
“Put a curfew on birds in case they might poop on Mr Precious’s garden.”
May said it was wrong of the council to pretend it was motivated by “protection of wild animals” because “do they really think cats only scratch at night”.
Mayor Kris Hanna told The Advertiser yesterday that he recognised that some people would be unhappy with the ban.
“We know from our community consultation that many responsible cat owners already confine their pets indoors at night.
“Some cats, however, cause a nuisance to neighbours and threaten wildlife.”
The council undertook community consultation on the proposal in May and of the 400 people who responded online, 74 per cent of people were in favour of a curfew.
