This election is all about pawlitics

Cape Town - 160728 - Pictured is Jamiega Gamieldien, 30, walking her dog, Midnight, 9 months. Voters around Cape Town awoke to find a new contender vying for attention in the upcoming municipal elections. With a charming smile and trusting eyes, the furry candidate called for voters to vote for the loyalty and companionship of shelter dogs by choosing to adopt. The awareness campaign is by the Cape of Good Hope SPCA. Picture: David Ritchie

Cape Town - 160728 - Pictured is Jamiega Gamieldien, 30, walking her dog, Midnight, 9 months. Voters around Cape Town awoke to find a new contender vying for attention in the upcoming municipal elections. With a charming smile and trusting eyes, the furry candidate called for voters to vote for the loyalty and companionship of shelter dogs by choosing to adopt. The awareness campaign is by the Cape of Good Hope SPCA. Picture: David Ritchie

Published Jul 29, 2016

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Cape Town - With local government elections five days away, the poster wars are heating up and it has become a dog-eat-dog world.

For months the usual suspects have stared out from lamp poles around the city, but from on Thursday there was a new dog in town for voters to get their teeth into.

Posters were spotted around the city with the slogan “Vote for Me: I won’t let you down”.

Backers believe the new contender may just become the leader of the pack and have what it takes to unite voters from different political persuasions.

Tara McGovern, spokeswoman for the Cape of Good Hope, said the idea behind the campaign was to encourage Capetonians to vote for the loyalty and companionship of shelter dogs by choosing to adopt rather than buy from unscrupulous breeders.

“We know that while the political party we support will (despite their best efforts) let us down at some stage, our companion animals never will.”

McGovern said they had decided on the light-hearted campaignto highlight what is a very serious issue.

“The election is extremely topical and we focused on the top three contenders at the polls because we know this will draw the most attention to our message.”

Cape Argus

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