Save Me is an

animal welfare Animal welfare is the quality of life and overall well-being of animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures ...

organisation that campaigns against

fox hunting Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a fox, normally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds. A group of unarmed followers, led by a "master of foxhounds" (or "master of hounds" ...

and badger culling. It was founded in 2010 by

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guitarist

Brian May Sir Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, animal welfare activist and astrophysics, astrophysicist. He achieved global fame as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Queen ...

and Anne Brummer to campaign against the possible repeal of the Hunting Act in the UK. The campaign is named after the song written by May that was a worldwide hit for Queen in 1980.

Key campaigns

Hunting

There is a pro-hunting lobby in the UK that is seeking to have the 2004 Hunting Act repealed. Save Me campaigns to ensure that the Hunting Act is preserved.

Badger Cull

Save Me is currently campaigning as Team Badger, a coalition of

organisations that have teamed up to fight the planned cull of badgers. The coalition consists of the

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a charity operating in England and Wales which promotes animal welfare. The RSPCA is funded primarily by voluntary donations. Founded in 1824, it is the oldest and largest a ...

, League Against Cruel Sports,

Humane Society International Humane World for Animals, formerly called Humane Society International (HSI) was founded in 1991 as the international division of The Humane Society of the United States. HSI expanded the HSUS's activities into Central and South America, Afr ...

/UK, Save Me, Stroud 100, Gloucestershire Against Badger Shooting, Animal Aid, Network for Animals,

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, Animal Defenders International, The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, Conservatives against the Badger Cull, Born Free, Care for the Wild, International Animal Rescue and

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA; ) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. Founded in March 1980 by Newkirk and animal rights ...

. These organisations are united in their opposition to the UK Government's plans to cull badgers, and feel strongly that it is a misguided attempt to control the spread of

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(bTB). If the cull does go ahead as planned, at least 70% of badgers in large areas of the country, many of them healthy, will be killed.

Notes

External links

Official websiteTeam Badger Badger and Cattle Vaccination Initiative
{{Animal welfare 2010 establishments in the United Kingdom Animal welfare organisations based in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 2010

Key campaigns

Hunting

Badger Cull

See also

Notes

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