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Wildlife Campaigner Dressed as Fox Pulls Out of Clacton by-Election
Pownall said the field of novelty rivals would turn the race into a circus and undercut his animal-protection campaign.
- On Tuesday, Rob Pownall, founder of Protect The Wild, withdrew his candidacy for the Clacton by-election, describing the contest as "a circus" after novelty candidates undermined his animal rights campaign.
- Pownall initially intended to challenge Reform leader Nigel Farage to expose his support for fox hunting, but quit after the race attracted novelty candidates, calling the by-election "a farce."
- Previously, the campaigner stood in two national elections, including against Andy Burnham in Makerfield, where he used costumes to draw attention to animal rights causes.
- Despite withdrawing, the campaign secured national front-page coverage exposing Farage's record on blood sports, with Pownall noting, "The point was never to win a seat it was to make one argument stick."
- The Clacton by-election scheduled for August 13 continues with novelty candidates including Count Binface and Laurence Fox, though Pownall argued voters "deserve better than to have this facade of democracy dropped on their doorstep.
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Wildlife campaigner dressed as fox pulls out of Clacton by-election
Wildlife campaigner Rob Pownall, who is known for dressing as a fox, has withdrawn from the Clacton by-election.
·Colchester, United Kingdom
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