RSPCA makes Brian May vice president
Brian May, guitarist with the rock band Queen, is the new vice president of the RSPCA.
Mr May is a vociferous critic of the badger cull and repeal of the Hunting Act.
The RSPCA said it had brought him on board because of what it called his “fantastic work for animals”.
This news story was first published in the current issue of H&H (13 September 2012)
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Flora Watkins spent several years working for BBC News before moving into print, first as a staffer at Horse & Hound, before going freelance.