These tailed ones were chosen for leadership positions in all seriousness (part two) (7 photos)

About how the joke went too far and they tried to put animals in charge of people. It is somewhat reminiscent of the story in Gulliver’s travels, when he found himself in a world where horses were the main thing.





It is ironic that at some point it was not people who could become officials, but animals chosen by people. Says a lot about society and its relationship with those in power. The second part is about the animals that were chosen to be in charge.

Chimpanzee Macaco Tiao



In the Rio de Janeiro Zoo from 1963 to 1996 there lived a chimpanzee who was distinguished by his angry character. But Tiao was still adored by zoo staff and visitors, largely because he often found himself in the news for throwing his feces at various politicians.

But in 1988, Tiao became especially popular because the Banana Party nominated him for the post of mayor of the city. The brawler monkey received 400,000 votes and was able to take third place in the race.

Winnie Pig





The cute pig was the star of the farmers' protests outside the Houses of Parliament in London in 2000. Her owners decided that the pig's fame would help her become a candidate for the post of mayor of London. Winnie was registered shortly before the election, but unfortunately the campaign was abandoned when officials became suspicious when they noticed a check for the candidate's registration fee (£10,000) with the following bank name: Piggybank PLC.

Cat Morris



Few people don’t like cats, so a couple of cheerful university graduates decided that Morris the cat would be perfect for the post of mayor of Xalapa (Mexico).

In 2013, Morris became very famous on the Internet and received as many as 12 thousand votes, which gave him fourth place in a list of eleven candidates. Which, of course, caused lively debate and someone even claimed that the cat stole votes from the opposition, giving victory to the already ruling Mexican party. The cat's headquarters mockingly commented on these insinuations: "Let's be realistic... Who lost the vote? A simple cat or a disjointed opposition?

Barsik



Yes, miracles of election campaigns happen not only abroad.

After a number of corruption cases that became known to the residents of the city of Barnaul, they were so tired of their candidates for mayor that in 2015 they decided to vote for the cat Barsik. And in an unofficial poll, the cat crushed his opponents, gaining 91.2% of the 5,400 votes. The protest vote was a tremendous success, but, unfortunately, Barsik was not a registered candidate and could not take office. It's a pity.

Cancer



In 2015, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal decided to enter the race for president. But cancer suddenly became his rival. A powerful PR campaign was organized on the Internet, and the crustacean representative had his own page on a social network called “Can this cancer get more supporters than Bobby Jindal?”

And although the campaign was unsuccessful, the number of subscribers was impressive.

Spaniel Murphy and goat Lincoln



A three-year-old goat named Lincoln became the first honorary mayor of the town of Fair Haven in Vermont, beating out his competitors: dogs, cats and a gerbil. And throughout 2019, he worked quite talentedly as mayor.

However, in January 2020, German shepherd Sammy and three-year-old therapy spaniel Murphy entered the race. On March 3, after the election, Murphy beat out all the candidates and became the winner.

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