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Dogs Against Romney group headed to GOP convention
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08/23/12 05:21 PM ET
The anti-Mitt Romney group Dogs Against Romney will hold a rally in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, a day before the Republican National Convention begins.
The group was founded specifically to knock Romney as a bad pet owner because he once strapped his dog Seamus in a crate to the top of his car during a 12-hour family road trip. The story came out when Romney ran in the GOP primary in 2008. Animal rights groups ASPCA and PETA both protested the Romneys’ treatment of the dog.
The group has remained a vocal presence this cycle since the GOP primaries. A press release claims the group has more than 70,000 members.
The rally will mark the official release of a game where players can help Seamus escape his crate. The game “Crate escape” will be available on iPhone and iPad on Aug. 26, which also happens to be “National Dog Day.”
The group said in a press release it plans to have “adorable dogs on location” at the press conference at Lykes Gaslight Park at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Tampa Street.
Last week, the group released the Seamus-themed song "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro" by quirky new wave band Devo. (Available here.)
Devo’s Jerry Casale told Rolling Stone he recorded the song because he’s an animal lover.
"This isn't a red-state thing or Devo stumping for Obama," he said. "But I think any animal lover that hears the story will learn so much about the character flaw of Romney. It's just a deal-breaker about the man. My God, the world is a scary place with seven billion people. What you want in a leader is a guy with some humanity at his core. I just don't feel that Mitt does."
Actress Olivia Wilde used a similar appeal while showing off her "Dogs Against Romney" pin in June.
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