There wasn’t a huge police response as we all got evacuated from Peter Kay show, although there was a medical emergency as we were leaving & hoping they are ok, & hoping whatever the alert was, is all good & not serious, home safe 👍🏻 @UtilitaArenaBHM
Had another complaint. Someone emailed us saying that this billboard upset them because they themselves didn’t like dogs. We emailed back “well you know what to do then” 😂
BRIAN MAY QUIETLY WALKED INTO A SMALL RESCUE SHELTER ON THE BRINK OF CLOSING — WITH JUST 48 HOURS LEFT BEFORE EVERY CAT INSIDE WOULD BE PUT DOWN
The bills were overdue. Donations had dried up. The owner had run out of options. In less than 48 hours, 39 cats were scheduled to be euthanized—not because they were sick or aggressive, but because there was nowhere left for them to go.
Then, without cameras, a film crew, or any announcement, Brian May walked through the door.
Known to millions as the legendary guitarist of Queen and a lifelong animal-rights advocate, Brian didn’t ask for recognition. He didn’t lead with his iconic status. Dressed simply, with his familiar calm presence, he walked straight to the back of the shelter—to the quietest row of enclosures, where the oldest and weakest cats lay unnoticed.
There, curled up in the corner of a worn blanket, was an 11-year-old tabby mix named Buddy.
Too tired to lift his head.
Too old to be adopted.
Too close to the end.
Brian knelt beside him, his gentle hands resting softly on the cat’s head. He spoke quietly, careful not to startle him. For several moments, he said nothing at all. Then he looked up at the owner and asked softly,
��How many cats are here?”
“Thirty-nine,” the owner replied, her voice breaking.
Brian nodded. No hesitation. No phone calls to assistants. He said calmly—with a steady certainty that stilled the room:
“All 39 cats deserve a future.”
What followed felt unreal to the shelter staff. The very next morning, delivery trucks began arriving.
New bedding and climate-safe flooring.
High-quality food and medical supplies.
Scratching posts, grooming stations, and enrichment areas.
Every enclosure was repaired and restored. All outstanding debts were paid in full. Veterinarians were brought in to examine every single animal. Above each enclosure, a small wooden sign appeared: “Forever home — with love from Brian.”
But the moment that brought everyone to tears came from the quietest corner of the room. Buddy was being lifted gently for a checkup when Brian stepped forward.
“I’ll take him,” he said.
The room went silent. Buddy—overlooked for a decade—finally belonged.
“He’s waited long enough,” Brian said later, a soft smile on his face. “I think it’s time he came home.”
Brian May didn’t post about it. He didn’t mention it on stage. He didn’t call the press. The story surfaced days later when a volunteer, overwhelmed by what she’d witnessed, decided people needed to know.
He didn’t just save a shelter.
He didn’t just save cats.
He saved 39 lives—and reminded the world that compassion doesn’t need applause.
Sometimes, the greatest acts of kindness happen when the spotlight is off.
Update from Whitchurch:
A message from Scott Hurford at the scene this evening
Following a breach in the canal wall, over 50 firefighters responded swiftly. Thankfully, there are no casualties, and the incident has now moved out of the emergency phase.
Passengers are our eyes and ears on the railway network 👀👂
Over Christmas we’re asking you to stay vigilant and if something doesn’t look right, trust your instinct and report it to us 🎄
Text us on 61016 📱
Our tax which we pay being used by the government to pay for vapes for illegals which are put up in hotels.
It’s absolutely disgusting.@UKLabour@Keir_Starmer
🚨100 YEAR OLD BRITISH VETERAN IS DISGUSTED BY THE STATE OF THE UK
"My friends gave their lives FOR WHAT?"
"THE SACRIFICE WASN'T WORTH IT"
This country is SO MUCH WORSE than it was then
He's right
The UK is UNRECOGNISABLE from what this man fought for
True Patriot 🫡🇬🇧
@DanHalliwell1 Pmsl 🤣well I’ve invested in a spider catcher as I hate them, caught one off the front door & put it down the grid in road lol 😂 there’s just too many this year trying to get in through the windows!!