Singer Morrissey has been asked to run for London Mayor as the candidate for the Animal Welfare Party.
The Meat Is Murder rock star is said to be very seriously considering the request to run against Conservative Zac Goldsmith and Labour's Sadiq Khan to take over from Boris Johnson in May.
In a statement on the True to You website, which the singer uses to put out statements, the singer said: "Animal welfare groups cannot persist simply in order to continue to persist.
"There must be a governmental voice against the hellish and archaic social injustice allotted to animals in the United Kingdom simply because those animals do not speak English, otherwise millions of very caring citizens are greatly concerned about issues that no one is able to do anything about.
"What animal protectionists need to say is very well worth saying and well worth hearing. But we cannot just sit around waiting for establishment enlightenment.
"The sanctimonious disaster of animal agriculture cannot be allowed to go on forever, because its widespread impact is hellish.
"Animals in dairy farms and abattoirs are very eager not to die, yet their bodies are torn apart while still alive as they are strapped beneath a blade.
"No outcome can justify this, and we cannot be happy with a society that allows it to happen, because such a society without compassion goes nowhere."
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He continued that "the abattoir is the modern continuation of the Nazi concentration camp" and added: "If animal serial killer Jamie Oliver feels so passionate about including 'kid meat' (young goat) into the human diet, would he consider putting forth one of his own kids (children) for general consumption?"
The Animal Welfare Party has confirmed it has asked Morrissey to stand.
In order to become a candidate, he will need to get 330 signatures - 10 from each London borough.
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