It's barking and it's back #DogsAtPollingStations

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Skye waiting patiently in Wheatley, Oxfordshire.

As voters head to the polling stations for the EU referendum so have some dogs - although cats and even a political polecat have been keen to get in on the act.

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Dog outside polling stationImage source, Rhiannon Williams

Welsh Springer Spaniel Dyddgu went with owner Rhiannon Williams to Grangetown Pavillion, a former bowls club, in Cardiff.

Dog in a doorway to a polling stationImage source, Wayne Pappas

Macey the dog lives on a farm in Wincanton in Somerset where a temporary polling station has been sited.

Tweet of a dog outside a polling stationImage source, Sarah Shaw

Don't worry Brody it happens to us all! Brody the golden retriever caught blinking in Heaton Norris in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

Dog at a polling stationImage source, Alex Murray

"What do you mean I can't vote?" asks Fausto in Richmond, London.

Dog outside polling stationImage source, Dave Edwards

Orinoco looks happy to be at St Christopher's Church in Hinchley Wood, Surrey.

Grab of TweetImage source, Tony Girling

Albus joined owner Tony outside Aldermaston polling station in Berkshire.

Cat outside a polling stationImage source, Louise Whitmore

Not wanting to be left out in the cold, or the rain, this cat decided to create an alternative trend by using #CatsAtPollingStations at Wilnecote Junior School in Tamworth, Staffordshire. And he wasn't the only one...

Polecat by a polling station signImage source, Alison Catterall

...with Atticus the polecat becoming a poll-cat for the day. Owner Alison Catterall from Low Wood in the Lake District said: "He's also capable of giving a sound bite. A very sound bite."