Kill your pet puppy 1979–1982

The British punk fanzine Kill your pet puppy continued Tony Drayton's narrative that he started with the fanzine Ripped and torn (1976-79). Born in the aftermath of Margaret Thatcher's rise to power, when Drayton moved to Europe, this publication emerged as a fierce response to the commercialization of the punk movement, capturing the details of an era marked by squatting, subversion, and an unwavering spirit of resistance. Kill your pet puppy invited readers to peel back layers of societal expectations and confront the oppressive forces within it. The fanzine, created at the Fire Station on Tabernacle Street squat building and printed with vibrant colors, was launched at the Adam and the Ants New Year's Eve concert at the Electric Ballroom in 1979. The 500 copies sold out that night.