I opened my social media this morning to find a picture of a kitten lying lifeless on the lap of a friend. This kitten died from fright in the night during a local fireworks display.
I'm not going to write about how to keep pets safe and calm during a display (like most do when in support of such pointless shows), Instead, I'm going to write about why fireworks should be banned.
Many animals' hearing is much more sensitive than it is in humans, so fireworks explosions are not only more disturbing to them but can also damage their hearing more severely.
Fireworks generate a higher noise level than firecrackers, gunshots (140 decibels), and some jet planes (100 decibels). Noises caused by fireworks and firecrackers can lead to hearing loss and tinnitus. Dogs are known to suffer irreversible hearing loss caused by proximity to the noise of gunfire.” Source: https://www.animal-ethics.org
Smoke from fireworks contains a mixture of sulfur-coal compounds, traces of heavy metals, and other toxic chemicals or gases, such as sulfur dioxide and nitric oxide. These toxins become airborne after fireworks combustion and create dangerous levels of air and water pollution.
The casings and other debris left after a firework has detonated end up littering the area with a variety of toxins, which can poison birds, wildlife and children for a long time after the fireworks themselves have been forgotten. Source: https://www.forbes.com
Pets, horses, farm animals and wildlife suffer during all fireworks displays.
For what? A few minutes of ‘Oooohs’
It makes sense to end this trauma for the animal kingdom.
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