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Feature: Fireworks frighten animals
Forward our short animation onto your friends and family to remind them to think about animals before firework season goes off with a bang!
Fireworks can be enjoyable to watch for humans but every year hundreds of animals suffer stress, anxiety and distress whilst fireworks are going off.
The current legislation states that only certain fireworks can be sold to the public and only at certain times of the year (e.g. New Years Eve, Bonfire night, Chinese New Year). There is a maximum noise limit placed on these fireworks and no persons under 18 can be sold the fireworks.
Although the RSPCA welcomed the Firework Act 2003 and Firework Regulations 2004, we don't feel they are being enforced properly to protect the welfare of animals.
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Post: Do you think the current firework laws go far enough to protect the welfare of animals?
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I live in the countryside and there are a lot of wild animals like foxes, badgers, rabbits and squirrels in my neighbourhood. I can protect my pets from fireworks by bringing them inside on bonfire night; however that doesn't solve ...
Thumper 05/02/2010 at 12:03p.m.
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