Guide Dogs for the Blind and Fireworks
Animals
are fleeing in panic; some bump headlong into the next car hurting themselves
severely. Others go and hide themselves trembling for fear. Others again grab
objects thrown towards them with their mouth imagining they were toys, with the
effect that they explode in their mouth; dogs die in the presence of their
masters who remain shocked and dismayed ("Dog is killed by firework thugs", Manchester
Online, 11.10.2002 http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/stories/Detail_LinkStory=21636.html
/ "Firework kills family pet", Manchester Online, 11.10.2002 http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/stories/Detail_LinkStory=21620.html
/ "Vet: Dog Likely Burned With Fireworks", TheIndyChannel.com News,
2002, http://www.theindychannel.com/news/861696/detail.html
/ "Teens sought after puppies killed by fireworks. Attacks also injured
another dog in Oklahoma town", 8.7.2004, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5331549/
/ "Boys held for cracker in dog's mouth", South Africa 3.1.2002, http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=ct20020103202408416F620569
For us human beings fireworks have become unbearably loud and have resulted to many thousands each year in inner-ear injuries and even in final hearing damage. Many animal species have an extremely sensitive ear and a cracker, therefore, impairs their hearing more than our human ear! Cats hear better than dogs and much better than human beings; they suffer from loud noises at least as much as a person with a heavy headache. A cat or a dog which is exposed to the bursting of a cracker can endure a long-lasting traume, even an irreversible ear damage. Fireworks lasting for hours are an acoustical torture for animals. Bunnies, guinea pigs, birds etc. are easily frightened and can suffer, as consequence of the loud noise, of a heart impact.
Fireworks can release heaviest health damage to animals up to shock conditions with death sequences.
Birds
can lose orientation for quite some time because of the unexpected glare of
fireworks rockets.
Animals which get too near to exploding fireworks become victims of burns and eye damage.
There are also animals which are hit with fireworks intentionally and thus are severely and/or deadly hurt.
Panic can also create "stomach upsets" with animals or induce over-reactions. Non-acceptance of food, diarrhoe, severe trembling or continuous howling are typical evidences.
It should be prohibited to let-off fireworks in residential areas. But protected zones for birds and wild animals also (like parks and public gardens in cities, forests, zoological gardens etc.) where animals can find safety should in the future be closed to fireworks.
Fireworks and their effects are demanding too much of human beings, of animals and nature.
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A survey of Scottish vets showed that in 2001 up to 10'000 pets and farm animals were killed or injured: one have been killed by deliberate firework attacks or injured by accidents, other suffered stress and anxiety. The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has called for a change in laws regulating the sale of fireworks. |
You find the report 'Fireworks and Animals: A Survey of Scottish Vets in 2001' under
http://www.angelfire.com/co3/NCFS/survey/sspca/scottishspca.html.
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"Fireworks and pets" (pdf-Datei) can be downloaded by The Blue Cross - Britain's Pet Charity under http://www.thebluecross.org.uk/content/animal_advice/4_3_general.htm. |
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On
Monday, the National Campaign for Fireworks Safety will reveal the results
of a survey which say: "Fireworks are now out of control all over the
UK and at all times at the year." Officially, fireworks were supposed
to be on sale only from October 15 to November 8, but only the months of
March, April and June had no reports of fireworks attacks. There were 95
incidents of fireworks being used as a weapon and the victims included three
cats and six dogs, including a guide dog, two horses and a lamb. And there
was one case of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier so afraid of the noise of
fireworks that it seriously injured itself in terror. |
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Safewings Bird Sanctuary: <<We are calling for ALL animal
welfare groups to back the control of fireworks. Ban them from public
purchase and support only limited organised Events... |
| New Firework Law Will Reduce Suffering For
Animals: A coalition of the UK's leading animal welfare groups is
rejoicing as today a Fireworks Bill passed successfully though Parliament
and became law. This means pets, assistance dogs and wildlife will be
protected from the year-round distress they suffer due to fireworks. Under
the new law, fireworks will be controlled by restricting their sale and use
to certain times of the day and year and public firework displays will be
licensed... Thousands of animals are sedated, bolt from firework noise and
are victims of traffic accidents every year. For example, a number of guide
dogs have to be retired or re-trained due to the trauma caused by fireworks.
Last year, six guide dogs had to be retired at a cost of £35,000 each. Many
others were retrained. Besides the financial cost, many guide dog owners are
left without the independence and mobility that their guide dogs provide.
17.9.2003 http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/main.asp?structureid=366 |
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HORRIBLE STORIES ABOUT FIREWORKS AND ANIMALS
Fireworks spook horse to its death
New
Zealand. Fireworks set off after midnight on October 27, 2008, next to the Te
Atatu Pony Club, scared a 14-year-old horse so much it ran into a fence,
severely hurting itself and had to be put down on October 28, 2008, after it has
been taken to hospital. "She had fractured several of her bones and
shoulder; and elbow was shattered and she'd rushed bones in her face and she had
internal bleeding in her brain," said her owner. 27.10.2008
Source:
"Horse put down after cracker scare", 29.10.2008, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10539829
"Fireworks
spook horse to its death", 29.10.2008, http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2242750
Dog dies after fireworks attack
Orbiston
Kennels in Bellshill in North Lanarkshire/England. A dog (9) is believed to have
suffered a heart attack after being hit by a firework, thrown by a gang of
youths, at Orbiston Kennels. Kennels manager revealed that the kennels had been
attacked by teenage gangs on a number of occasions over the past few months and
on this day, there was about 15 fireworks thrown at the kennels over a
three-hour period. The kennels house up to 40 dogs at a time. 26.10.2008
Source:
"Dog dies after fireworks attack", 28.10.2008, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7695365.stm
Swan put down after act of extreme cruelty
Dublin/Ireland.
A young swan has had to be put down by a vet after his beak was blown off and
its tongue was shredded when a firework deliberately inserted into bread given
to him at the Stardust Memorial Park, Coolock, exploded. 22.9.2008
Source:
"Young
swan put down after act of extreme cruelty" (with pictures), 24.9.2008, http://www.independent.ie/national-news/swan-put-down-after-act-of-extreme-cruelty-1481464.html
"Swan put down after 'barbaric' incident", 24.9.2008, http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0924/1222205368699.html
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"Youth admits to throwing firework at swan", 6.10.2008, http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/youth-admits-to-throwing-firework-at-swan-1490916.html: A youth admitted he thres the firework that destroyed a swan bill on Dublin's Stardust Memorial Park in Coolock two weeks ago into the pond close to the swan and did not feed him; the bird had to be put down. It was originally thought a firework had been deliberately inserted into bread fed to the bird in the park. |
Dog killed by exposure to fireworks
Eureka/America. Abby, a 2-year-old Brittany Spaniel
suffocated after a lit firework known as a flower was tossed through the car's
partially open window around 11 p.m. while the car was parked on the 3300 block
of Trinity Street. Passers-by used a garden hose to put out the fire. The
unresponsive dog was pulled from the vehicle and Humboldt Fire District
firefighters responded and attempted to revive Abby, but could not. It appears
the dog died after being exposed to too many toxins from fireworks found inside
the vehicle. 4.7.2008
Source:
"Fortuna city council may nix marijuana
dispensaries. Dog killed by exposure to fireworks", 6.7.2008, http://eurekareporter.com/article/080706-fortuna-city-council-may-nix-marijuana-dispensaries
"'Abby Account' fields donations for reward in dog's
death", 13.7.2008, http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_9867454
Fireworks caused three horses to panick and injure themselves
Bronson Township/America. Twelve horses were loose in a
pasture when likely bottle-rockets were launched near their barn, bouncing off
the roof of the building. The horses were spooked and ran wildly through the
pasture. One of the horses suffered an injury to its legs and two horses injured
hooves. Tenants renting a house on the property discharged the fireworks.
3.7.2008
Source:
"Cops and Courts: Residents may face charges for discharging fireworks that
scared horses", 11.7.2008, http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19844638&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
Cat 'blown up' in firework horror
Achna
Forest/Cyprus. Somebody tortured a cat to death: The helpless animal was found blown to
pieces after culprits placed firecrackers in the cat's rectum and ears. The
incident occurred sometime before April 14, 2008.
Source:
"Cat 'blown up' in firework
horror", 19.4.2008, http://www.famagusta-gazette.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=69&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=2655&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2350&hn=famagusta-gazette&he=.com
"Cat blown to pieces", 19.4.2008, http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=38813&cat_id=1
Juveniles charged with animal cruelty after spooking horse with fireworks
Suffolk, VA/America. Suffolk police
have filed animal cruelty charges against a 17-year-old girl and her 14-year-old
brother for using fireworks to intentionally frighten a horse that was being
walked on a lead by a 12-year-old girl. When the horse heard the noise it was so
scared it ran off and injured itself. 5.4.2008
Source:
"Two juveniles arrested after spooking horse with fireworks", 8.4.2008, http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=8128677&nav=23iidz1W
"Juveniles
charged with animal cruelty after spooking horse with fireworks", 7.4.2008,
http://www.wtkr.com/Global/story.asp?S=8128564&nav=ZolHbyvj
"Fireworks spooked horse in Suffolk; juveniles charged", 7.4.2008, http://www.wvec.com/news/suffolk/stories/wvec_local_040708_horse_spook_fireworks.3e4b2d50.html
Sick thugs tied a firework to a cat's tail
Scotland. A cat is lucky to be alive
after suffering horrific burns when sick thugs tied a firework to its tail. The
cat has been left with permanent scars and has also suffered nerve damage to his
tail. The cat was found in the Bishopmill area of Elgin a few weeks after
bonfire night on November 5, 2007.
Source: "A 'tail' of one cat's road to recovery", 18.1.2008, http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3818/A_'tail'_of_one_cat's_road_to_recovery.html
Frightened dog chews door to escape fireworks
Fairfield/Neuseeland. Levi, a
Staffordshire cross, was so terrified by fireworks he chewed his way through the
aluminium garage door, leaving a "massive pool of blood" behind him.
The dog injured his paws and mouth in his desperate scramble to escape the
fireworks near his home. 16.11.2007
Source:
"Frightened dog chews door to
escape fireworks", 20.11.2007, http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/4280702a6579.html
"Fireworks-mad dog chews through door", 21.11.2007, http://www.stuff.co.nz/4281708a10.html
Dog dies escaping fireworks
Manukau,
New Zealand. A dog died while trying to escape from fireworks. He had been tied up
in a backyard and became so terrified it tried to jump a fence, hanging itself
in the process. 5.11.2007
Source: "Dog dies escaping fireworks", 8.11.2007, http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4264968a6497.html
Turtle firework cruelty condemned
Wrexham,
England. In a garden in Rutland Road, a turtle was found, taped to a rocket-type
firework with tape.
Source:
"Turtle
firework cruelty condemned", 9.11.2007, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/7086894.stm
"RSPCA
blasts Virgin advert as terrorised terrapin is tied to lit firework",
9.11.2007, http://www.politics.co.uk/press-releases/opinion-former-index/transport/rspca-blasts-virgin-advert-as-terrorised-terrapin-tied-lit-firework-$481280.htm
Firework leads to death of foal
Pensnett,
Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England. At the Fens Pool Nature Reserve, a
six-month-old foal had to be put down after a firework spooked it, causing it to
bolt and break its ankle. 4.11.2007
Source:
"Firework leads to death of foal", 9.11.2007, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7087055.stm
"RSPCA blasts Virgin advert as terrorised terrapin is tied to lit firework", 9.11.2007, http://www.politics.co.uk/press-releases/opinion-former-index/transport/rspca-blasts-virgin-advert-as-terrorised-terrapin-tied-lit-firework-$481280.htm
Firework 'torture' of sanctuary birds
England.
More than 400 terrified birds endured over six hours of torture each day, from
Friday to Monday, after the half-a-mile firework exclusion zone surounding the
Norden sanctuary was flouted.
The
zone ruling, which can lead to prosecution for anyone caught causing distress to
a wild animal or bird, was introduced six years ago to protect the sanctuary
after 12 birds were frightened to death by loud bangs and exploding rockets.
2.-5.11.2007
Source:
"Firework 'torture' of sanctuary birds", 6.11.2007, http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1023044_firework_torture_of_sanctuary_birds
Rockets blamed as horse vanishes
Helensville,
New Zealand. Ten-year-old part thoroughbred mare Savannah disappeared from her
paddock just before Guy Fawkes weekend. Spent rockets were found in her paddock,
apparently having been fired across the Kaipara river. The owner fear the horse
may have been struck by one of the rockets, causing her to panic and run into
the tidal river.
Source: "Rockets blamed as champion horse vanishes", 11.11.2007, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10475245
Pony hurt in fireworks panic
Near
Opiki, New Zealand. A horse on a farm was badly injured after being scared by
fireworks and at one stage it seemed she may have to be destroyed. Shilo
suffered a severed tendon and a deep cut on her near hind leg which has gone
through to the bone. The injuries are thought to have been caused when Shilo was
panicked by a neighbour's fireworks and got tangled in a fence she tried to jump.
She wasn't found until the next morning. 2.11.2007
Source: " Pony hurt in fireworks panic",
8.11.2007, http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/eveningstandard/4266231a20379.html
Rabbit attached on firework - killed
Wye,
Kent, England. Two dwarf lop-eared rabbits were taken from a cage in a garden in
Bridge Street. A lit firework was attached to one of the rabbits. The firework
exploded, killing the rabbit. 2.11.2007
Source: "RSPCA blasts Virgin advert as terrorised terrapin is tied to lit firework", 9.11.2007, http://www.politics.co.uk/press-releases/opinion-former-index/transport/rspca-blasts-virgin-advert-as-terrorised-terrapin-tied-lit-firework-$481280.htm
Fireworks blamed for dog's death
Robertsbridge,
East Sussex, England. Heather Mills' recent £10,000 firework display to celebrate her
daughter's fourth birthday, scared her neighbour's dog to death, the pooch's
owner has claimed. Sandra Rowbury says her five-year-old healthy Weimaraner
bitch "Glow" was terrified by the loud explosions and suffered a
fatally bloated gut. Rowbury claims the 20-minute display – which animal
rights activist Heather failed to warn fellow residents about – also caused 15
of her horses to stampede in terror.
Source:
"Mucca
'scared my dog to death'", 30.10.2007, http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article403011.ece
"Mills'
fireworks blamed for neighbour's dog death", 30.10.2007, http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/mills%20fireworks%20blamed%20for%20neighbours%20dog%20death_1048293
"Heather Mills kills dog", 30.10.2007, http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Heather+Mills-18251.html
Firework send pet dog berserk
England.
A traumatised dog has been prescribed tranquillisers after it ripped a door
apart in a bid to escape from exploding fireworks. Petrified Chinook, an Alaskan
malamute, was so spooked that he tried to get through a cat flap, splitting his
mouth and wrecking the back door. 27.10.2007
Source: "Fireworks send pet dog berserk", 30.10.2007, http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.1795713.0.fireworks_send_pet_dog_berserk.php
Fireworks blamed for dog's death
Dumfries,
Scotland. Police have condemned the reckless use of fireworks after an
incident in Dumfries which led to a dog's death. The pet was being walked by its
owner in the Terregles area of the town when it took fright after fireworks were
let off nearby. The animal ran onto the A75, where it was struck and killed by a
passing car. 23.10.2007
Source:
"Fireworks blamed for dog's death", 26.10.2007, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7064199.stm
The kitten whose tail was blown apart by a firework
Donaghadee,
County Down/Northern Ireland. A three-month-old kitten has had to have its tail
amputated after youths tied a rocket to it and set it a light. 21.10.2007
Source:
"Kitten
injured in firework attack", 22.10.2007, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7057195.stm
"The
kitten whose tail was blown apart by a firework", 23.10.2007, http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article3088022.ece
Puppy death sparks calls for ban on sale of fireworks
Aylesbury/England.
Ringo, a seven-month-old puppy Jack Russell, has died after he was scared by
fireworks set off by a group of youths and ran in front of a car. The accident
happened earlier this month.
Source: "Puppy death sparks calls for ban on sale of fireworks", 24.10.2007, http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/ontheagenda/Puppy-death-sparks-calls-for.3409779.jp
Youths threw fireworks at terrified cow
Belfast/England.
Police say they received a report that a group of youths had thrown fireworks at
a terrified cow on August 26.
Chief executive of the USPCA said: "The mindless use of fireworks to terrorise animals is reprehensible. It causes both physical and emotional damage to the creatures targeted."
Source:
"Fury as sick thugs throw fireworks at terrified cow", 28.8.2007, http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article2901074.ece
Fireworks shock kills family's dog
St Leonards/England. A family say the eruption from an exploding firework frightened their greyhound Jony so much she died of a heart attack. Jony was being taken for an evening walk when a loud explosion terrified the poor canine. The dog's owner managed to get the dog back to her house, where Jony (9) died of a heart attack. 19.8.2007
Source: "Fireworks shock kills family's beloved dog", 12.9.2007, http://iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/eknews/news/tm_headline=fireworks-shock-kills-family-x2019-s-beloved-dog&method=full&objectid=19779941&siteid=50144-name_page.html
A farmer is demanding compensation after a firework display killed one of his sheep and more than 20 unborn lambs
Somerset/England.
A farmer is demanding compensation after the Weare First School firework display
killed one of his sheep and more than 20 unborn lambs. The loud noise of the
fireworks display disturbed the sheep in the field next door and one fell into a
rhyne and drowned. 20 ewes also lost their unborn lambs due to the firework
display.
The
farmer was so distraught over the death of his sheep that he threw the carcass
into a crowd of children and parents watching the display.
Source:
"Dead sheep is thrown into school playground", 23.7.2007, http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/content/twm/news/story.aspx?brand=Westonmercury&category=news&tBrand=westonmercury&tCategory=znews&itemid=WeED23%20Jul%202007%2010%3A30%3A19%3A020
Dog killed in house fire caused by fireworks
Fairburn/America.
No one was home during the early morning hours when a car full of males aged
15-21 drove by the home at 304 West Broad Street and threw lit fireworks onto
the porch. The fire did severe damage to the home. And though the residents were
not at home, the fire killed the family's dog inside the house. 14.7.2007
Source: "Arrests near in arson", 23.7.2007, http://www.thecitizen.com/node/18863
Woman: Illegal fireworks killed my horse
Chester
County/America. Someone in a neighboring West Nottingham Township development
set off a barrage of illegal fireworks, which spooked three horses and caused
them to break through a combination electric-wood fence they normally avoided.
The horses ran scared and out of control by the loud booms and lightning-like
flashes of the fireworks. One horse, Charlie, has his left front leg dangling
and broken. The owner was forced to put down her horse. 4.7.2007
Source:
Horses became tangled in their tethers over the Fourth of July
Hanapepe/America.
On July 6th, one horse was found dead and another unable to reach
food or water, when their owner apparently left them tethered over the Fourth of
July in Hanapepe Valley.
Their
owner (31) was cited by Kauai Humane Society officials for misdemeanor animal
cruelty.
The
two adult horses became tangled in their tethers. The mare appeared to have
choked to death, when its rope got caught between her legs and pinned her to the
ground. The other horse was tangled up tight to a tree and was unable to reach
food or water.
Source:
"Dead
horse's owner called cruel", 7.7.2007, http://starbulletin.com/2007/07/07/news/story11.html
"Horse owner charged with animal cruelty", 7.7.2007, http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2007/07/07/news/news02.txt
Illegal fireworks led to horse's death
Kingston/America.
Fireworks spooked one of a prized show horses, Molly, causing the 5-year-old
mare to break her knee on July 4. She was euthanized on July 5.
Source: "Owner: Illegal fireworks led to NK horse's death", 6.7.2007, http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/jul/06/owner-illegal-fireworks-led-to-horses-death/
Dog hanging itself
North
of Omaha/America. A pit bull died while apparently trying to escape from the
noise from fireworks, said a speaker of Nebraska Humane Society.
Neighbors
saw the dog chained up in its backyard running around like crazy as the
fireworks in the neighborhood were being set off. Then the dog jumped up on its
doghouse and jumped over the fence, hanging itself. It was dead before the
neighbors could get to it.
Source: "Fireworks accidents injure children, adults", 6.7.2007, http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10071979
Kitten killed by fireworks
Church
Hill, Hawkins County, Tenn./America. A woman at 710 Okolona Road found on July 8
her missing baby kitten dead near her home. His body was twisted, and he had
fireworks in his mouth. The kitten also was covered with fire extinguisher dust.
Source:
"Kitten killed with fireworks
near Church Hill", 10.7.2007, http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9001993
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"Hawkins Co. investigating kitten killed by fireworks", 11.7.2007, http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=6775876: Hawkins County investigators are interviewing three men in the death of a kitten killed by fireworks July 8. |
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"Teenagers charged in death of kitten", 17.7.2007, http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9002090; "Charges filed in fireworks death of kitten", 18.7.2007, http://www.wbir.com/news/regional/story.aspx?storyid=47254, "Teens cited in fireworks killing of kitten, 18.7.2007, http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=6806341: Two teens (17) have had aggravated animal cruelty charges filed against them by the Hawkins County Sheriffs Department. The charges are a result of the fireworks killing of a kitten. The suspects were cited into juvenile court. |
Firecracker forced into cat's mouth
America.
An investigation is underway
into a case of animal abuse after Mason County deputies say someone forced a
firecracker into a cat's mouth in Custer Township. The cat lost an eye, had a
broken jaw, cracked teeth and other injuries. 16.6.2007
Source:
Horse dies while escaping from fireworks
Myrar,
southwest Iceland. Seventeen horses on the farm Arnarstapi were frightened by
the explosions on New Year's Eve and tried to escape. A young stallion fell into
a ditch and died. 31.12.2006
Source: "Horse dies while escaping from fireworks", 3.1.2007, http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16539&ew_0_a_id=254724
A part of a cat's tail had to be amputated after firework attack
Thornhill/England.
A one-year-old cat was badly burned when teenage yobs tied a firework to his
tail and lit it. The burn were so severe that three inches had to be removed
from his tail.
Source: "Firework attack left cat in agony", 10.11.2006, http://www.dewsburytoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=28&ArticleID=1870262
Gruesome attackers blew up a partridge with fireworks
Ham
Hill Country Park near Yeovil, Somerset/England. A partridge was killed after
fireworks were strapped to its body. A park ranger said the bird had been "blown
apart". It was not known if the bird was alive or dead when it was blown
up. 5.11.2006
Source:
"Bird
blown up in firework attack", 9.11.2006, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/6132290.stm
"Man injured by launching firework from his bottom", 9.11.2006, http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1943543,00.html
Sadistic louts strapped a firework to a rabbit and blew it up
Blackpool/England.
A man found a dead rabbit on Fleetwood seafront near Carr Road on Bonfire Night,
with fireworks tied to its body. Fireworks had been jammed between wire wrapped
around the rabbit's body before the explosive was detonated. 5.11.2006
Source:
"Rabbit 'blown up' in firework horror. Sadistic louts strapped a firework to
a rabbit and blew it up.", 7.11.2006, http://www.blackpooltoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=62&ArticleID=1863437
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"Fleetwood
rabbit death horror – reward", 9.11.2006, http://www.blackpooltoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=62&ArticleID=1869069 |
Dogs killed in traffic after fleeing from areas where fireworks were exploding
Port
Elizabeth area/South Africa. Eight dogs died and more than 60 were reported missing after
fleeing in terror from suburban Guy Fawkes firework displays. The eight dogs
that had died had been run over by cars after fleeing from areas where fireworks
were exploding. 4./5.11.2006
Source: "Dogs killed in traffic as they flee noise of Guy Fawkes firecrackers", 7.11.2006, http://www.theherald.co.za/herald/news/n16_07112006.htm
Thugs strap fireworks to rabbit
Newcastle/England.
A badly injured rabbit was discovered in an underpass in the East Denton area
with detonated fireworks tied to its body; it died a short time later. Thugs
killed him by strapping fireworks to its body and letting them off. (A force
spokesman said it is thought the rabbit was wild and not a pet.)
Source: "Thugs strap fireworks to rabbit", 1.11.2006, http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.998764.0.thugs_strap_fireworks_to_rabbit.php
Cat killed with fireworks
New
Addington/England. A family found their 12-year-old cat, which had burns marks
all over its body, outside their home, killed by a firework. 31.10.2006
Source: "Cat killed with fireworks", 3.11.2006, http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/croydonnews/display.var.999322.0.cat_killed_with_fireworks.php
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"Rocket yobs blow up cat", 3.11.2006, http://iccroydon.icnetwork.co.uk/news/headlines/tm_headline=rocket-yobs-blow-up-cat&method=full&objectid=18039706&siteid=53340-name_page.html: Twisted yobs have blown up a cat with a firework in an attack police have described as the most sickening they have ever seen. |
Cat
scarred after firework attack
Drylaw,
Edinburgh/Scotland. A cat is
recovering after an attack in which fireworks were taped to its side and set
off. The cat was found by a member of public near Royston Mains Road suffering
from substantial burns to its side and covered in masking tape. The young male
cat had suffered first degree burns and its skin was almost falling off.
29.10.2006
Source:
"Cat
scarred after firework attack", 31.10.2006, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6102248.stm
"Police hunt thugs who taped firework to cat", 31.10.2006, http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1610292006
Horrific
firework stunt on dead cat
Dewsbury,
West Yorkshire/England. A short-haired, adult tabby cat was found at Overthorpe
Park and been brought to a vet. The vet discovered it has died as a result of
being shot in the stomach by an airgun. A post-mortem examination revealed a
firework had been inserted and lit after the cat had died.
Source: "RSPCA speaks of horrific firework stunt on dead cat", 24.10.2006, http://www.24dash.com/communities/12102.htm
Horses frightened by a fireworks display
Abbotts
Ann/England. A number of horses were so frightened by a fireworks display they
bolted through 9,000 volt electric fences and were left trembling in the corner
of a field. None of the horses was hurt but three fledging gouldian finches
belonging to the landowner died after the parent birds took fright and refused
to continue feeding their offspring. 9.9.2006
Source: "Lucky escape as horses flee fireworks fright", 15.9.2006, http://www.thisishampshire.net/display.var.922966.0.lucky_escape_as_horses_flee_fireworks_fright.php
Fireworks-spooked horse missing for days
Finleyville.
Fireworks scared away a woman's horse; it broke free from a trailer at Mingo
Creek Park. The animal hasn't been seen since. 12.8.2006
Source: "Fireworks-spooked horse missing for days", 15.8.2006, http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/9683410/detail.html
Dog burned to death in car
St.
Paul/America. Cuffa, a German shepherd, 19 months old, was killed in a fire that
apparently started when youngsters threw fireworks in the car. The dog was
sleeping in the car while his owner was visiting a nearby home.
Police
caught two young men running away and have questioned them, but no arrests had
been made yet.
Fire
investigators said they believe someone threw fireworks through the cracked
window and into the car. 5.7.2006
Source:
"They
killed an absolutely perfect dog. Youths apparently ignite car by tossing
fireworks inside", 6.7.2006, http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/14974014.htm
"Dog burned to death in St. Paul car", 6.7.2006, http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S17416.html?cat=1
Farmer blames fireworks for sheepdog's death
North
Wales/England. A grieving farmer told how a loud wedding party firework caused
his sheepdog (8) to bolt into a car's path.
A
sudden and extremely powerful firework display from a local hotel made a
farmer's sheepdog Bess (8) ran away for more than a mile before being struck and
killed.
The
loud bangs also caused his cattle to panic.
Source: "Fireworks killed Bess", 22.6.2006, http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/regionalnews/tm_objectid=17273917&method=full&siteid=50142&headline=fireworks-killed-bess-name_page.html
Owner blames fireworks for dog's death
Dogs break into homes to escape terror of festive fireworks
South
Africa. Fireworks
over the festive season drove at least two Port Elizabeth dogs to take desparate
measures – smashing their way into their owners' homes to escape the loud
bangs. …
http://www.theherald.co.za/herald/news/n15_06012006.htm
Fireworks kill family pet
Johannesburg/South
Africa. Lady, a dog of a family in Vanderbijilpark, presumably hit by fireworks, had to be put down. One side of
her head and neck was burnt, everything was raw. 2.1.2006
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1857599,00.html
Doberman died while trying to escape fireworks on New Year's morning
Empangeni/South
Africa. A Doberman (8) died of suffocation when it became tightly wedged in
burglar bars while trying to escape fireworks on New Year's morning. The dog
chewed its way through a wooden window frame and smashed the glass in its
frantic attempts to get inside the house of its owners. The dog got her whole
head, shoulders through, but her pelvic area got stuck in the bars as she tried
to get through. She hung in the bars until she died. 1.1.2006
Source: "It's time to ban fireworks", 3.1.2006, http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1857990,00.html and http://www.theherald.co.za/herald/news/n15_06012006.htm
Goose killed with fireworks
Green
Bay. A Canada goose found dead in a residential driveway was killed when
fireworks (the police described the explosives as bottle rockets) were
duct-taped to it and ignited with a fuse. 23.12.2005
Source:
Youths strap hamster to firework
Glasgow/England.
Police have condemned youths who killed a hamster by tying it to a firework and
setting it off. They recorded it on a video phone.
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Man
has been found guilty of animal cruelty. Scotland. A man (20) who helped tie a hamster to a
firework before the fuse was lit and it was fired into the air in the
Possilpark area of Glasgow, has been found guilty of animal cruelty. He was
among a group of friends who filmed themselves torturing the animal on
mobile phones in 2005. |
Fireworks blamed for foal's death
Devon.
The owner of Dunscombe Stud Farm said one of his mares aborted an unborn foal
because of a fireworks display and that vets, who treated the mare, thought she
had bolted because of the noise.
http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk
Dog, terrified by fireworks, bit through gas pipe
Pewsey,
Wiltshire/England. A packed pub was evacuated after a two-and-a-half-year-old
Staffordshire bull terrier terrified by fireworks bit through a gas pipe.
Firefighters were called and they took an hour to disperse the gas. 11.11.2005
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005520332,00.html
Tortured kitten
High Blantyre, Lanarkshire/England. Sick brutes tortured a
four-month old kitten with fireworks before throwing him on to a bonfire. A dog
walker rescued him after finding him crying in agony and took him to a vet. The
kitten is scarred for life, deaf,
and his pads melted by the blaze. He is slowly recovering but still traumatised.
Source:
"Rescued", 11.11.2005, http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16357326&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=rescued--name_page.html
Death of a K-9 dog
Royal Oak. Johnny (8), Royal Oak's longtime K-9 dog was killed when fireworks went off near the house he was staying at on the Fourth of July while his handler was out of town.
The
police believe that he ran toward the fireworks because they sounded like gun
shots. But his body was discovered a few weeks later in the woods near Milford,
a short distance from where he disappeared. Johnny had apparently been hit by a
car.
Dog was so frightened by fireworks, he smashed up his owner's living room
Newhaven,
East Sussex/England
Source:
Fireworks thrown at seal during Guy Fawkes
A
traumatised seal was treated by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (SPCA) after fireworks were allegedly thrown at it during Guy Fawkes
celebrations. The seal was returned to the ocean on the following day.
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=vn20051107104626196C988830
English fireworks season deadly for horses
5.11.2005
http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=6326
Tethered horse found dead had been frightened by fireworks
Halton,
Leeds/England. A tethered horse died when fireworks caused it to bolt and become
tangled up around a football post. The horse is thought to have died of
asphyxiation after being panicked by children letting off fireworks in fields
off Primrose Lane. It is believed a chain used to secure the horse became caught
up in the football post. 4.11.2005
http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1244311
Horse killed in firework attack
Pimhole,
Bury, Coltsrock Stud Farm. A Horse had to be put down after suffering terrible
injuries when a stud farm was set alight in a firework arson attack. Warrior,
a-three-year-old stallion, was pulled out of the burning stables but suffered
third degree burns over a quarter of his body and breathed in toxic smoke.
Firefighters broke down the doors of the stables and led five traumatised but
unhurt horses to the safety of a field. The blaze was started by a gang of
youths playing with fireworks in a nearby field.
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Sick thugs film themselves killing family dog by firework execution in Britain
Linthwaite,
near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The body of Emmie, a Yorkshire terrier (11),
was found dead last Friday, 28.10., near the home of her owners. The dog had
bolted because of firework noise the previous evening. It is not yet known if
the animal was run over before a gang blew up the pet by tying fireworks to its
body. 28.10.2005
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051031-070021-7638r
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/4392998.stm
http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1238072
http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&aid=928&vid=0&npage=
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"Man
arrested after dog blown up", 1.11.2005, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/4395154.stm
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"Blair
insists firework ban 'step", 3.11.2005, http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1241670:
Outlawing the public sale of fireworks in the wake of the death of a pet dog
in Huddersfield would be a 'step too far', Tony Blair said. Mr Blair said it
was important to measure the effectiveness of new laws aimed at curbing
firework abuse before taking further action. |
Rare
eagle could be scared away by Disney fireworks
Environmentalists
warned that Disneyland's nightly fireworks and laser shows at Penny's Bay could
scare away white-bellied sea eagle, a rare bird species that breeds in the area.
10.8.2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Metro/GH10Ak08.html
Dog
killed by car during fireworks, owner blames City
Three
days before July 4th, during a city organized fireworks display,
Kristan Frei's dog "Phoenix" got scared and ran from her back yard.
Moments later, it was hit by a car. Frei says the fireworks show caught her, and
several neighbors, by surprise. She wants the city to take responsibility for
her dog's death. 1.7.2005
Fireworks
scare sea lions preying on endangered fish
America.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers has begun using fireworks to scare sea lions away from the fish
ladders at Bonneville Dam, as they are preying on spring chinok salmon returning
to the river and its tributaries to spawn.
Fireworks
injure zoo animals
Malaysia.
Seven antelopes and two giraffes in Malaysia's national zoo were injured after
pranksters attacked them with firecrackers. Unidentified visitors to the zoo
fired homemade firecrackers at the animals, said Malaysian Zoological Society
Chairman Ismail Hutson. Two African antelopes lost their tails, while the other
animals suffered skin lacerations.